New research using more advanced, reliable methods of DNA testing have proven that purebred dingoes aren’t a rarity at all. Image credit: ogwen, CC BY 2.0, via flickr For decades, outdated research has supported the myth that Australia’s native canids were virtually extinct, and that most of Australia’s wild dogs were genetic hybrids of dingoes and…
“The United States of America is ready to fight tonight in space if we have to,” said the deputy director of the US Space Command. Image credit: Christopher Dewitt, via Wikimedia Commons. Brigadier General Jesse Morehouse, deputy director of strategy, plans and police at US Space Command, told reporters at a briefing in London that…
The SA government has swiftly passed an anti-protest bill imposing severe fines of up to $50,000 for people obstructing a public space. Image credit: Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Members of the public, unions and charitable organisations have spoken out against a bill “rushed through” parliament which imposes a maximum fine of…
Kherkatta Reservoir in Chhattisgarh, India. Image credit: Renuka Sarkar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. An Indian government official has been formally suspended after he drained approximately two million litres of water from a reservoir to retrieve a phone he dropped while taking a selfie. Rajesh Vishwas, 32, a food inspector employed by the Chhattisgarh…