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Humans are heading back to the Moon. I've been waiting my whole life for this.
Four astronauts just launched toward the Moon on Artemis II. The most important space mission in 50 years. And Australia's got their back.

Adam Spencer
2 days ago


One course of antibiotics can reshape your gut for years.
A Swedish study of 15,000 adults finds antibiotics may reshape the gut microbiome for up to eight years. Miracle drugs, but with a microbial hangover.

Adam Spencer
7 days ago


Apple at 50: cult, genius, control, and world-changing tools.
From garage rebels to global powerhouse, Apple has shaped how we compute, create, and connect, blending brilliance, control, and tools (some) people genuinely love.

Adam Spencer
Mar 30


Supernerds given the ultimate honour!
Two brilliant supergeeks had their genius immortalised last week with the awarding of the 2025 Turing Award

Adam Spencer
Mar 25


That a boy McEvoy!
Aussie superfish Cam McEvoy just set a world record. But he did it with maths as much as muscle!

Adam Spencer
Mar 23


What if cancer’s bark was worse than its bite?
Aussie dog dad and awesome geek turns to AI, genomics and mRNA vaccines to fight his rescue dog’s “months to live” cancer.

Adam Spencer
Mar 18


Brain cell / computer chip hybrid learns to play video games. Mind blown!
Melbourne scientists connected human neurons to a computer chip and taught them video games. The result could reshape AI, energy use and consciousness.

Adam Spencer
Mar 16


Pentagone to another level!
150 years on, Alexander Graham Bell's genius still powers our mobile world.

Adam Spencer
Mar 11


Rubik's Cube World Record SMASHED. Kid goes sub 3 seconds!
9 year old Polish wunderkind Teodor Zajder has smashed the Rubik's cube world record, solving a scrambled cube in … get this … just 2.766 seconds. Yes that's not a misprint. The 3 second barrier has been shattered.

Adam Spencer
Feb 11


Purple is not on the rainbow. So how can we see it?
Every time you see the colour purple, your brain is executing a gorgeous hack of your visual system.

Adam Spencer
Feb 5


Bitcoin stolen from under cops noses. A modern-day digital dilemma
South Korean cops seized millions in Bitcoin from criminals. Criminals stole it from them!

Adam Spencer
Jan 27


Can machines ever wake up? Or is conciousness for we sacks of meat only?
Philosopher Ned Block and physicist Sean Carroll debate whether AI can ever be conscious or if minds require meat-based biology.

Adam Spencer
Jan 21


Awesome Aussie wins a Nobel Prize
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

Adam Spencer
Oct 9, 2025
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