
Queen bees saved from certain death as war on hive-destroying varroa mite widens
Queen bees from a national honeybee breeding program will be saved from certain death thanks to a plan to protect them from...

Get ready for a wet spring after BoM’s worrying prediction
In news to make millions of Australians still mopping up from multiple floods despair, the weather bureau has declared another climate event...

Diamonds formed in 50,000-year-old meteorite could revolutionise electronics
Diamonds formed 50,000 years ago during a high-energy shockwave from an asteroid could hold the key to better electronics and faster battery...

Neighbours finale records biggest ratings in more than a decade as fans flock to Ramsay St
The much-anticipated Neighbours finale saw television viewers flock back to Ramsay St on Thursday night with at least 900,000 fans tuning in....

‘From the highest mountains to the deepest ocean trenches’: How ocean plastics pollute the Earth
Humanity’s impact on the environment has never been more prominent, with a recent government report finding increasingly more severe weather events and...

‘Catastrophic’: Everything you should know about foot and mouth disease
Australia is ramping up biosecurity in the face of a worsening foot-and-mouth outbreak in Indonesia, the closest the disease has been to...

With Australia mulling mask mandates, here’s how the rest of the world is handling COVID-19
Indoor mask mandates may still return in Australia as authorities seek to contain the latest COVID-19 wave, but the rest of the...

Medicinal cannabis prescriptions have topped 260,000 – and Sam has one of them
When Sam, 26, went to his doctor for help with anxiety and insomnia related to his diabetes, he was prescribed Diazepam, a...

This Australian startup’s maggot army is making feed out of flies
Alex Arnold spent much of his childhood working as a farmhand on his uncle’s sheep and cattle property on South Australia’s southeast...

Australian seaweed that limits methane from cows hits the shelves
The Australian meat industry is sighing a breath of fresh air after a native Australian seaweed that reduces methane from cows finally...