‘Panda of the insect world’: the moscardón bumblebee creates buzz for invertebrate of the year
Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the…
‘I’ve definitely lost followers’: influencers face backlash over Meta ‘pervert glasses’ content
Using ‘spy glasses’ made by Facebook owner leads to floods of negative comments, say content creators It was hardly an offensive video. Amid the buzz of the Tour de France…
A poem by Ziggy Ramo: ‘A Welcome to Country was booed on Anzac Day. The disrespect was blunt’
Each week during Australian Poetry Month, a poet walks us through one of their works. Here, rapper Ramo shares one about ‘being invited in and rejected at the same time’…
Arrival of Vinted a ‘gamechanger’ for shopping secondhand in Australia
With low prices and free listings, Australians have quickly embraced the resale app – but some users are wary of long-distance shipping When I first moved to the UK, I…
Pilot pulls off Count Binface stunt for Clacton byelection
Plane spends 30 minutes off the Essex coast marking out shape of a bin in apparent tribute to Nigel Farage’s rival A pilot has traced the shape of a bin…
Sheep-herding robot dogs put to the test at the Ekka Royal Queensland show — video
The University of the Sunshine Coast student project is trialling the use of robotic dogs to herd sheep, with public demonstrations of the units at the Brisbane Showgrounds. Dr David…
Sydney’s sugar rush: how the colony’s most powerful profited from Australia’s slave trade
Australia likes to think its history is untainted by slavery but a new book traces how a who’s who in the NSW capital profited from the capture and sale of…
Netanyahu rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan in rare public break with Trump
Israeli PM says IDF will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed and rebukes US pressure to end wars without his country’s buy-in Middle East crisis live – latest updates Israel’s…
Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave
Observatory says 36.9C posted on Sunday is city’s highest official temperature since its records began 142 years ago, with storm driving intense heat in region Hong Kong has officially recorded…
Inside a meme factory: meet one of thousands of Indonesians trading political outrage clicks for Facebook cash
Exclusive: Adira says she doesn’t know much about her target countries or even know who their leaders are. Instead she’s chasing money from Meta, which pays for engagement From her…