A groundbreaking fossil discovery in remote South Australia sheds light on one of evolution's greatest mysteries: the origins of Ecdysozoa, a ...

Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is beginning the process of forming government after toppling former president Bashar ...

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Eric Keen is retiring from HDR, although he will remain as chairman of the board. It brings an end to a career that began 40 ...

The September quarter saw Australia's economy experience its weakest growth in decades (outside of the pandemic), and the ...

About 95% of the ocean has yet to be explored, but in what has been explored, there are some truly weird deep-sea creatures ...

The philanthropist has been fighting global disease for 25 years. He believes the world is at a dangerous tipping point.

Across North America, at least 70 imported, alien earthworm species are quietly altering our ecosystems, posing a largely ...

From an unassuming boat moored in the harbour, police were unloading 2.34 tonnes of cocaine — Australia's largest cocaine seizure. Eleven men and two juveniles are facing court for their alleged ...

Australian police seized the country’s largest haul of cocaine aboard a ... to smuggle drugs into Australia with no regard to the harm they cause to Australian communities,” Commander Stephen ...

The incident marks the largest cocaine seizure in Australian ... Jay said on its return to Australia, the "daughter ship" suffered “mechanical issues and broke down”, triggering a coordinated ...

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