China’s controversial Antarctic plan
CHINA’S creeping expansion on Australia’s doorstep continues as the country is eyeing a new project on the icy continent of Antarctica.
Sustainability
Sad story behind Harry photo
PRINCE Harry was all smiles when these photos were taken during an Australian visit 15 years ago, but it hides a shocking reality.
App helps to clean up city’s filthy streets
SOME people really take community service seriously. Shocked by San Francisco’s littered streets, this guy is cleaning up his city at the click of a button.
Rat cull boosts penguin numbers but new threat lurks
VOLUNTEERS have found 44 little penguins nesting on Granite Island – a strong increase on last year’s census count, giving scientists hope for the colony’s future.
Driving law nobody knows about
THIS is a driving rule that almost nobody knows. But it turns out you can get into big trouble if you do it.
Insane idea to avoid Day Zero
THE PM may be turning to God for rain, but South Africa has a different idea to fix the drought — and it sounds just as far-fetched.
Hunter’s happy snap of leopard kill sparks outrage
NAOMI Campbell and other celebrities have shared their outrage over a viral photograph of a hunter proudly showing off her leopard kill — said to be the ninth largest in the world.
Missing baby meerkat ‘stolen or eaten’
ZOOKEEPERS fear the worst for a one-month-old meerkat who vanished — saying it was likely stolen or eaten by a predator.
What 12yo understands that adults don’t
ARLIAN Ecker thinks Australians are from another planet because of this “dirty and destructive” thing they’re doing.
Google celebrates pioneer Australian scientist
GOOGLE is honouring Dorothy Hill, the renowned palaeontologist and Australia’s first female university professor, on her 111th birthday
Heartbreaking photo shows koala plight
THESE photos highlight how dire our koala habitat problem is, with the Australian animals to be extinct in NSW by 2050.
$444m question hanging over the reef
THE Great Barrier Reef Foundation is “extremely confident” it can expand to use a record $444 million government grant, as its chairman prepares to face a grilling over the decision.
Why everyone’s making ugly cakes
THEY are some of the strangest cakes you’ve seen but there’s a reason why people are busy baking them.
This map exposes Japan’s whalers
MORE than 50 minke whales have been slaughtered by the Japanese in a protected part of Antarctica. Now a map has exposed exactly where they struck.
Nearly 90 elephants killed in Botswana
THE bodies of 87 elephants have been found near a wildlife sanctuary in Botswana in what could be the largest case of poaching ever seen in Africa.
Hurry up science, we need this
IT’S important research that could help the planet but it could also get you out the door a whole lot faster in the morning.
Map of Australia’s shark attack hotspots
SWIMMERS in Australia have the highest chance of being attacked by a shark across the world.
Australia’s ‘heaven’ now unrecognisable
THIS Australian town used to be “heaven”, with rich locals spending their days waterskiing or golfing. Now it’s dead.
PETA slammed over drought post
ANIMALS rights group PETA has been slammed over a social media post criticising farmers forced to kill livestock because of Australia’s current drought crisis.
Aussie family’s insane tech obsession
THIS family has a scary amount of electronics overloading their home — and they’re not the only ones.
Risky idea to save $56 billion Aussie attraction
IT’S one of the nation’s most valuable assets and researchers are being forced to consider radical options to save it.
Coles’ colossal plastic bag fail
CUSTOMERS are ripping into Coles after its backflip on the plastic bag ban — but it’s even worse than they realise.
Disturbing Great Barrier Reef discovery
NEW data reveals the average rate of recovery across the Great Barrier Reef showed a six-fold decline.
$150k couldn’t keep them alive
ANDREW Curro just wanted to help out a mate. What he found when he got there was truly devastating. WARNING: Confronting.
What you know about sharks is wrong
MOST people think sharks are hungry, man-eating beasts but there are crazier ways humans are killed — and they will likely surprise you.
Proof Australia’s weird telegraph poles work
WHEN a scientist declared a bunch of sky-high poles could be the answer to Australia’s highway crisis, experts laughed in his face. Now he has proof it works.
Scary new venomous snake discovered
IF we didn’t already have enough dangerous animals, scientists have discovered another venomous snake species — and they stumbled across it in a most unusual way.
How we can end bag ban rage
EXPERTS say Woolies and Coles got their campaigns to roll out the single-use plastic bag ban wrong. Here’s what they should be doing.
Single-use plastics we’ll never ban
SINGLE-USE plastic bags have been shown the exit, straws aren’t far behind. But experts have warned the dream of a single-use plastic-free future would actually be a nightmare.
The secrets that could save koalas
IN A world-first study, secrets have been uncovered about koalas that will help shape their future — and you could play a vital role in it.
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