To catch a spider: Could police use AI to trawl the dark web?
One federal police officer hopes to use powerful artificial intelligence to automatically scan the dark web to catch paedophiles and drug traffickers.
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This Aussie startup wants to launch a flying car grand prix
Matt Pearson has so many dreams, he has to be careful to order them, so he does not lose track.
There's a small chance an asteroid will hit Earth in 2135. NASA is working on a plan
If you have dinner reservations or theatre tickets for September 22, 2135 (it's a Thursday), now might be a good time to scuttle them.
Scott Kelly, the twin who went to space and returned just a brother
The astronaut spent a year on board the ISS and has come back genetically different, scientists have discovered.
Stephen Hawking had pinned his hopes on 'M-theory' to fully explain the universe – here's what it is
Since Einstein’s death in 1955, a lot of progress has been made toward a theory of everything.
CRISPR will save lives - and technology can't come soon enough
The potential applications of CRISPR are enormous. It’s the closest we’ve ever come to a cure for cancer. We’ve already been able to cure HIV infection in animal models, and even in human cell cultures. Incurable genetic diseases, like Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, could soon be a thing of the past. CRISPR has already been used to cure the disease in rats. But some are not so convinced.
Google's neural networks detect heart attack risk by looking at patients' eyes
The new approach could one day allow people to screen themselves for the risks that could lead to heart disease.
Flying cars have arrived at last ... in space
The maiden flight marked the first time a privately-financed venture ever attempted to launch a rocket so powerful that it was capable of hoisting a payload out of Earth's orbit.
Caught in amber: ancient spider with a whip-like tail
Deep in a tropical rain forest, during a time when dinosaurs walked the earth, four tiny spiders crawled down a tree, got stuck in some sticky resin and never climbed up again.
Curiosity shows off five-year journey across Mars
After 1856 Martian days among blue sunsets, sand dunes and small, lumpy moons, the Mars rover Curiosity sat on the ridge of an ancient lake bed and looked back on its five-year-long journey so far.
Amateur astronomer finds lost NASA satellite in space
NASA had searched for the spacecraft, worth about $US150 million, for two years before giving up.
NASA finds ancient life at last - in its own backyard
A slab of rock, found in a NASA parking lot, holds the fossilised tracks of several dinosaurs and even a few early mammals
Australian invention set to improve cancer treatment
Breath Well aims to prevent breast cancer patients' hearts being exposed to dangerous radiation.
The best vantage points to enjoy the super blue blood moon on Wednesday night
Australia is in the hot seat for a visual spectacle of a lifetime with a super blue blood moon full eclipse set to grace our skies on Wednesday night.
Aussie student uses fitness app to find secret US army bases
An online map shows the activity of people who use fitness devices such as Fitbit, including soldiers at US bases.
Swatting at mosquitoes may help you avoid bites
The mosquito may learn to associate your swatting vibrations with your scent and it just may remember: this is not a person who will tolerate me.
Pondering the future of the space station, as Trump reaches for the moon
The orbiting station serves as a laboratory in space where a rotating cast of international astronauts performs experiments.
We must set the bar high for students: Michelle Simmons
This year’s Australia Day address is delivered by Australian of the Year, quantum physicist Michelle Simmons.
Researchers clone the first primates from monkey tissue cells
The infants are being bottle fed and are said to be growing normally compared with monkeys their age.
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