Science and Technology

Car buyers looking for low-emission options are choosing hybrid vehicles over fully battery-powered EVs, according to latest sales figures.

The voices of the dead Hollywood stars are being unveiled in a new AI app to be used as text readers. Here's what we know.

The discovery of red pigment paintings daubed on the walls of a secluded Sulawesi cave about 51,000 years ago also provides the oldest evidence of our species, Homo sapiens, in the region, according to a new study.

Ever wondered how artists create images of dinosaurs and other extinct animals? We go behind the scenes with a palaeoartist to find out how he brought an ancient "giga-goose" to life from a pile of bones.

A six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team in Shanghai

No bark and no bite, but this guide dog could help millions of visually impaired people across China and the globe, says a group of Shanghai researchers working on the six-legged robot prototype. 

From filming in some of the most remote and inhospitable areas of Australia, to working with an A-list Hollywood actor, this is how the ABC Science team investigated what killed our ancient megafauna.

Implementing rules around artificial intelligence at work helps protect privacy, and can allow workers to feel supported, rather than threatened. They can also reduce the misuse of AI.

Remnants of fireplaces and burnt, fat-smeared sticks excavated in a secluded cave in Victoria point to an ancient ritual where a powerful Gunaikurnai doctor, known as a mulla-mullung, cast a spell.

A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.

Wilkes Station in Antarctica has been abandoned since 1969. The site, with its old fuel drums, asbestos buildings and other waste, has been described by a French inspection team as "concerning" to the local environment.

Freeman's opposition comes after the CEO of his production company said she had been personally duped by the AI likeness. 

There's a 100-year-old conundrum in physics that we're still yet to untangle, and it has to do with the very nature of space-time itself.

Scientists used to think birds were split into two groups: those that learn or imitate sounds, and those that can't. But a tiny wren from Aotearoa New Zealand bridges the two.

The last stronghold of a sea snake slated for an endangered species listing sits atop Australia's largest undeveloped gas field.

It's now three weeks in space and counting for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot problems with their space capsule. Three potential landing dates have so far been called off, and their flight home is now on hold.

A new study suggests ancient humans provided altruistic care for community members, after finding evidence of Down syndrome in a Neanderthal child.

Towering birds, terrifying lizards and massive marsupials once roamed Australia. How much do you know about our mega-sized past?

On the very first day of public hearings for the much-vaunted Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Australian Society, eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant compared banning children younger than 16 from social media to banning them from the ocean.

Scientists are piecing together a picture of how Australia's extinct giant kangaroos moved.

Critics of displaying mummified bodies argue it's dehumanising and disrupts the person's journey to the afterlife. Changing attitudes have led a Sydney museum to remove several mummified body parts from its display.

The use of artificial intelligence is becoming a more common tool for researchers studying the residents of our oceans.

The space capsule's first crewed flight has experienced five failures of its 28 manoeuvring thrusters, five leaks of helium and a slow-moving propellant valve that signal unfixed issues from past flights.

It is often said AI will take the jobs humans should be doing — but in this case, the human researchers are happy enough to pass on the job of scanning thousands of hours of recordings made deep in the Southern Ocean, freeing them up for the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs.  

New research has found stingrays play a significant role in the health of water ecosystems.