Your fast car’s a slow coach

Motorists are endlessly lectured about the need to slow down, but most of us go below the speed limit because car manufacturers always calibrate speedometers to show less than the car’s real velocity.

Can we trust our food?

Combating the increasing rate of food fraud across all products sold in this country is a complex task that requires a mix national food regulation and improved methods of authenticity testing.

What’s on the menu in 2050?

You don’t hear much about the population explosion anymore, but the world may have to support up to 10 billion people in 2050 – up from 6.1 billion in 2000 – and our diets will have to change to ensure we all have enough to eat.

Open season on your data

Companies demand more and more information from their users, store it for years for marketing purposes and then get routinely hacked by criminals who then use customer data to defraud them. Why don’t firms do something about it?

Unpeeling the hype around ‘superfoods’

Avoiding processed foods and sugar in favour of fruit and vegetables is clearly better for you, but can eating ‘superfoods’ particularly high in nutrients really make a difference to your health?

A world hungry for food solutions

Geo-political, environmental and health crises – from Russia’s attack on Ukraine to droughts and floods and the pandemic – have put global supply chains and food security at risk after decades of progress in the fight against famine.

After the floods

While populations around the globe have dealt with the effect of floods for millennia, climate change is now bringing bigger and more extreme storms and flood events to Australia.

Flicking the switch to electric vehicles

Australia’s lack of policy on Electric Vehicles is slowing us down in the race to meet carbon emission targets

Flying cars get ready for take off

Futurists have confidently predicted the invention of flying cars for over 70 years, but this time they may actually become a reality.

Have use-by dates reached their sell-by date?

Next time you’re about to throw food in the rubbish, you should double check the date on it first. Food safety experts say some labelling is confusing – and you could be throwing out food that is actually still perfectly safe to eat.

Houston, we have a problem

Just like we have on Earth, humans have left an absolute mess in space and nobody wants to clean it up.

Shining a light on the dark web

The dark web is perceived as the underbelly of the internet world but it’s not all as negative as it may seem. The dark web isn’t only a hangout for criminals, as some journalists and political activists use it to safeguard their anonymity.