About 2,890 kilometers beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Science Unmasked
Aristotle, Aelian, and the Giant Octopus: The Earliest ‘Citizen Science’ Goes Back More Than 2,000 Years
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf we want to research a subject, how do we do it? We could read about it in …
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Science Unmasked
Can a 10-Year-Old Be Responsible for a Crime? Here’s What Brain Science Tells Us
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe age a child can be arrested, charged, and jailed in Australia is back in the spotlight. Last …
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Space
NASA Just Shut Down a Planetary Defence Mission That Tracks Asteroids. Now What?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLaunched in 2011, NASA’s NEOWISE mission operated in Earth’s orbit until late last week. It detected more than …
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Science Unmasked
85 Percent of the Matter in the Universe Is Missing. But We’re Getting Closer to Finding It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMost of the matter in the universe is missing. Scientists believe around 85 percent of the matter in …
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Technology
What Is ‘Model Collapse’? An Expert Explains The Rumours About an Impending AI Doom
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesArtificial intelligence (AI) prophets and newsmongers are forecasting the end of generative AI hype, with talk of an …
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Science Unmasked
Microplastics Are In Your Brain. How Worried Should You Be?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPlastic is in our clothes, cars, mobile phones, water bottles, and food containers. Recent research adds to growing …
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Technology
French Police Have Arrested the Founder of Telegram. What Happens Next Could Change the Course of Big Tech
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen Pavel Durov, the founder of the direct messaging platform Telegram, arrived in France on his private jet …
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Science Unmasked
Ancient DNA Reveals Indigenous Dog Lineages Found at Jamestown, Virginia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPrevious scientific studies have indicated that North American indigenous dog lineages were replaced with European ones between 1492 …
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Space
A Galactic ‘Comet’ Called Terzan 5 Just Illuminated a 100-Year-Old Puzzle About Cosmic Rays
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial …