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The Mounties Care CareFlight Helicopter flew to the scene of the Blacktown dog attack to provide care to the man. Picture: CareFlight

Man fights for life after horror dog mauling

A 54-year-old man is in hospital in a critical condition after he was mauled by several of his own dogs at his home in western Sydney earlier this morning.

Algal Bloom South Australia 2025. Picture: Great Southern Reef Foundation

Reason for toxic bloom disaster revealed

Scientists have discovered the culprit behind South Australia’s rolling toxic algal bloom crisis, but one researcher warns the scientific community knows ‘very little’ about it.

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Japan has started deploying soldiers to a northern region hit by a record level of bear attacks, with 12 people killed by the animals since April.

Japan sends in army as bears kill 12

Japan has started deploying soldiers to a northern region hit by a record level of bear attacks, with 12 people killed by the animals since April.

A man who survived a shark attack off the waters of a picturesque island off the South Australian coast has revealed the moment he felt the animal grab him.

Twist after surfer’s shark attack horror

A veteran surfer bitten by a 3m shark off the southern coast has provided a surprising update while showing off his new battle scars.

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Alien ‘probe’ mystery to be solved this week

The mystery of whether a Manhattan-sized object whizzing through the solar system is an alien probe or simply a comet may be finally solved this week.

An “aggressive” monkey infected with COVID and multiple sexually transmitted diseases is running loose through Mississippi (left). An escaped monkey seen in Florida in May (right).

Herpes-infected monkey on loose after escape

The 20kg monkey has Covid, hepatitis C, and herpes and is “aggressive to humans”.

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.

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