It’s expected that Hurricane Fiona will make its way to the Dominican Republic next. Source: Twitter. The electricity grid in Puerto Rico has taken a major hit after Hurricane Fiona has left 1.4 million households without power. Severe flooding, heavy rainfall and strong winds have wreaked havoc across the Caribbean Island which has left three…
“For the first time, we can see all the organs together in a primitive jawed fish, and we were especially surprised to learn that they were not so different from us,” Professor Kate Trinajstic said. Source: Curtin University. A 380-million-year-old fish heart discovered in Western Australia is believed to be the oldest heart ever found.…
Draped in the Royal Standard, Her Majesty The Queen’s coffin was taken in Procession to Westminster Hall. Source: The Royal Family, Twitter. Buckingham Palace has revealed plans for Her Majesty’s state funeral which is set to broadcast in Australia at 8pm (AEST) tonight. Prior to the state funeral, The Palace has said that the tenor…
“Removing hijab is a punishable crime in Iran. We call on women and men around the world to show solidarity,” said activist Masih Alinejad. Source: Twitter. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has died in hospital after she was allegedly beaten by Iran’s ‘morality police’ for not properly wearing her hijab. The woman had travelled from Kurdistan to…
The findings date back to the reign of Rameses II who is often regarded as the most powerful Egyptian king and thought of as possibly the pharaoh from the Biblical Exodus from Egypt. Source: Israel Antiquities Authority, Facebook. A unique discovery of an ancient burial cave has been made by an Israeli archaeological team, dating…
“Microneedle patch tattoos can also be used to encode information in the skin of animals. Rather than clipping the ear or applying an ear tag to animals to indicate sterilization status, a painless and discreet tattoo can be applied instead,” said researchers. Source: Georgia Tech. Georgia Institute of Technology has developed what they say is…
Source: Ticket to Paradise. The Julia Roberts and George Clooney rom com has had its UK release date pushed back out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II. Production company Universal released a statement earlier in the week detailing that it was the most appropriate action to take considering the circumstances in the UK at the…
Queensland Police said they carried out several other search warrants in relation to possession of child exploitation material. Source: Shutterstock. A Brisbane man has been arrested for being in possession of child exploitation material said Queensland Police. The 51-year-old was arrested with one count each of possessing child exploitation material and use of a carriage…
“Tennis has treated me more generously than I ever would have dreamt, and now I must recognise when it is time to end my competitive career,” Federer announced. Source: Eleazar García, Flickr. 20-time grand slam champion Roger Federer has announced his historical tennis career will end after the Laver Cup later this month. A statement…
“Prior to this study, there were four well-known clans, but the unique codas identified by this team proved there are at least seven distinct clans in the Pacific, and possibly more to be found in less-studied regions,” said OSU. New research from Oregon State University (OSU) has revealed that sperm whales use specific sounds to…