Remains of the two people who’s DNA was analysed. Source: Pompeii. The eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD buried the town of Pompeii and with that created an ancient time capsule but this latest feat has discovered new details on the people of the ill-fated metropolis. Over 1900 years ago the city was destroyed…
Woolworths are keeping the environment in mind, with Western Australia the first to follow the eco-future by removing all plastic bags from their stores. Source: Woolworths Supermarket retailing giant Woolworths has announced a permanent removal of their 15-cent plastic shopping bags, gradually phasing them out over the next year. Doing so will reportedly remove over…
Screenshots from a 3D animation of the Cotoca Site. Source: H.Prumers/DAI. Utilizing mapping technology, archaeologists were able to discover a lost city that’s been hidden under the Amazon for centuries. Researchers believe the two sites called Cotoca and Landivar, measuring in at 147 and 315 ha, belong to the Casarabe culture which existed around 500…
California’s Berkeley High School had a 16-year-old student arrested after it was discovered the boy intended to recruit a team to shoot up the school. Source: Berkeley High School Law enforcement arrested a 16-year-old boy in Berkeley, California on Monday after learning he was recruiting a “team” of students to shoot up a high school.…
This year we are asking everyone to make a change beginning with brave actions in their daily lives – where they live, work, play and socialise. Source: Independent Education Union. This year’s National Reconciliation Week was themed “Be Brave. Make Change” urging Australians to make greater efforts of reconciliation. Running from May 27 to June…
RMIT University’s Filippo Giustozzi is leading a research team into using recycled rubber as a solution for road degradation, and the results are highly positive. Source: RMIT Rubber from used tyres acts like “sunscreen” for roads and can halve the rate of sun damage when properly mixed with bitumen, a new study has found. Engineers…
The official Royal Portrait to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Source: Royal Family. Festivities have kicked off in London with Queen Elizabeth marking 70 years on the throne, however she’s already had to cancel an appearance due to “discomfort”. She appeared alongside the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace where she waved to…
NSW Health say they have discovered the second known case of monkeypox in Australia. Source: CDC A second case of monkeypox has been found in NSW, after a man in his 50s reported symptoms upon arrival in Sydney (from Queensland). The man’s GP referred him to hospital with symptoms clinically compatible with monkeypox, whereby urgent…
Five people are dead, including the alleged shooter, in a Oklahoma mass shooting just over a week after the horrific Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde,Texas. Source: Reuters Less than a week after a horrific school shooting in Texas that left 22 people dead, another mass shooting has occurred in an Oklahoma hospital this morning,…
More than 15 restaurants and bars will have to make the move elsewhere in the CBD. Source: Eagle Street Pier. After more than 30 years as one of Brisbane’s major dining precincts, Eagle Street Pier will close and get a $2.1 billion makeover to usher in a new riverfront experience. Businesses will close up shop…