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Households intensify their search for high-interest savings accounts when the economy turns sour, inadvertently making recessions more severe, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
As the government continues to grapple with the challenge of recruiting and retaining new teachers, a new study from The University of Manchester has shed light on why some flourish in the classroom, while others struggle and even leave the…
Researchers have found that 2D materials can self-form microscopic cavities that trap light and electrons, altering their quantum behavior. With a miniaturized terahertz spectroscope, the team observed standing light-matter waves without needing mirrors. This unexpected discovery offers a new method…
As Australia’s social media ban for under-16s just around the corner, children are already worried about losing touch with their friends. But while the onus is on social media platforms to act, researchers at the University of South Australia say…
You arrive at work, coffee in hand, ready to tackle the day. But your manager seems off, curt in meetings, impatient with questions, and unusually sharp in tone.
In Australia, where turning up to vote is mandatory, deliberately spoiling your ballot is one of the only legal ways to protest or opt out.
If you like checking social media at work, all that scrolling could have a surprising impact long after you put down the phone.
An academic dives into “the other space race” as countries work to send satellites and other objects into orbit around the Earth.
As artificial intelligence (AI) takes on increasingly critical roles—from managing power grids to piloting autonomous vehicles—making sure these systems are safe has never been more important. But how can we be certain that the AI controlling them can be trusted?
Algorithms that identify influential people in social networks can help maximize the reach of messages, but a modeling study published in PNAS Nexus shows that those same algorithms can disseminate information inequitably, potentially exacerbating existing social inequalities.