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Sea dragon populations decimated in ‘mind-blowing’ mass mortality event caused by South Australian algal bloom
Thousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses have washed up along state’s coastline according to analysis of citiz...
Strictly Come Dancing: the launch show – as it happened
The ballroom extravaganza was back – and for the first time ever, the hosts were generating more excitement than the con...
Australia has done precious little to prepare for the dangers of AI. Where is brilliant leadership when you need it?
Australia faces stark choices about the most significant technological development since the splitting of the atom in th...
Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow
President had brushed away suggestions to slow down AI technology, even as his own party counseled caution
Belmont Park is back: inside New York’s $555m bet on horse racing
The storied Long Island racetrack, rebuilt with a $455m state loan, is smaller, sleeker and designed for a changing audi...
The Black women who choose to have children on their own: ‘We’re going in eyes open’
With growing support networks online and in person, these moms say they’re changing the narrative around Black single mo...
‘Just cut the wires’: why UK conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scanners
Sensors that monitor vehicle volume are said to be ‘electronic assault weapons’ by the ‘Blade Runners’ group
Ed Sheeran thought fans didn’t want artists to be politically engaged. He’s finding out how wrong he was
Twenty years ago, even Madonna faced radio blacklisting for being overtly political. But in our age of streaming, there’...
Jonathan Franzen: ‘It’s still mysterious to me that I was angry for so long’
The author of The Corrections talks about a new TV adaptation, the future of reading and why creating new work is ‘horri...
Your AI doomsday questions answered: ‘What, if anything, can people like me do about it?’
Our technology reporters Aisha Down, Blake Montgomery and Dan Milmo answer your questions on the reality of the AI threa...
When sharing is caring: how car share schemes cut costs and emissions
Don’t drive much but still need occasional access to a vehicle? Car sharing is an option that could save you both money...
Uber ordered to pay $40m over death of woman ejected by driver on freeway
California judge finds company ‘vicariously liable’ for driver’s negligence in death of Emily Normandin-Parker