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The prevalence of slot machines – known as pokies – in pubs and clubs across the country and betting on sport has created a culture of wagering

First salvage expedition in years captures more than 2m high-resolution images of 1912 shipwreck

Police tracked down long-lost fingerprint evidence, solving mystery of ‘Pinnacle Man’ whose body was found in 1977

The name Africa was given to the continent by European explorers, exploiters, slavers and colonists. It ignores the indigenous people and their accomplishments.

Research paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14725843.2021.2017262?needAccess=true

Until a few years ago, it was impossible to create new lager beer.

Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011154

For years, researchers have wondered what energy source allows the solar wind − a projection of charged particles from the Sun − to rush by at hundreds of miles a second.

Multiple media reports this week warned Americans to be on guard against a new phishing scam that arrives in a text message informing recipients they are not yet registered to vote. A bit of digging reveals the missives were sent by a California political consulting firm as part of a well-meaning but potentially counterproductive get-out-the-vote effort that had all the hallmarks of a phishing campaign.

Goulash-flavoured gelato, anyone? Curious customers are flocking from all over Hungary to taste the summer's wackiest taste sensations -- a small ice cream parlor serving up savory Hungarian staples.

Partygoers gather near Valencia for the yearly tomato hurling festival.

Study described as ‘necessary first step’ in discovering whether dogs and humans can use push-button devices to communicate

Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0307189

Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on children.

From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change.

John Alfred Tinniswood was born the year the Titanic sank and has lived through the tenure of 24 UK prime ministers

The ultimate capsule wardrobe is sustainable, stress-free and stylish. But what should you put in it?

The would-be thief became distracted after picking up a book about Greek mythology on a bedside table.

Targeting the key players that help your body regulate metabolism could reverse disease progression, including cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s disease.

Chinese scientists have discovered a "brand-new method" of producing large quantities of water using lunar soil brought back from a 2020 expedition, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday.

Researchers can use powerful microscopes to capture the tiny teeth in squid suckers.

Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid repeating practices that led to colonialism in the 18th century and beyond?

The moon will look largest at dusk, one expert says, and those with binoculars should be able to see Saturn’s rings too

São José do Pinheiro once stood out for its lavishness. Now a public space, it hosts a museum and a school of jongo, a tradition of music, dance, spirituality and storytelling

Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have helped discover an object moving so fast that it will escape the Milky Way’s gravity and shoot into intergalactic space. This hypervelocity object is the first such object found with the mass similar to or […]

Surviving a shark – or lion, or bear – attack is the key criteria for entry into Bite Club. Together its members navigate their next big challenge: what happens after you survive?