Australia

Scientists Jonathan Napier and Cathie Martin remember when they needed armed guards and high fences to protect their research sites. Genetically modified (GM) food crops were the target of genetically engineered activists. But the strict laws governing their crops are changing rapidly. So are the definitions of what is called GM food and what is …

Science Friction Gene re-edited food on the menu: What is it and what has changed? Read More »

Radio Funny Ed Kavalee finds himself in bad books at home and with his colleagues after making a shocking request to his wife Tiff Hall. Ed Kavalee called his radio colleagues’ ears this morning after they learned that he had taken his sick wife out of bed for “coughing too much.” Kavalee, 42, is married …

Ed Kavalee admits to throwing his sick wife, Tiff Hall, out of bed Read More »

A Queensland coffee shop has been exposed for lying about Kim Kardashian paying a visit earlier this week to her boyfriend Pete Davidson, even though the reality TV superstar has not been down for years. Matt Black, the manager of Botanica Cafe Bar Kitchen in Edge Hill, Cairns, told ABC Far North that Kardashian, 41, …

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson did not visit Australia; exposed coffee Read More »

The Australian regulator has banned FatBlaster Max, an over-the-counter pill that claims (no evidence) to help you lose weight. FatBlaster Max can no longer be purchased, after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) found that the company behind the pills registered the drug without mentioning the weight loss properties and did not produce any evidence to …

FatBlaster Max has just been banned. Because? Here’s everything you need to know about dietary supplements Read More »

Newswise – Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a new multiplanetary system in our galactic quarter just 10 parsecs, or about 33 light-years, from Earth, making it one of the closest multiplanetary systems. to ours. At the heart of the system is a small, cool dwarf star M, called HD 260655, and astronomers have …

Astronomers are discovering a multi-planetary system nearby Read More »

Even having grown up using Commodore 64s, Apple II and IBM PC, I have no fondness for mechanical keyboards. I’m very happy with a set of short-sleeved chiclet-style laptop keys under my fingers, but I’m even drawn to the cult of mechanical keyboards for this stunning compact recreation of a classic IBM Model F keyboard. …

This custom miniature IBM Model F keyboard is an absolute work of art Read More »

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Wow, where did South Sydney go? Zac Lomax wasn’t in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for Mikaele Ravalawa after 75 minutes. Shameful from the south of Sydney while Phil Gould takes the Rabbitoh to work. 11 tackles lost in 20 minutes. “They did it three times … where is Sydney …

NRL LIVE THURSDAY: Bunnies put on the bench after the Dragons scored six tries in 28 minutes Read More »

The Worth Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting to decide whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. This is the highest level of warning from the agency, which currently only applies to the COVID-19 pandemic and polio. Scientists are struggling to understand what is driving the current outbreak, …

What is the smallpox of the monkey? Why the WHO is changing the name of the virus that could be declared an emergency Read More »

Western Bulldogs star midfielder Bailey Smith has been sanctioned for two games by the AFL for “misconduct.” The action follows an AFL investigation after images and videos appeared on social media in late 2021 showing Smith wearing a white dust bag at a party; the 21-year-old later admitted to using illicit substances. The ban is …

Bailey Smith of the Western Bulldogs fined for two games by the AFL for drug misconduct Read More »