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Research team shares new method for sucking gold out of old PC hardware, making some progress towards shrinking our mountains of e-waste one day

No more nightmares.

PC Gamer · Jun 26, 2025

There’s gold trapped in your iPhone – and chemists have found a safe new way to extract it

In 2022, humans produced an estimated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. This was up 82% from 2010 and is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes in 2030.

The Conversation · Jun 26, 2025

Blinding lights: the hidden science behind gambling’s glow

There’s a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, they’re engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if it’s not just time you’re losing? New research suggests that the lighting used in gambling environments could be quietly altering how we make decisions, making us more prone to…

The Conversation · Jun 18, 2025

Trainwrecks and triumphs: the 10 best books about the political campaign trail, chosen by experts

Phantasmagorical policy promises, TV meltdowns, gonzo journalists … political campaigns were once the stuff of passion and high drama. We asked 10 experts to nominate their favourite book about the hustings hustle.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2025

Reality check for reviving dead and dying coral reefs

Expensive and up against climate change, experts say restoration is a drop in the ocean when it comes to protecting coral reefs.

AAP · Apr 8, 2025

When a 1-in-100 year flood washed through the Coorong, it made the vital microbiome of this lagoon healthier

You might know South Australia’s iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children’s book, Storm Boy, set around this coastal lagoon.

The Conversation · Mar 27, 2025

How can you help your child make friends?

One of the things children (and parents) may worry about at the start of the new school year is, will I have friends?

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025

Orcas hunt great white sharks in Australian waters and eat their livers, 50cm bite mark confirms

Behaviour of ‘remarkable predators’ also seen off coast of South Africa could affect ecosystem, researchers say

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2025

Researchers to give futuristic wind turbine a whirl

A curvy, curly wind turbine will be put to the test in Australia as researchers and a local start-up look for ways to add more to metropolitan areas.

AAP · Jan 14, 2025

New study challenges a major theory on why some kangaroos mysteriously went extinct

The extinction of the megafauna – giant marsupials that lived in Australia until 60,000 to 45,000 years ago – is a topic of fierce debate. Some researchers have suggested a reliance on certain plants left some species susceptible to changes in climate.

The Conversation · Jan 9, 2025