The US Army is set to phase out its drone assault battalion in a shock ‘back to basics’ U-turn that critics are branding ‘deeply regretful and dangerous.’ In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, the Army declared that it would be shifting its focus away from its battalion exploring…
Melbourne granny Lolene was bashed, wrapped in plastic and dumped in a river before her killer went on a shopping spree – and she could be released in under four years
A Victorian woman who bashed and stuffed a sock down the throat of an 85-year-old lady, dumped her body in the river, and embarked on a wild shopping spree has been sentenced. The body of Lolene Whitehand was found floating in the Maribyrnong River in Flemington by a fisherman on…
APOD: 2026 August 20 – The Elephant’s Trunk in Cepheus
Explanation: Like an illustration in a galactic Just So Story, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula winds through the emission region and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Also known as vdB 142, this cosmic elephant’s trunk is over 20 light-years long. The…
Test of nature law standards is major curb on deforestation
SYDNEY, Thursday 20 August 2026 — Commenting on the release of the government’s final nature law standards made today, including for Matters of National Environmental Significance, the following lines can be attributed to Glenn Walker, Head of Nature at Greenpeace Australia Pacific: “Ultimately the test of the new nature law…
Trump shows off spectacular new multimillion-dollar helipad at White House
President Donald Trump played White House tour guide on Wednesday, showing off the helipad he is building on the lawn before leaning over to autograph a piece of it and bragging about the ballroom he’s rushing to complete despite legal challenges. Trump gushed for several uninterrupted minutes about granite being…
The Ben Cousins radio row that saw his female co-host refuse to go on air… Plus, the PR guru helping Scots College through the alleged gang rape scandal: INSIDE MAIL
Sherlock settles Who says a redundancy has to ruin your year? Sacked weather presenter Amber Sherlock was living it up on the ski fields and flaunting her new podcasting gig before dropping her $400,000 unfair dismissal claim against Nine Network last week. Sherlock’s lawyers told the Federal Court on Friday that their…
A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave
NASA’s veteran moon-circling spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has imaged the impact site of that errant Falcon 9 upper stage. The photos were taken on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, just a few days after the SpaceX rocket body slammed into the moon near Einstein Crater at 5,400 mph…
Body of missing Sydney bushwalker Lily Hooper, 18, found despite conflicting reports she was discovered alive
The body of missing hiker Lily Hooper has been found eight days after she disappeared in the NSW Southern Highlands. The experienced hiker was last seen leaving her parents’ home on Burragorang Road at Oakdale, south-west of Sydney, at about 8am on Wednesday. The family of the 18-year-old was informed by police…
Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole
Astronomers have discovered that a jet of plasma erupting from a distant supermassive black hole at near-light-speed is being gravitationally lensed by an unseen clump of dark matter. The discovery could tell us about the source of cosmic “ghost” particles called neutrinos. The supermassive black hole in question is powering…
AI-designed “intrabodies” could unlock new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND
Researchers at the University of Essex have developed microscopic medicines that could pave the way for new approaches to treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and motor neurone disease (MND). Working with an international team, the scientists used artificial intelligence to create extremely small antibody fragments that can be…