A radical scientific breakthrough may have conjured the perfect bioweapon

A radical scientific breakthrough may have conjured the perfect bioweapon

Potentially catastrophic risks to life as we know it have prompted dozens of eminent scientists to hit the brakes on their research.

  • byAngus Dalton

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Bird flu has turned deadly in the US. Is it time to re-evaluate our pandemic risk?

Bird flu has turned deadly in the US. Is it time to re-evaluate our pandemic risk?

A deadly strain of the virus killed a patient in the US and left a teenager critically ill. The outbreak has raised concerns about bird flu spreading between humans.

  • byAngus Dalton
The three Sydney beaches that revealed how to dodge bluebottles

The three Sydney beaches that revealed how to dodge bluebottles

More than 40,000 marine stings are reported every year. But this could be the last summer bluebottles invade without warning.

  • byAngus Dalton
Man in his 30s shot dead in western Sydney,car set ablaze

Man in his 30s shot dead in western Sydney,car set ablaze

A car was set on fire in Wakeley a short time after a man was shot dead in Canley Heights. Police believe the incidents are linked.

  • byAngus Dalton
CCTV captures violent scuffle before man found dead on Sydney driveway
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CCTV captures violent scuffle before man found dead on Sydney driveway

A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after another man was found dead on a Mount Pritchard driveway on Saturday afternoon.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo andAngus Dalton
After the Boxing Day tsunami,we built a warning system. It may not be enough

After the Boxing Day tsunami,we built a warning system. It may not be enough

Tsunamis remain uniquely devastating and impossible to predict – even for Australia.

  • byAngus Dalton
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A new wave of ‘age-reversing’ pills is upon us. Should we bite?

A new wave of ‘age-reversing’ pills is upon us. Should we bite?

As new drugs and supplements promise to help extend our lives,it’s hard not to be intrigued.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘One of the great human crises’:Warning after microplastics linked to lung,colon cancer

‘One of the great human crises’:Warning after microplastics linked to lung,colon cancer

A major review led by a Sydney expert has sounded the alarm on the health effects of the tiny,ubiquitous pollutant.

  • byAngus Dalton
Blue skies and sunscreen or lunch inside? The Christmas Day forecast is in

Blue skies and sunscreen or lunch inside? The Christmas Day forecast is in

Last Christmas a storm cell smashed Sydney and a plane was struck by lightning. Here’s what’s in store this year.

  • byAngus Dalton
Australia’s giant leap in quest for life on the moon
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Australia’s giant leap in quest for life on the moon

The nation’s first moon rover,or Roo-ver,will gather and analyse fine lunar soil as NASA prepares for the first crewed landing since 1972.

  • byAngus Dalton
Three Australian soldiers charged with drug trafficking offences

Three Australian soldiers charged with drug trafficking offences

Investigators intercepted cash sent through the mail which the three men allegedly intended to use to purchase and resell cocaine at a profit.

  • byAngus Dalton