Jacob Hanna’s team grows embryo-like structures from stem cells, questioning the origins of life and starting an ethical storm.

A huge US study finds life satisfaction rises with free time but then drops sharply when free time becomes excessive.

Wild chimps get up to 14g ethanol per day from fruit, the equivalent of a stubby of VB or a margarita. Drunkie monkey? Not really.

Octopuses fall for the human “rubber hand illusion”, suggesting you don’t need a central brain to feel what’s yours.

Google’s Willow chip just solved a molecular problem 13,000 times faster than the world’s top supercomputer. Quantum finally delivers real-world impact.

Scientists tricked human eyes into seeing a new colour — “olo.” It lives between red and green, where biology says no colour should exist.

DeepMind shows how to convert immunotherapy-resistant “cold” tumours into “hot” ones. Not ChatGPT; this is an old school gangsta flex.

Brain scans reveal optimists share similar neural patterns when imagining the future, but pessimists seem unique.

TikTok’s own highly protected data shows it takes just 260 videos, about 35 minutes, to form a usage habit. The Washington Post confirmed it with 15 million swipes.

For the first time, global renewables have overtaken coal—a messy picture, but a milestone to celebrate.

A great day for Australian science and Australia as a whole as Richard Robson wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. But what does this have to do with Harry Potter and handbags? Find out in a special #NerdNews

HSBC claims quantum computers improved bond trade predictions by 34% in lab trials. Proponents are bullish, but stress results aren’t from live trading.

Xania Monet, an AI-driven artist, secures a multimillion record deal. A triumph for tech, or a tipping point for human musicians?

For the first time, scientists have used AI to design viruses that kill bacteria. This advance has major medical promise, but could pose serious safety and biosecurity questions.

Stanford's breakthrough new brain implant reads inner speech potentially freeing people 'locked in' by certain conditions.

Just last week it was announced that NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a Martian rock with strange textures and rich chemistry. It isn’t proof of life, but it may be the closest we’ve ever come. This makes the current threatened budget cuts to NASA even more concerning.

Chinese surgeons have taken a landmark step toward a world where we tackle the chronic global shortage in human organs … with our porkiest friends!

Migraines. Clusters. What causes brain-splitting headaches? And what can we do to stop them? In 2025 still depressingly little.

Did you know with as little as a smartphone and some spare time, you could contribute to cutting edge Australian science? This is the world of citizen science.

Hot new band Velvet Sundown gains 1 million Spotify listeners before admitting they're entirely AI, sparking fierce debate about authenticity in music.