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New mammal dubbed Australia’s ‘cutest and fiercest’ discovered in remote nature reserve

Researchers say marsupial behaves like apex predator despite its tiny size

The Independent UK · Jun 25

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.

AAP · May 1

Report on risk of holding breath in shallow water driven by authors’ experiences

In 2022, Edinburgh University professor Andrew Baker, one of the authors of the report, and his daughter had to rescue and resuscitate his son George.

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

Elon Musk Cosigns Quest for Trump to Pardon the Officer Who Killed George Floyd

Elon Musk seemingly agreed with Ben Shapiro's quest to persuade President Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd in 2020.

Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025

Antechinus: The tiny marsupials where males have sex until they die — then females eat their corpses

All species in the antechinus genus have the same frenzied mating system, where males have sex until they die from organ failure, then the females gobble up their corpses.

LiveScience · Sep 21, 2024

The key to tackling Florida's coral crisis might just be found off the shores of Honduras

A team of scientists looks to create an offspring from both corals since they have both thrived in similar extreme heat conditions

Latin Times · Jul 20, 2024

Real estate school ‘for the modern student’: Reviewing AceableAgent

AceableAgent's real estate agent training is the "best overall" according to Fortune's ranking.

Fortune · Jun 24, 2024

Second jury can't reach verdict in bathtub murder trial

A second jury has been discharged, unable to reach a verdict on whether a Melbourne man murdered his girlfriend and left her body for months in a bathtub.

AAP · Mar 19, 2024

Tiny male marsupials sacrifice sleep for a chance at sex — then all die at once and get eaten

Male antechinuses lose three hours of sleep every night during their three-week breeding season to boost their chances of mating, then they die off in a single event.

LiveScience · Jan 25, 2024

Cannibalism follows killer sex session for marsupial

Research has found a mini-marsupial eats its own after males die due to their large testes following mating sessions that can last up to 14 hours.

AAP · Jan 18, 2024