Jake Sturmer
Oceans hotter and more acidic in 2021 as sea levels, human-induced greenhouse gases rise: WMO
The world’s oceans grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record in 2021, while melting ice sheets helped push sea...
Japanese coast guard believe live export ship with 43 crew, thousands of cattle, may have sunk
Japan’s Coast Guard believes a ship carrying 43 people, including two Australians, may have capsized and sunk, after speaking to a rescued...
Meet the newest peacock spiders: ‘People still get excited when they see them’
This photo isn’t fake. These tiny, dazzling spiders are 100 per cent real – and scientists have just discovered another five species and...
How do you lose something in space and find it again?
Imagine you’ve spent half a decade building satellites to study a little-known part of the Earth’s atmosphere. They’re the first Australian-built satellites...
DNA repair discovery could lead to reverse ageing, cancer drugs, help space travel
A drug to reverse ageing and treat cancer may be a step closer after a team of scientists identified a critical step...
Emergency landing after passenger plane loses propellor mid-flight
UPDATE 11.30AM: Regional Express Airlines (REX) has confirmed their fleet will continue operating as normal despite one of their planes losing a...
Plan to cut jobs sparks fears for air traffic safety
Serious air traffic safety concerns have been raised by aviation workers over plans to axe 900 jobs at Airservices Australia, the organisation...
Australia hotter, drier and more prone to bushfires: report
The duration, frequency and intensity of extreme heat events have increased across large parts of Australia, a climate report has found. The...
Fears CSIRO staff exposed to toxic bacteria at lab
There are fears CSIRO staff have been exposed to toxic bacteria while conducting experiments at the organisation’s Black Mountain site in Canberra....
Thousands of Australian computer log–ins for sale on dark web
Computers from a federal research network, a peak sporting body, a school and a local council are among tens of thousands of...