Tesla fails epic ‘Roadrunner’ test
Calling to mind a certain cartoon series and the backfiring plans of one incompetent coyote, a video experiment intended to test Tesla’s AI capability has exposed a huge safety flaw in the system
Calling to mind a certain cartoon series and the backfiring plans of one incompetent coyote, a video experiment intended to test Tesla’s AI capability has exposed a huge safety flaw in the system
Tasmania celebrated the first birthday of the Apple Isle’s very own AFL club by unveiling a valuable new recruit – a Tasmanian devil named Rum’un, team mascot for the state’s AFL entry
Two NASA astronauts stranded in space for nine months have been given the welcome home of a lifetime, after a pod of dolphins turned blue planet ambassadors by showing up for splashdown
If you thought Australian schoolkids had it tough back in the day, spare a thought for their poor teachers, who were forced to abide by a seriously bizarre list of strict rules and wacko regulations
The new theme for the $5 note has been revealed, swapping out the traditional use of British royalty to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ ancient ‘Connection to Country’
Type 1 diabetes can be a hurdle for sporty young Australians – but scientific innovation is proving a game-changer now kids can focus on training while a new insulin pump does the hard work
A critically endangered grey nurse shark has given birth at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium for the first time in the aquarium’s history, marking an exciting moment in marine conservation
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A few NAPLAN nerves are completely normal but no one wants you to lose sleep over it, and with these helpful tips from Healthy Harold and ‘kid scientist’ Jayki, you’ll be all set in cruise control
A kayaking trip took an unforgettable turn when a humpback whale swallowed a paddler before immediately spitting him out, with the jaw-dropping moment caught on camera – see the video
Katy Perry will ‘shoot across the sky’ for real, after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced the pop princess will be the ‘star’ of its next suborbital spaceflight as part of a historic all-female crew
It has become a tradition for the PM Spelling Bee winners to give the Prime Minister a little spelling test of his own, but there was one especially tricky word that Mr Albanese chose to pass on
Shivering possums rescued in QLD after vet Dr Bree Talbot also created a makeshift ER in Byron for marine turtles, an eastern grey kangaroo and flying foxes during Alfred SEE THE VIDEO
An Australian zoo has welcomed a gorgeous new baby gorilla, with the park’s owner sharing the endangered animal’s gender following a successful birth and warm welcome to the family
The eastern quoll has been extinct on mainland Australia for more than 50 years and scientists are concerned about their future in Tasmania but a conservation plan hopes to boost numbers
Landmark new evidence points to a unique food chain led by a previously undiscovered carnivorous dinosaur that roamed the Australian continent over 100 million years ago
Excitement in Melbourne is at fever pitch for the Grand Prix but a darker current is stripping the sheen off life in the capital as Mark Knight’s cartoon reimagines youth crime as an F1 pit heist
Melbourne Cricket Ground’s 150th birthday bash will be an occasion to remember, as late Aussie spin legend Shane Warne’s long-held dream of a pink-ball night-time Test comes true
US talent scouts have their eyes on this 19 year-old Melbourne teenager, who could become the first ever Australian quarterback to play in the NFL if he lands a deal with one of the teams
Female athletes claimed more than 50 per cent of all medals at the Paris Games and delivered an Ashes whitewash – here are some of Australia’s top female sporting performers of last year
The US has introduced a raft of tariffs on goods imported from other countries, including Australia. Experts say tariffs could drive up prices for Americans, but how will they affect us here?
After three years of war, an immediate 30 day ceasefire could halt all fighting in Ukraine if Russia agrees to the terms of the plan, with Kyiv already committed to the proposal negotiated by the US
Video of a humanoid robot performing a world-first feat leaves no doubt AI and robotics are progressing at a dizzying rate, as the robot lands a perfect forward flip and swaggers off like a champ
It took three months to even find two Gen Alpha guinea pigs for a ‘dumbphone’ experiment lasting just two weeks but they survived to tell the tale in their own words – the results might surprise you