Downgraded to Category 3 despite spawning tornadoes, Hurricane Milton had US experts suggesting Category 6 should be added to the storm rating system – but how are hurricanes rated and do they differ from cyclones?
Australian researchers are studying samples taken from a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid to figure out how we can prevent a future collision while unlocking the mind-boggling secrets of our universe
Sports around the world are earning a motza in sponsorship deals from oil and gas companies – but is this affecting the fight against climate change? And why is it called “sportswashing?”
The FBI is investigating a second attempted assassination of former US president and Republican nominee Donald Trump while he was playing golf in Florida – how did it happen again?
Streets outside Melbourne’s Land Forces Expo descended into chaos on Wednesday as anti-war activists threw manure and rocks at police in violent scenes labelled ‘a disgrace’ – what happened?
Australia could be on the brink of revolutionising brain cancer treatment as Victorian researchers hope to transform patient outcomes with a startling discovery that enables the body to melt tumours from the inside
Two sailors are finally safe after their yacht was battered by 5m waves and gale-force winds off the NSW coast for over 18 hours as wild weather and epic winds rip across southeast Australia
Years of extreme heat and prolonged drought have created dangerous wildfire conditions in Greece, wiping out the vegetation that bees depend upon – and spelling trouble for the ecosystem
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches on perplexed in cartoonist Mark Knight’s take on Ukraine advancing across the border as Zelensky’s troops pull off strategic wins in the war
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?
