Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, …
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
12,000-Year-Old Rock Art Marked Ancient Water Sources in Arabia’s Desert
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAbout 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist — …
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Space
Mysterious Molecule Found on Brown Dwarf Casts Further Doubt on Potential Signs of Life on Venus
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBrown dwarfs: too small to be stars, too big to be planets. Only discovered in the 1990s, these …
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Space
NASA Will Say Goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 — and Welcome in the Age of Commercial Space Stations
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have …
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Science Unmasked
‘Toothpick Grooves’ in Ancient Fossil Human Teeth May Not Be From Toothpicks After All
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use — …
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Science Unmasked
100 Years Before Quantum Mechanics, One Scientist Glimpsed a Link Between Light and Matter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, who was born 220 years ago last month, is famous …
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SpaceFeatured
What a Newly Discovered Gas Bridge Between Galaxies Tells Us About the Cosmic Cycle of Matter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMost of the ordinary matter in the universe is hydrogen gas. But surprisingly, less than 20% of this …
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Technology
Social Media Age Restrictions May Go Further Than You Thought. Here’s How
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAustralia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, outlined an updated list of platforms that may fall under the social …
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TechnologyFeatured
AI Systems Can Easily Lie and Deceive Us — a Fact Researchers Are Painfully Aware Of
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, astronaut Dave Bowman asks the ship’s artificial intelligence, HAL 9000, …
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Science Unmasked
Warn, Hide or Stand Out? How Color in the Animal World Is a Battle for Survival
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe animal world is incredibly colorful, and behind this color palette is a constant game of survival. Most …