A Dark Thirst Unleashed
THE FUNHOUSE MIRROR COLUMN: And the five-day water shutdown begins, dear reader. Get in the mood for the misery with ‘A Dark Thirst Unleashed’...
A jewel inside the Diamond City
GREY MUTTER: I was genuinely surprised the other day when I found a clean, neat, litter-free hub literally metres from the Kimberley CBD. I...
Diary of a water-deprived soul: One man’s five-day Odyssey in Sol...
THE FUNHOUSE MIRROR COLUMN: “Dear Diary, I learned today that dignity is overrated”: Read the riveting account of one man’s tale of surviving a...
Alien fever dreams fuel Peruvian grave robbings
Some experts are questioning whether Peru is losing the battle to stop the plunder of its archaeological sites to feed a lucrative black market...
Twisted magnetic field observed around Milky Way’s central black hole
Astronomers recently announced that they have detected a strong and organised magnetic field twisted in a spiral pattern around the Milky Way’s supermassive black...
Gene involved in cell shape offers clues on left-handedness
Why are some people left-handed while most are righties? That is an area of active research, and a new study sheds light on a...
Scientists investigate thousands of dead Antarctic penguins for bird flu
Has bird flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of penguins in Antarctica?By Jake SpringHAS BIRD flu already killed hundreds, if not thousands of...
Meta overhauls rules on deepfakes, other altered media
Facebook owner Meta announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media this week, ahead of US elections poised to test...
Turkey’s woof express takes disabled dogs on a daily ride
An animal lover in Turkey, inspired by her paralysed father, has built a train out of plastic barrels to give daily rides to the...
Longevity is ‘just luck’ says 111-year-old Briton, world’s new oldest man
The world’s oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said his longevity was “just luck” and there was no special secret to his diet...
