Melbourne Lord Mayor speaks on impact of pro-Palestine protests, graffiti on life in CBDAugust 24, 2026
Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a gene to endure starvation Science June 26, 2026 A kilometer down in the ocean, football-sized roly-polies slowly clamber along the seafloor. Their metabolism is so slow that they…
Brains break and repair DNA to grow Science June 26, 2026 Healthy brains may be built through a process of controlled damage and rapid repair. The most dangerous type of DNA…
New science on algae die-offs is too late for the Reflecting Pool Science June 25, 2026 The newly painted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. was supposed to be “American Flag blue.” Instead, on June…
Ancient flowering plants may have used dinosaurs to spread their seeds Science June 25, 2026 Fruit salad may have been on the menu for some dinosaurs. Over 74 million years ago, there was a richer…
We’ve had fire for longer than we thought Science June 25, 2026 Archaeologists have discovered traces of fires built up to 1.8 million years ago in a cave in southern Africa. The…
A Mars rover found organic carbon just sitting on a rock Science June 24, 2026 Perseverance strikes again with an intriguing — yet unresolved — clue in the search for past life on Mars. In…
The world’s largest scorpion lived 415 million years ago Science June 24, 2026 A fossil that has puzzled scientists for over 150 years is possibly the largest scorpion known to exist. At about…