Australian government plans to increase the use of facial recognition in its counter-terrorism strategy raise concerns about privacy and how the technology will be used in everyday policing.
Security
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Agricultural clearing and drains installed by farmers to lower water tables and manage salinity are inadvertently impacting waterways in one of the largest and most botanically significant regions in Australia, according ...
Environment
Sep 14, 2015
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As you know, most fields of science, especially the ones best beloved by media, are dominated by white guys. Paleoanthropology, for example. Unless you are pretty familiar with human paleontology, Meave Leakey is likely to ...
Archaeology
Sep 14, 2015
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Winnie the…Buzzard? The Oriental honey buzzard Pernis orientalis feeds primarily on honey and bee or wasp larvae. But how do they find their food?
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2015
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Researchers from The University of Western Australia and Humboldt University of Berlin have completed testing that has effectively measured the spatial consistency of the speed of light with a precision ten times greater ...
General Physics
Sep 14, 2015
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The human-caused North Star Fire in Washington State which began on August 13 was dampened over the Labor Day weekend by snowfall, but not extinguished. The fire, which is currently at 211,356 acres, is only 45% contained, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2015
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For decades, materials scientists have worked to infuse the lessons learned from natural proteins into the design of new materials.
Materials Science
Sep 14, 2015
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The arrangement of the spiral arms in the galaxy Messier 63, seen here in an image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, recall the pattern at the center of a sunflower. So the nickname for this cosmic object—the Sunflower ...
Astronomy
Sep 14, 2015
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Expedition 44 to the International Space Station has been successfully completed after three astronauts landed in Kazakhstan. The mission saw a cosmonaut clock up more days in space than any other human being, the launch ...
Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2015
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Earth's fields and forests, oceans and aquifers, and animals of the land, sea and sky don't exist in a vacuum. But too often, environmental and agricultural models treat them as if they do. Truly understanding the role that ...
Earth Sciences
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