-
Australia to place age limit on social media use for children | Science & Tech News
admin
Australia plans to set a minimum age for children to access social media due to concerns about mental and physical health. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government would soon trial age verification technology before banning children from opening social media accounts later this year. He said the limit would likely be between the age…
-
Sea lions in Australia carry cameras to help scientists map ocean floor for first time | Science & Tech News
admin
Sea lions have become underwater camera operators in Australia to help scientists learn more about the animals’ homes at the bottom of the ocean. Researchers enlisted endangered Australian sea lions to help identify their previously unmapped ocean habitats. “Using animal-borne video and movement data from a predator is a really effective way of mapping diverse…
-
AUKUS: UK strikes deal with US and Australia to monitor deep space with high-powered radar | UK News
admin
The UK, US and Australia have announced a plan to track and identify objects in deep space using high-powered radars. Under the AUKUS security pact, a network of three radars will be set up in the UK, US and Australia to protect satellites and assist with space traffic. Once the radars are fully operational by…
-
Australia says divers injured by sonar pulses from Chinese navy | World News
admin
Australian says divers were injured after the Chinese navy used sonar while they were in the water clearing fishing nets. Australia’s defence minister Richard Marles said the government had expressed his concerns to Beijing for its “unsafe and unprofessional” use of the technology. It comes after similar complaints from the US, Canada and Australia over…
-
New giant trapdoor spider discovered in Australia – ‘it’s a big, beautiful species’ | Science & Tech News
admin
A new and “rare” species of giant trapdoor spider has been discovered in Australia. The large eight-legged arachnid is so big that it has been named “Euoplos dignitas” – meaning dignity or greatness in Latin – in honour of its “impressive” size. Researchers say the female spiders, which are typically larger than the males, can…
-
Twitter rolling out edit feature to some users in Canada, Australia and New Zealand | Science & Tech News
admin
Twitter is now offering the option to edit a tweet to some users in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. People in those countries who subscribe to the paid Twitter Blue service will be able to change their posts. The company said the feature is “coming soon” for the American market, despite it having been tested…
-
Suspected debris from SpaceX capsule crashes into farmland in Australia | Science & Tech News
admin
Part of what is suspected to be a SpaceX capsule has crashed into farmland in Australia, according to farmers and an astrophysicist. After being startled by a bang at about 7am on Saturday, two farmers discovered what seemed to be space equipment scattered across their sheep paddocks. Sheep farmer Jock Wallace initially called Australia’s civil…