Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit
Google’s Project Suncatcher would need sophisticated collision avoidance capabilities to navigate a junk-filled landscape.
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Who will pay for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ wall?
President Trump signed an executive order to get construction started and ask Congress to pay up front, but good luck getting Mexico to foot the bill.
Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research
‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.
Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83‑year‑old fell into the ‘fear bubble’
Consumers lose more than $5 billion a year to fraud involving gift cards, while the industry exploits regulatory loopholes and delays solutions.
China’s economy is changing rapidly. It’s no longer Australia’s easy export market
Australian exports to China in three key sectors are all slowing. Businesses will need to meet the challenge.
Traffic congestion: is there a miracle cure? (Hint: it’s not roads)
Once a new road opens, people switch back to cars and congestion increases back to a steady-state point of gridlock. For lasting effectiveness, policy needs to include congestion charges and better rail services.
The hidden risks of buy now, pay later: What shoppers need to know
Are buy now, pay later services truly a new way to boost financial inclusion, or just another type of predatory loan?
25 years on: What midwifery in Canada has achieved and what it still needs
The benefits of midwifery for women and babies globally are clear. In Canada, innovations in midwifery centres and services are tempered by low pay and high rates of burnout.
Why Gaudeamus igitur has no place at graduations in African universities
A Latin song takes centre stage at graduation ceremonies around the world, including in South Africa. Isn’t it time the continent used its own methods to celebrate major events?
Glyn Davis: why I support the deregulation of higher education
Over recent weeks, some staff have written to vice-chancellors, urging them to reject the university deregulation measures advocated by federal Education Minister Christopher Pyne. Public universities…
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