Today’s story is the answer to the April 2026 puzzler. With its abundance of naturally occurring gas seeps and fires, Azerbaijan has long been called “the land of fire.” Yet burning mountains are just one of the geologic wonders found in the small Eurasian country on the Caspian Sea.…
Assessment of Woodside’s Browse Turtle Plan
DOWNLOAD TURTLE REPORT HERE To secure their approvals, Woodside had to develop a plan for how they would manage the significant risks to threatened green turtles if the project proceeds. We’ve had two independent scientists provide a technical assessment of Woodside’s management plan for whales and turtles and their findings…
Iran vows to put ‘new cards on the battlefield’ after Trump breaks ceasefire as Vance travels to Pakistan for peace talks before deadline ends TODAY
Iranian officials warned that they were prepared to play ‘new cards on the battlefield’ amid threats from President Donald Trump as the deadline looms on a two-week ceasefire agreement. Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran would not accept any negotiations with the US while Trump’s naval blockade of…
95% success rate: This new trick lures termites straight to their death
Here is a substantially reworded, engagement-optimized version for a general audience, with the original facts preserved and a light update in context. Scientists at UC Riverside have identified a cheaper, highly effective way to kill western drywood termites by drawing them toward insecticide instead of trying to track down every…
Picture of disappointment! Couple who thought they’d got a bargain when they ordered a £11.19 garden arch from Temu found it WAS too good to be true
By ADAM POGRUND, REPORTER Published: 01:36 BST, 21 April 2026 | Updated: 04:52 BST, 21 April 2026 A couple have been left ’embarrassed’ and ‘disappointed’ after ordering a ‘garden arch’ from Temu which turned out to be a mere picture of one. Lucy Walker, 38, and husband William Walker, 41,…
‘This is a fossil fuel crisis’, Greenpeace tells Senate gas tax Inquiry, citing homegrown renewables as path to energy security
CANBERRA, Tuesday 21 April 2026 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has slammed gas corporation war profiteering and environmental damage in a scathing Senate hearing today as part of the Select Committee on the Taxation of Gas Resources, urging fair taxation of gas corporations and the transition to secure, homegrown renewable energy to…
‘I’m sorry. What happened to my brain?’ Father publicly apologises to his wife for forgetting son, 3, in a hot car to die – and even the judge got teary
The father of a three-year-old boy, who died being left for hours in his parents’ car on a 34-degree day, has broken down in court and delivered a gut-wrenching apology to his wife for the boy’s death. The deaths of two NSW children – a 14-month-old girl known as ‘O’…
Silk Thai owner’s truly disturbing act as judge rips into ‘inappropriate attitude’ and restaurant shuts down after 14 years
A once‑popular seaside restaurant has been closed down in disgrace after its owner was exposed as a serial pervert who showed an obscene image of his genitals to an 11‑year‑old girl, sparking furious protests from disgusted locals. Kenneth May, who had owned Silk Thai on Mandurah Terrace, south of Perth,…
’80s sci-fi cult classic ‘The Last Starfighter’ finally scores a sequel, but it’s a comic book! (exclusive)
Greetings, Starfighter! Director Nick Castle’s 1984 sci-fi adventure of a trailer park kid recruited to join an interstellar war against Xur and the ruthless Ko-Dan Armada is still a fantastic flick over 40 years after its original theatrical release. Now at last we’re getting a “The Last Starfighter” sequel of…
Australia’s youngest senator reveals the vile sexualised comment she received after entering parliament – and makes admission about huge salary
Australia’s youngest-ever senator, Charlotte Walker, has opened up about her six-figure salary and the intense scrutiny she has faced since entering federal parliament at just 21. Charlotte Walker, a South Australian Labor senator elected on her 21st birthday in 2025, said she has endured ‘vicious commentary’ largely driven by her…