Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings
Rain in Sydney and record-breaking cold in Victoria is down to an abnormal anticyclone that could go down in history.
- by Angus Dalton
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‘Incredible’ first-time footage reveals intimate life of blue whales
A decade-long Australian citizen science project has unveiled the extraordinary videos.
- by Angus Dalton
Inside the cave where Australians have uncovered the world’s oldest rock art
This extraordinary ancient image may be our oldest evidence of a story.
- by Angus Dalton
The platypus ‘hoax’ that tricked the world, but illuminated a different animal wonder
One viral specimen had platypus experts snatching up UV torches. They were sorely disappointed – but many other animals glow brilliantly after dark.
- by Angus Dalton
The weather forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing
There’s a problem with relying on the weather forecast if you’re using it to decide whether to wear a puffer jacket or not.
- by Angus Dalton
Son’s anguish over police domestic violence response to dying mother
The NSW Northern Rivers is in shock after Sarah Miles was allegedly killed by her male partner in the third fatal case of domestic violence in the area this year.
- by Kate Aubusson and Angus Dalton
‘It’s a total game changer’: Australian breakthrough in DNA editing
Scientists say they have discovered a tool that makes gene editing easier and more precise, opening up possibilities from eliminating diabetes to fighting global warming.
- by Angus Dalton
‘The bomb factory’: Living in the shadow of Sydney’s nuclear reactor
Australia’s only nuclear reactor, on the suburban outskirts of Sydney, hints at the risks of large-scale nuclear power.
- by Angus Dalton
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Illness
‘Like it’s falling out of the sky’: Bird flu detected on NSW egg farm
A farm north-west of Sydney is under lockdown after bird flu was found in chickens, the first outbreak in the state in more than a decade.
- by Angus Dalton and Jessica McSweeney
The Sydney student who uncovered a ‘shocking’ problem with global cancer research
Undergraduate Danielle Oste found something thousands of scientists had overlooked.
- by Angus Dalton
Man critical after alleged assault in Hunters Hill
A 42-year-old man will face court after the alleged assault of another man, who remains in hospital fighting for life.
- by Angus Dalton and Jessica McSweeney
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