A bomb scare at Queenstown Airport is being investigating. Image credit: Denisbin, Flickr New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport has been evacuated after receiving a bomb threat on Friday morning. At around 8:40am (local time), police received a report of “what appears to be an explosive device”. Queenstown Airport activated emergency security protocols and all travellers were…
Male lions, who often rely on each other for survival, have frequently been observed exhibiting same-sex sexual behaviours. Image: Gary Whyte, via Pexels A new study of same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals strongly suggests that the behaviour was adopted to facilitate social cohesion between animals living in social groups. Sexual behaviour between members of the…
Eight people were arrested for their involvement with an organ trafficking ring which sold hundreds of kidneys to wealthy buyers. Image: Raul Infante Gaete, via Pexels Eight people were arrested by Pakistan police for their alleged involvement with an organ trafficking ring, which surgically removed the kidneys of hundreds of patients to sell to wealthy…
Locals, tourists and officials in France’s capital are dealing with an unusual problem – the city is swarming with bedbugs. Image: Marcos Abreu, via Pexels Locals, tourists and officials in France’s capital are dealing with an unusual problem – the city is swarming with bedbugs. The tiny insects have been spotted in hotels, airports, movie…
Matthew Leonard was awarded $12 million in damages after an altercation with a bouncer outside a Hobart nightclub left him with a life-altering injury. Image: Valentine Angel Fernandez, via Pexels Matthew Leonard, 37, was awarded $12 million in damages after an altercation with a crowd controller outside a Hobart club in 2014 left him with…
A farmer has caught a rare spotted-tailed quoll after it attacked one of his chickens. Image credit: Michael J Fromholtz, Wikimedia Commons A farmer in South Australia has caught a rare spotted-tailed quoll after it attacked one of his chickens. Frank Pao Ling Tsai spotted the animal on his Beachport property earlier in the week,…
The world-famous Sycamore Gap tree in England has been cut down in a “deliberate act of vandalism”. Image credit: Tomorrow Never Knows, Flickr A teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of felling the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree in England. The 21-metre-tall tree was located at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland and was estimated to be…
Sydney Fish Market construction site evacuated after crane collapse. Image credit: Only In Guildford…, Facebook A worker has been injured after a crane collapsed at the construction site for the new Sydney Fish Market. A crane jib fell onto scaffolding at the Blackwattle Bay site in Glebe at around midday on Thursday. Emergency services were…
Paul Iera, 35, was ordered to pay $16k to the NSW government as compensation for the police time and resources spent searching for him. Image: Highway Patrol Images, via Wikimedia Commons Paul Iera, 35, has been ordered to pay $16,218.11 to the NSW government as compensation for the police time and resources spent searching for…
A new clinical trial will enable women to obtain birth control pills without seeing a GP for a prescription, within certain requirements. Image: Polina Tankilevitch, via Pexels A new clinical trial introduced in NSW will enable women to obtain birth control pills without the need to see a GP for a prescription, within certain requirements.…