Burning object made of carbon fibre discovered on desert road near mine site close to Newman on 18 October

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Authorities are investigating how suspected space debris ended up in outback Australia after mine workers found burning items.

Western Australia police are leading the...

Smart glasses with augmented reality displays and computer vision sound very useful, but the creep factor is doing them in.

Triple-action therapy drug amivantamab could be given as an injection to help treat recurrent or metastatic cancers

Doctors have hailed “incredibly encouraging” trial results that show a triple-action smart jab can shrink tumours in head and neck cancer patients within six weeks.

Head and neck cancer is the world’s sixth most common form of the disease. If it spreads or comes back after...

The new Integrated Resource Plan sees the private sector taking the lead in building South Africa’s future energy infrastructure.

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Why aren’t more animals hermaphrodites? Snails and worms seem to have been successful using that method for sharing genes between any two individuals, but vertebrates evolved away from it. Why? Janet Lesley, Kent, UK

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Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked

When researchers asked people around the world to list every taboo word they could think of, the differences that emerged were revealing. The length of each list, for example, varied widely.

While native English speakers in the UK and Spanish speakers in Spain rattled off an...

Dr Tom May, a mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens and an expert witness at the Erin Patterson trial, has collaborated with renowned fungi photographer Stephen Axford for Planet Fungi, a new book from CSIRO Publishing full of incredible macro-photography

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Renowned 1957 Nobel prize winner worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles in elementary particle physics

Chen Ning Yang, one of the world’s most renowned physicists and a Nobel prize winner, died on Saturday in Beijing at the age of 103 after an illness, state media outlet Xinhua has reported.

Born in eastern China’s Hefei in Anhui province in 1922, Yang was a Chinese-American...

AmfAR, set up by Elizabeth Taylor, is known for hosting lavish parties and raising huge sums for HIV and Aids research

It’s recognised for its pomp, the celebrity supporters and the fabulously glamorous locations, but for the man behind the amfAR gala, an A-list charity roadshow that rolls into London for the first time this weekend, the event is deeply personal.

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BPA, a synthetic chemical used in production of plastics, found in baby products made by three big European brands

A chemical linked to impaired sexual development, obesity and cancer has been found in baby dummies manufactured by three big European brands.

Dummies made by the Dutch multinational Philips, the Swiss oral health specialists Curaprox and the French toy brand Sophie la Girafe were...

Salesforce boss and Time Magazine owner Marc Benioff posted the apology on X following days of backlash

Communications minister Solly Malatsi has said “rigid thinking” and “ideological dogma” have not served the sector well.

Government has appointed a new board to state-owned electricity utility Eskom. This is who they are and what they do.

The intervention has not stopped Sora users generating and sharing fake clips of other historical figures.

TechCentral, Altron and UKG are hosting a webinar on 28 October on modern workforce agility. Don’t miss out.

This summer, leading mobile operator Vodacom is redefining value with exciting new ways to earn, save and connect.