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Flies landing on someone's back, on a banana.

‘Gross’: Why do flies land on our backs?

Summer is almost here, so you might be finding yourself doing more swatting. But why do they like our backs so much?

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Archaeologists have found that members of Great Britain’s Durotriges tribe often buried women with more grave goods than men. Picture: Miles Russell/Bournemouth University

‘Execution’: Inexplicable find in British grave

The discovery of a 2000-year-old skeleton during excavations of an ancient Celtic settlement has left experts baffled.

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(FILES) Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Musk has urged his 227 million social media followers to cancel their Netflix subscriptions, accusing the streaming platform of promoting what he describes as transgender propaganda. In his latest culture war campaign, the Tesla tycoon joined a trend launched by conservative social media account Libs of TikTok that cited the animated series

Calls for Musk to rescue stranded astronauts

Calls are growing for the billionaire to rescue three stranded Chinese astronauts after SpaceX’s successful high-profile rescue mission earlier this year.

WEEKEND TELEGRAPH - The Australian Reptile Park’s dingo puppies, Rusty and Muffin, weighed in at 4.2kg, while Socks came in at 3.5kg after being hand-raised at The Australian Reptile Park on the Central Coast. Pic Supplied.

‘Apex predator’: Horror over pet dingo plan

Dingoes could soon be seen in backyards and dog parks, as one state considers reclassifying them as domestic pets, but experts warn the move could have serious consequences.

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A dead humpback whale found tangled in shark net at Coledale north of Wollongong Picture (Supplied: Khynan Gardner/ORRCA)

‘Devastating’ find reignites debate

A young humpback whale’s southbound journey ended in tragedy this week when its lifeless body was found tangled in a shark net.

Snapper Rocks deserted in shark frenzy

Truth about horror scenes at Aussie beach

Viral footage of sharks in a feeding frenzy at Snapper Rocks left viewers stunned – but some claim the incident exposes a more disturbing detail.

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‘Artefacts’: Flashes in sky change everything

A stunning ‘smoking gun’ discovery in this photo could reveal an ‘alien artefact’ in orbit, bombshell new research claims.

Snapper Rocks deserted in shark frenzy

Pure nightmare fuels horror at Aussie beach

Stunning footage from one of Australia’s most popular surf breaks shows a deserted line-up and dozens of predators closing in on the shore in startling scenes.

Abandoned dogs near nuclear powerplant turn blue. Photo: Clean Futures Fund via Storyful

Abandoned dogs at Chernobyl turn blue

Wild footage reveals that several dogs living near a nuclear power plant have turned blue, baffling the workers taking care of them.

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A teenager has been attacked by a crocodile in far north Queensland.

14yo boy attacked by croc as sightings rise

A teenage boy has been attacked by a crocodile in Far North Queensland, with several sightings of the animal now reported in the area.

Amazon’s chief technologist has promised Australia won’t be left behind in the company’s global AI revolution, as it debuts groundbreaking new operational systems designed to revolutionise the way workers work.

Inside Amazon’s global AI revolution

Tech giant Amazon has unveiled ambitious plans for its robotics and AI rollout across the world – but there could be a challenge to its rollout in Australia.

(FILES) This file photo provided by NASA on February 19, 2008 shows the International Space Station as seen from the US space shuttle Atlantis on February 18, 2008. - Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station

Inside the world’s most isolated graveyard

Over 4,000km from New Zealand – at the most isolated point in the world – lies a very unique underwater graveyard used by some of the world’s biggest superpowers.

The new discovery might change everything we know about the Bronze Age. Picture: Supplied

Insane 5000 year old find stuns historians

Archaeologists in the Middle East have unearthed a stunning 5,500 year old piece of evidence that changes what we know about the Bronze Age.

Painting of a now-extinct slender-billed curlew.

Unwanted first as species wiped off earth

A mysterious migratory bird is the first of its kind to be declared extinct. Here’s what that means for its friends in the bird world.

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