Nature News World 20 tonnes of Australian lobsters are about to die on Chinese airport tarmac if trade tensions aren’t resolved by Mike Hitch Millions of dollars worth of Australian lobsters are stuck at a Chinese airport and likely to die within 24 hours…
Nature News Pop Culture Australians take to Twitter to protest Melbourne Cup with #NupToTheCup by Mike Hitch Aussie Twitter is having its say on the Melbourne Cup today, with #NupToTheCup trending at number one amidst a growing…
News British dad’s “crap” pet portraits raise thousands for homeless charities by Brendan Neville British dad Phil Heckels has raised more than £18,000 GBP for homelessness charities after sketching pretty shit portraits of people’s…
Features Nature Plovers aren’t actually the enemy, they’re just misunderstood by Emily Elvish Nothing can ruin a spring day quite like an encounter with a plover. But are the sharp-elbowed birds actually as…
Nature News Science Cows prefer face-to-face communication, critical research shows by Brendan Neville Research from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna has discovered cows prefer live communication over recorded voices. Us too…
News Weird Aussie plumber discovers a huntsman spider in his headphones after feeling a “tickle” by Brendan Neville A Perth plumber discovered a furry new friend after feeling a huntsman spider tickling his ear in some noise-cancelling headphones….
News Hooray: pets are officially allowed in every apartment in NSW by Caitlin Hely In what is a big win for NSW, a court decision has officially ruled that pets are now allowed in…
News Weird World French couple pay almost $10k for a kitten which turned out to be a tiger cub by Happy A couple in France paid $10k for a hybrid Savannah kitten, only to discover that it was actually a tiger…
News New study reveals a dog’s heart rate increases when owners say “I love you” by Caitlin Hely In what has to be the sweetest news we’ve heard all day, a new study has found that when you…
News Politics Weird Scott Morrison announces that he’s naming his chooks after the wives of ex-prime ministers by Manning Patston The latest PR stunt for Scott Morrison has come across as blatantly see-through, and frankly, a little creepy. Oh, Scott…
News Weird The terrifyingly large green anaconda is the world’s biggest snake by Brendan Neville The largest snake in the world, the green anaconda, can grow to be nearly the length of a school bus….
Lists Science The 79 smartest dogs (according to a dog psychologist) by Manning Patston Think you might be harbouring a fluffy Einstein? Or perhaps more likely a Homer Simpson? Check out this list of…
News Weird World Malaysian student discovers monkey selfies on his phone after losing it in jungle by Jayden Collins A student in Malaysia discovers selfies taken by a monkey-thief after recovering his lost phone that had mysteriously disappeared. A…