NASA were able to restore communication with Voyager 1 as it travels towards the far boundaries of the solar system. Image source: NASA Photo Collection, via Flickr Voyager 1, a NASA probe that is currently the most distant man-made object in the universe at more than 24 billion kilometres, is once again sending data back…
Spears taken by Captain Cook are being repatriated from a museum in England to be brought home to Australia. Image source: Suicasmo, via Wikimedia Commons Four spears stolen from the Indigenous Gweagal people over 250 years ago have been returned to the La Perouse Aboriginal Community. The spears were crafted 254 years ago and are…
Red fire ants will cost Australians more than $22 billion by 2040s if no action is taken. Source: National Fire Ant Eradication Program Red fire ants will cost Australians more than $22 billion by 2040 if not addressed properly, according to a report by the Australia Institute on Wednesday. Fire ants were first discovered at…
London’s Australia House celebrates cultural impact of Bluey on the world by renaming it “Bluey House” on Sunday. Source: David Parry, Australian High Commission. London’s Australia House has been renamed “Bluey House” for a day, in recognition and celebration of the TV hit series’ cultural impact on Britain and the world. Australia House, which is…
The black-footed ferret species is one of the successful instances of cloning endangered animals, with three healthy clones born since 2020. Image source: J. Michael Lockhart/USFWS, via Wikimedia Commons Scientists in the US have recently announced that their cloning efforts regarding the endangered black-footed ferrets have led to a second and third birth. The scientific…
Evacuations are underway from the area around erupting volcano, Mount Ruang. Image source: Ariefrahman, via Wikimedia Commons Indonesian volcano Mount Ruang has erupted multiple times, causing authorities to evacuate over 11,000 people. The volcanic island is the southernmost volcano in the Sangihe Islands arc, in the province of North Sulawesi. The volcano erupted on Wednesday,…
The jury for Donald Trump’s criminal court case surrounding his payments to Stormy Daniels has been decided. Image source: Trump White House Archived, via Pexels A 12-person jury has been finalised for the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials, concerning his hush money case in New York. Trump has been accused of 34 counts…
The United Arab Emirates faces heavy rain, flooding the streets of Dubai. Image source: Unsplash, via Picryl. Record levels of rainfall have hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), causing widespread floods and disruption across the Persian Gulf. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah residents were told to prepare for unstable weather conditions on Monday, 15 April…
A 15-year-old was arrested after he attacked an Assyrian Orthodox church congregation in Wakeley, Sydney. Image source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church, via Facebook. New South Wales police arrested a 15-year-old male after he attacked an Assyrian Orthodox church congregation with a knife in Sydney on Monday, 15 April. The attack took place around 7pm…
Iran launches 300 missiles at Israel in first ever direct attack. Source: Adam Jones via Flickr. Iran has launched more than 300 missile and drones at Israel on Saturday in retaliation to a recent strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on 1 April. Tehran had been threatening to attack Israel since 1 April, when…