Seconds after US presidential hopeful Donald Trump survived the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, he seized the moment. Mark Knight’s cartoon captures him walking away not as a victim but as the clear election frontrunner
Scientists in South Africa are injecting radioactive chips into rhino horns to make animals ‘useless’ to illegal poachers
An outbreak of bird flu has wreaked havoc on yet another farm in NSW as Australians are urged to stay calm
Australian families thousands out of pocket after ‘once in a lifetime’ student space camp company collapses
Australia’s top 20 taxonomists have declared the dingo is just another dog breed. So where does this leave wild dog control programs across the nation and the protection of dingoes?
A new study has shown Ancient Egyptians may have performed surgery to treat cancer as far back as 4000 years ago after hi-tech equipment detected cut marks in an ancient skull
China has left a reminder of its historic mission to the far side of the moon on the lunar surface. Its spacecraft is bringing home rocks that may explain how planets are formed
On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed Normandy to reclaim Nazi occupied Europe, the little known stories of the Australian soldiers who fought are being celebrated
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records and still faces other charges – so can he still run for re-election on Nov 5? The answer may surprise you
Volcanoes are known for spewing searing hot molten lava and ash, but they can also cause an even more destructive phenomenon – cold lava. But what is cold lava and how does it form?
This National Reconciliation Week marks 24 years since the historic Walk for Reconciliation over Sydney Harbour Bridge – but the ‘No’ referendum vote has left a scar for many Australians
The lure of the Titanic remains undimmed despite the OceanGate tragedy last year, as a billionaire investor partners with Triton Submarines to prove to the world travelling to the site can be safe
Mystery surrounds the final fate of the San José, as suspicions and rumours swirl around one nation amid multiple claims on the shipwreck, long rumoured to hold billions in sunken treasure
After nine days of unrest in the Pacific holiday paradise New Caledonia, Australians are coming home ahead of French President Macron touching down – what is happening?
Alice in Wonderland’s classic adventure gave today’s world the perfect phrase to capture the allure and danger of social media for young people as cartoonist Mark Knight illustrates the ‘abyss’
Passengers aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 included 56 Australians and first reports suggest a natural phenomenon caused their ordeal – here’s what we can learn from it
World Bee Day 2024: How did a few stowaway bees stranded far from home survive life in a new country? The answer could bring fresh hope for Australia’s native bee population
Teenagers on e-bikes whizzing down pedestrian footpaths without helmets are the focus of a new safety campaign, as one Aussie council lobbies its state government while urging others to follow
The video platform says it wants its users to know ‘what is fact and what is fiction’ as more AI-generated images dupe social media users across the world
The super-Earth planet known as 55 Cancri e is surrounded by an atmosphere of gases, a groundbreaking new study has revealed – but does this mean it holds the conditions to sustain life?
The building blocks of whale language are closer to being understood as an ‘extraordinary’ new study identifies four distinct sounds Dominican sperm whales make while communicating
Four Aboriginal spears taken without permission by James Cook and his crew have been formally released in the UK by Trinity College, Cambridge, and returned to direct Dharawal descendants
Whether a Tyrannosaurus’ mind was as sharp as its teeth is a juicy debate, as some scientists claim the carnivore was as smart as today’s baboons, while others say brain size isn’t everything
The impact of social media and smartphones on young users has child development experts calling for a unified approach and a total school ban on smartphones in all Australian classrooms
The first humans to set foot in Australia would have discovered a large, abundant continent where giant beasts roamed the land, according to a study on the ancient continent of ‘Sahul’
Not sure if the stomach aches you get after sculling a milkshake are caused by intolerance, allergies, or simply uncontrolled greed? An expert explains the difference between each
Indigenous artist Archie Moore has become the first Australian to win the Golden Lion award at the La Biennale de Venezia with a massive hand-drawn family tree covering 65,000 years
The long footprint of Australia’s unique sauropods across the Winton Formation in central Queensland has taken a leap into the future with 3D scanning technology identifying 12 new specimens
Kangaroos have been bouncing across Australia for millions of years but ancient species have outpaced palaeontologists until now as new research points to distinct features in three extinct species
