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Dr Sonu Yadav with Tiwi Islands students at Xavier Catholic College. Picture: supplied

Remote study to DNA defenders

Two molecular scientists have taken hi-tech DNA laboratory techniques to some of Australia’s most remote classrooms to help create the next generation of biosecurity defenders – here’s why

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Mysterious stone structures 2,000ft down off Cuba have baffled scientists for two decades. Picture: YouTube/Ancient Architects

Ancient city or natural formation?

Could this mysterious grouping of stone structures off the coast of Cuba be a submerged lost city, hidden from view for thousands of years? Or could there be a much more scientific explanation?

The ancient find has stunned historians. Picture: Supplied

New clues at Terracotta Army site

A 15-tonne casket has been discovered at the final resting place of China’s first emperor, but it doesn’t belong to the king. So whose body is inside? And why are there signs of mercury at the site?

Three earthquakes in the space of nine hours have been felt across regional NSW. Picture: Geoscience Australia

Aussies shaken by three quakes

One Australian state has been hit by three separate earthquakes occurring hundreds of kilometres apart within a nine hour period. Were you in one of the towns that felt the tremors?

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Rare tornadoes strike Australia

Two tornadoes tore through country NSW as severe storms and record rain caused havoc in Sydney. But just how common are tornadoes here in Australia and what causes them to form?

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Jennifer Hunt, 15, and her golden retriever Bella before they both embark on a record-breaking flight around Australia from Darwin, Friday, September 9, 2025. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Teen pilot and puppy take off

While most 15-year-olds are in school, Australia’s youngest female pilot and her puppy are set to make history attempting to become the youngest team to fly around our country’s vast coastline

A Mountain Pygmy-possum going into hibernation. Picture: supplied

Can you help find our bogongs?

Critically endangered mountain pygmy-possums are waking up from hibernation, but with less bogong moths around, they might not have enough food to eat. Find out how you can help

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Molten fountains soared100 metres into the sky. Picture: YouTube/TikTok

Volcano spews 150m lava fountain

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano has put on the ultimate eruption, shooting out fountains of molten lava for hours as crowds of onlookers watched in awe. See the amazing footage here

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A polite Sri Lankan elephant appeared to wave thanks to a safari group that gave way to the herd when their vehicle came across the elephants crossing the road. Picture: screengrab/Newsflare via Reuters Connect

Elephant appears to wave thanks

Safari-goers in Sri Lanka have captured the heartwarming moment an elephant seems to wave ‘thank you’ as its herd crosses their path – do you think that’s what happened? Take our poll

Two people, modern Japanese couple having homemade sushi together for lunch in dining room at home. Woman is dipping sushi in soy sauce. Picture: iStock

Sushi soy sauce bottles banned

South Australia has become the first Australian state to ban those pesky, polluting little fish-shaped soy sauce containers, but will the rest of the country follow? Find out which other two states might

How gross is your water bottle?

Many schools are already plastic free and reusable drink bottles are much better for the planet, but health experts say there’s a nasty surprise inside if we don’t keep our cool keepers clean

Scientists described the ichthyosaur as a reptile version of a dolphin. Dearcmhara shawcrossi. Artist: Todd Marshall/ PA

Ancient sea monster found in Qld

Australia’s most complete ichthyosaur fossil has been unearthed in outback Queensland, with the seven-metre long skeleton set to reveal new secrets about the ancient marine predators

FILE PHOTO: UN launches initiative: 2025 International Year of Glaciers' Preservation KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - JULY 11: In this aerial view rivulets of meltwater snake across the surface of the melting Isunnguata Sermia glacier of the Greenland Ice Sheet on July 11, 2024 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. A team of scientists has observed that increasing amounts of meltwater on the surface of the glacier making their way to the glacial flows underneath are leading to a rising output of methane from Isunnguata Sermia. Earlier this year other scientists published a study in which they concluded that GreenlandÃ¢â¬â¢s glaciers, which all stem from the Greenland Ice Sheet, have retreated about 20% more than previously estimated. Of the 200 glaciers included in the study, only one has grown since 1985. Overall, the amount of glacial ice melting globally has increased markedly over the past 30 years as global warming continues to intensify. According to the European Space Agency, the Earth lost 28 trillion tons of ice between 1994 and 2017, enough to cover the entire United Kingdom with an ice sheet 100 meters thick. Since 2017 the rate of ice loss has increased to 1.3 trillion tons annually, up from 0.8 trillion tons in the 1990s. According to the Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE), the Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing mass continuously since 1996, with an accumulated loss since 1986 approaching 6,000 metric gigatons, or six trillion tons. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Arctic ice loss slows dramatically

New research shows the loss of Arctic sea ice over the past 20 years has significantly slowed despite global warming. So why do some experts say the data doesn’t mean things have improved?

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Forecast accumulated rain over the next 7 days to August 25 2025. Source: Weatherzone.

Millions wet and miserable in rain

Rain, rain, go away … or not? Aussies are braced for more downpours as yet another huge rain system looms over the east coast, with the big wet hitting one state – is your region affected?

KIDS NEWS 2025: Eland calf Tshepo (pronounced: seh-poh), is a new arrival at Werribee Open Range Zoo and his savannah keepers have big plans for his future. Picture: supplied

Clickety-clack calf who will be king

At just 160kg, this baby antelope has big hooves to fill as Werribee Zoo’s future breeding bull, where adults tip the scales at more than a tonne – what secret sound is the key to his success?

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Australian Cricket Captain and UNICEF Australia Ambassador Pat Cummins visits a government school in Lucknow, India to see how UNICEF is working with communities and government to make sure that all children have access to quality education and has lent his support to the PM's Spelling Bee. Picture: UNICEF/supplied

Pat Cummins bowled over by Bee

More than 74,500 students have registered for the fifth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee as cricket legend and father of two Pat Cummins shares why childhood literacy hits so close to home

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Visit a village thriving without time

Let’s take a trip to discover why locals in this remote Norwegian fishing village ditched the concept of time, where 300 can mow lawns at 4am and a regular bedtime does not really exist

Images of the health of the Great Barrier Reef, coinciding with the release of the 2024 Reef Long-Term Monitoring Program. MUST CREDIT - Australian Institute of Marine Science,

Reef resilience tested amid decline

Nearly 30 per cent of coral cover between Proserpine and Cape York has vanished in a single year, but scientists remain buoyed by reef’s proven resilience as annual findings are released

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KIDS NEWS SCIENCE WEEK SPECIAL. Australiaâs science agency the CSIRO is recruiting a citizen science army to help find and photograph Australiaâs unique living species. PICTURE: supplied

What’s on this Science Week?

Running from August 9-17, the events in this year’s National Science Week are sure to appeal to wildlife warriors, tech-lovers and space enthusiasts alike. Here are our top picks around Oz

Victorian zoo announce the birth of a giraffe at Melbourne Zoo, the first calf to be born at the zoo in almost 20 years. First-time mother Nakuru and her yet-to-be-named son are bonding in the privacy of the barn in this critical early period. Supplied: Zoos Victoria

Historic giraffe birth at Aussie zoo

First-time mother Nakuru has made history at Melbourne Zoo with the safe – and swift – birth of a healthy calf, the first giraffe born at the city zoo in almost two decades WATCH THE VIDEO