Surgeons in New York City recently successfully completed a kidney transplant between a pig and a human, they announced at a news conference. The surgery, completed at NYU Langone Health, is a major step forward in finding an alternative, non-human organ supply for those in need. The procedure is known as xenotransplantation. On 25 September…
After close to 20 months of strict border conditions and lockdowns stretching across states and territories, Australia will finally open its doors for international travel. From 1 November fully vaccinated Australians will no longer need an exemption to leave the country. Australians under 12 will not need to be vaccinated to travel. While this only…
The internet has come a long way since its inception only decades ago. In its many iterations it has transformed, from a series of computer-to-computer signals to static web pages to the information highway it is now. The launch of the iPhone in the 2000’s also propelled the internet into a whole new world where…
Although the COVID-19 pandemic brought much of the world to a halt, last year saw new record-high greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) most recent Greenhouse Gas Bulletin reported record-high increases of climate-heating gases like carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Up to 66 per cent of global heating is…
The last Friday of October each year marks the Day for Daniel. On this day, people across Australia wear red to honour Daniel Morcombe and the Morcombe family to raise awareness of child safety and protection. This year’s theme is ‘Wear Red, Educate, Donate’. Daniel Morcombe was 13 years old living on the Sunshine Coast…
Scientists have recently announced new findings that suggest mammoths, among other Ice Age animals, did not go extinct for the reasons previously thought. The woolly mammoth roamed the earth for over five million years before going extinct roughly 4,000 years ago. The exact cause of the mammoths’ extinction has been hotly debated among scientists for…
The cryptocurrency originally introduced as a rival to the meme-based currency Dogecoin is now rapidly increasing in value. Shiba inu, also known as SHIB, has surged by over 67 per cent in the last 24 hours. The currency was created by an anonymous creator known as “Ryoshi” as a rival to the up-and-coming dogecoin. The…
It has been nearly a week since a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. Actor and producer Alec Baldwin fired the gun that ultimately killed Ms Hutchins while rehearsing a scene. More information has now been released regarding how the…
The United States is appealing to London’s Royal Courts of Justice to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The appeal comes in response to a January finding by a London District Court which ruled against Assange’s extradition. Assange is accused of espionage and computer misuse by the US government. If extradited, he could face up to…
Facebook reportedly plans to change its company name to reflect its shifting priorities. A source close to Facebook reports the social media giant will soon announce a new name to convey its movement toward developing the ‘metaverse’. The futuristic term was first coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in 1992. It describes the merging of…