The state’s obesity rate could mean we might see the first generation of Queenslanders who have a life expectancy shorter than their parents. Queensland children born in the decade from 2023 may lose up to five years in average life expectancy if the state’s current obesity rate remains as it is. The research detailed in…
“I thought I could push him down the stairs, but then I saw the can of spray,” Tiffany said of one of the intruders. A Brisbane mum has defended her family from intruders by using bug spray that by chance turned into a flamethrower. 21-year-old Tiffany Kendon was at home with her partner and children…
“Our knowledge of the interaction between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals has got more complex in the last few years, but it’s still rare to see scientific discussion of how the interbreeding between the groups actually happened,” said Professor Stringer. Source: Wikimedia Commons. New research has suggested that Neanderthals went extinct not from fighting with Homo…
Bolsonara called the protests the fruit of “indignation and a feeling of injustice about how the electoral process played out”. Source: Palácio do Planalto, Flickr. Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro publicly spoke for the first time following his election defeat after almost two days of silence. The far-right president lost what was widely regarded as Brazil’s…
The man will soon appear in court and face sentencing. The Australian Federal Police have charged a 24-year-old man with drug trafficking and possession offences after finding multiple bottles of methamphetamine. The Bangladeshi national had flown into Sydney International Airport from Fiji on October 28 and was stopped by Australian Border Force (ABF) for a…
“Price stability is a prerequisite for a strong economy and a sustained period of full employment. Given this, the Board’s priority is to return inflation to the 2–3 per cent range over time,” said the RBA. Interest rates have seen another increase after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said they expect more to be…
Picking your nose or plucking nose hairs can damage to the lining of your nose and make it easier for bacteria to reach your brain. Picking your nose might be increasing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia according to research from Griffith University. If you’re someone who tends to pick their nose, Griffith…
The five lions have been returned to their enclosure but the question still remains of how they got out. Source: Facebook, Taronga Zoo. Five lions from Taronga Zoo managed to escape from their pen earlier this morning, forcing the place into a lockdown. Police were called to the Sydney based Zoo around 7:00am after reports…
“We can use artificial intelligence-enabled robots to speak animal languages and essentially breach the barrier of interspecies communication,” said Karren Bakker from the University of British Columbia. Animal-speaking AI is being used to “breach the barrier of interspecies communication” but it’s also raising ethical questions. In an interview with Vox, Karren Bakker from the University…
This is Taylor’s 10th studio album. Source: Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift’s new album Midnights has already broken records within the first week of its release, breaking a Billboard Top 10 record. The 32-year-old singer was ecstatic to find out that her album had made her the first artist in history to claim the Top 10…