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PBS directors linked to major redevelopment of historic site

There are plans to build an aged care precinct on the site.

The Canberra Times

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says AI is a new form of intelligence unlike our own. Have we been getting it wrong this whole time?

Debates about AI often characterise it as a technology that has come to compete with human intelligence. Indeed, one of the most widely pronounced fears is that AI may achieve human-like intelligence and render humans obsolete in the process.

The Conversation

CATL unveils battery that may power electric airplanes and 1000km-range EVs

The world's largest battery maker says its new battery could power electric aircraft or propel electric vehicles beyond 1,000km on a single charge.

ABC News

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Earth's orbit is becoming crowded with satellites and our window to the universe is at stake

For millennia humans have gazed up at the wonder of the night sky, but what we can see is rapidly changing because of our quest to be connected.

ABC News

Holiday horrors happen, but life's too short

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Newcastle Herald

Australia has had some biocontrols go awry, but plenty others were successful

When biocontrol is done well, it's the most powerful tool we have to control pests. Here are a few times that biocontrol has helped Australia's economy and environment.

ABC News

Ocean conditions in uncharted territory as water temperatures reach record high

Australian sea surface temperatures have been at record levels for more than a month, and it's not just our beaches being affected.

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Australia’s resources minister heaps warm praise on gas as industry PR spree masks doubts about future

Madeleine King says gas can help decarbonise the economy but not even big users of the fossil fuel are convinced

The Guardian - AU

Reports of mice infestations across south-east Australia two years after devastating plague

Two years after a mouse plague devastated large parts of the country, farmers are reporting an increase in sightings again, but the CSIRO says numbers can be contained with good management.

ABC News

Batteries won't cut it – we need solar thermal technology to get us through the night

Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system.

The Conversation

El Niño forecasting a hard task during unpredictable autumn, climate scientists say

It looks like an El Niño may develop this winter or spring, but one unexpected weather system could stop it in its tracks.

ABC News

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback. Here's how it works

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback, with the CSIRO forecasting it'll be a cheaper form of storage than pumped hydro. Here's how it works.

ABC News

Smarter agriculture drives farms of the future

New local agricultural technologies can help Australian farmers fight the vagaries of climate and crop health.

The New Daily

Carp herpes was meant to get rid of Australia's worst aquatic pest. So what happened to it?

Remember carp herpes? Or "caaaaarp herpes" as Barnaby Joyce put it back in 2016? It was meant to rid our waterways of the "disgusting, mud-sucking creatures". So what happened?

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Plastics now represent overwhelming bulk of beach debris

Plastic now dwarfs every other kind of litter found on Australian shores and 80 per cent of what the nation uses still ends up in landfill. A federal

AAP

Unknown risk in plastic rubbish lining Australian coast

Three-quarters of the waste littering Australia's coastline is now plastic with authorities yet to fully assess the risk posed by the pollution.

AAP

Electricity grid needs 10-fold storage increase by 2050

Australia's national electricity market could require a 10 to 14-fold increase in its electricity storage capacity between 2025-2050 to keep up with demand.

ABC News

Federal government warned of $2 billion funding black hole ahead of green and gold decade

Australian sport is about to embark on its most critical decade, but unless a $2 billion budget shortfall is met, Australian athletes will struggle to win the medals that will inspire a generation.

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The New Daily

What to expect when you’re expecting an El Nino

The declaration of an El Nino watch this early in the year carries some uncertainty. But it’s still got people thinking about dry conditions.

AAP

Space technology to monitor, forecast quality of water

The CSIRO has launched a new water quality forecasting service using satellites and ground-based sensors in a world-first system.

ABC News

CSIRO joins great shark egg hunt and wants citizen scientists' help logging weird beach finds

Sometimes dubbed mermaid's purses, these strange and wonderful works of nature are a common find on Australian beaches and scientists want beachcombers to help them learn more.

360info

Renters in older homes feeling the heat

A deadly combination of rising summer temperatures and inefficient homes is making life tougher for renters in some of Australia's biggest cities, data shows.

ABC News

Edisons of the 'burbs: Cheesy chip finger cleaner, prosthetic workout adaptations and car bushfire shield

ABC Science wanted to hear from Australia's backyard inventors. In part two of our series, we meet three creative Australians who are taking fitness, safety and chip-eating hand hygiene seriously.

The New Daily

Fresh push to stop ‘silent pandemic’ of superbugs

Millions of people are at risk of dying each year due to growing antimicrobial resistance, prompting experts to call for increased action.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Superbug health alert, new social justice push for voice, Brexit breakthrough

CSIRO scientists warn about ‘global health crisis’ from superbugs; social justice bodies join referendum campaign

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