The woman had a protruding front tooth which may have led superstitious neighbours to suspect it was a vampire fang. Source: Mirosław Blicharski/Aleksander Poznań, Nicolaus Copernicus University. A skeleton of a woman was found buried with a sickle around her neck, indicating people thought she was a vampire. Archaeologists from Nicolaus Copernicus University made the…
“The 12-month investigation began after an initial report from AUSTRAC intelligence and, around the same time, the VGCCC providing details of its own data analysis and covert operations dating back from November 2020,” said the AFP. Source: AFP. Three people have been charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) over an alleged money laundering syndicate…
“Our findings show that oxygen deprivation due to OSA is independently associated with cancer,” said Dr Andreas Palm. A large study form Sweden has found people with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are more likely to get cancer. OSA is common sleep disorder causing people to have a partial or complete obstruction of airways during sleep…
In its report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called for an end to all military activities that could affect the power supply systems. Source: IAEA, Flickr. Russia and Ukraine have been called to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant. The atomic watchdog of the United Nations has…
Prof Josip Car and Dr Iva Bojic, senior research fellow, one of the researchers who developed the Ycogni programme for detecting depression. Source: NTU Singapore. A group of Singaporean scientists are harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence to help diagnose people with mental health disorders. Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) say that it can…
“It is a wonderful and truly unexpected discovery from so unassuming a find location,” said Mr Edmund. Source: Spink and Son. A UK couple have uncovered a treasure trove of gold coins while renovating their kitchen with the find considered to be very rare. 260 gold coins were found by a North Yorkshire couple who…
“We must be straight with Australians about the challenges before us and the difficult decisions we must take,” the PM said. Source: Shutterstock. Anthony Albanese has warned that there will be “difficult decisions” the government will have to make in their first budget. The prime minister was speaking to MPs about the 25 October budget…
The crash occurred only 500 metres away from where two firefighters were killed when a tree fell on their car during the Black Saturday fires. Source: Shutterstock. Five teenagers aged 14-16 have been killed following a single-vehicle crash in Buxton, NSW with the driver later arrested. Emergency services were called at 8pm Tuesday night following…
Crews have been searching for three days for a missing 23-year-old man from Canberra. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The body of a skier who has been missing since Sunday has been found in the Snowy Mountain region of New South Wales. Crews have been searching for three days for a missing 23-year-old man from Canberra. He…
This could lead to a new way of forming nanodiamonds on Earth which have a variety of useful applications, including drug delivery, medical sensors and non-invasive surgery. Source: Shutterstock. Literal “diamond rain” on giant ice planets could possibly point us to a new way of making nanodiamonds here on Earth for a range of benefits.…