The Lowdown finds hope in a world where most crimes go unpunished.

How much do you actually know about Dr Karl Kruszelnicki? With the veteran science broadcaster taking his triple j show out of the studio for the first time, we find out his origin story — and so much more.

A threatened species of bat has been found living just metres from homes in NSW, surprising scientists who did not think it would move into urban environments.

Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

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The artist has been collaborating with the rock group’s frontman Thom Yorke on their distinctive visuals since the mid-90s. As a retrospective opens in Oxford, he looks back on 30 years with the band

One of Collingwood's modern-day greats, Steele Sidebottom, runs out for his 350th career match as Collingwood and Hawthorn meet in a pivotal clash that has big finals ramifications. Follow live.

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The WNBA has had another case of a sex toy being thrown onto the court during a match, after two reported incidents of it last week.

Too much exposure to the sun has traditionally been seen as a danger. Now claims that sunscreen is toxic flood the internet. What does the science say?

The Productivity Commission appears to have bought into tech companies’ brazen arguments – and caught the Australian government off-guard * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tech companies have devalued the work of creative industries for years. The latest iteration of this is their insistence the AI models they plan to make lots of money from need the labour of all of human creation for free in perpetuity. It’s just surprising that the Productivity Commission appears to have bought into the argument – and caught the Australian government off-guard. The Productivity Commission’s view on AI trained on the copyrighted works of others without compensation, published Wednesday, is that the horse has already bolted for big tech companies – that providing a text and data mining (TDM) exception in copyright law would not change much, but should be worth considering. Continue reading...

Even more amazing – it is not even Australia’s longest stick insect!

Even if we don’t evolve long sticky tongues and live off a diet of ants, we can still learn a lot from these remarkable creatures, says science writer Helen Pilcher

Since the first big finds in the 1940s, Brazil’s politicians have vowed all of its people would benefit. But in some oil towns, one in four people still live below the poverty line

CEO Stockton Rush does not come off well.

Thousands of adult video games were pulled from digital storefronts this month after Australian campaign group Collective Shout pressured payment companies including PayPal, Visa and Mastercard.

Together, a new body horror starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco, ignited a bidding war at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Now the world is finally being let in to Australian director Michael Shanks's sticky nightmare.

We want to go back to a time when we could drive our big cars and tease our hair – without thinking about the ozone or whatever