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Climate change is disrupting ocean currents. We’re using satellites and ships to understand how
As the world warms, what happens in the ocean – and what happens to the ocean – will be vital to all our lives. But to monitor what’s happening in remote waters, we need to study the ocean from space.
AI, EO, and you
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere these days, disrupting industries from web search to healthcare and finance to fine arts. The space industry is no different, and a host of innovative companies are finding novel ways to exploit the AI revolution.
Pioneering ocean-sensing satellite to benefit Australia’s Blue Economy
Australia’s $80B “Blue Economy” will receive a boost later this year from a pioneering new US-French ocean-sensing satellite.
How a magician-mathematician revealed a casino loophole
When a gang of gambling cheats sussed out how to beat the house, they inadvertently highlighted a loophole from a shuffled deck. It took a magician-turned-mathematician to reveal how.
Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond
Want to go to space? Small satellites and “rideshare” rocket launches are putting space within reach of private companies, universities, and even do-it-yourself hobbyists.
The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works
Scientists are still not sure what puts the “curl” in curling.
Slip, slop, slurp! The surprising science of sunscreen, sand and ice cream
Ahh, summer at the beach! The sun on your face, sand between your toes, an ice cream in your hand. For scientists young and old, a trip to the beach is also a perfect opportunity to explore the peculiar properties of some fascinating fluids.
Doritos, duckies and disembodied feet: how tragedy and luck reveals the ocean’s hidden highways
The grisly discovery in February of a disembodied foot on a New South Wales beach was a tragic twist in the mystery of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick. But how did her remains wash up on a remote beach 400 kilometres away?
The story of a wave: From wind-blown ripples to breaking on the beach
As summer temperatures soar, we flock to the ocean to splash, swim, surf, paddle, and plunge in the waves. But where do those waves come from? How do they form, and why do they break? As it turns out, what we see at the shore is just the last few moments of an epic journey.
Shane Keating 