Bondi beach "closed" as Sydney shores hit by "tar balls"
Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along the city's shores......»»
Sticking with sports during school years linked to academic success
As school and summer sports resume, a new study from the University of Sydney finds links between kids' long-term participation in sports and increased academic performance, including impacts on NAPLAN scores, absenteeism and likelihood to attend uni.....»»
Anglers battle huge fish on Florida beach — and reel in 1,200-pound surprise, video shows
Anglers battle huge fish on Florida beach — and reel in 1,200-pound surprise, video shows.....»»
Fooled: Herbivorous animals "led by the nose" to leave plants alone
University of Sydney researchers have shown it is possible to shield plants from the hungry maws of herbivorous mammals by fooling them with the smell of a variety they typically avoid......»»
Lithia closes $482M Pendragon deal after U.K. regulators give OK
Lithia closed on its nearly $500 million purchase of car dealership group Pendragon, a deal which largely completes Lithia’s expansion into the U.K. and also puts the U.S. group in the dealership management system business......»»
Death Stranding 2 gets a title, release window, and a bonkers new trailer
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach just got an absolutely wild new trailer full of guitar swords and sentient dummies......»»
Hideo Kojima partners with Sony on a return to the stealth action genre
Hideo Kojima revealed that his studio plans to develop a new stealth action game for PlayStation after Death Stranding 2: On The Beach......»»
90,000-year-old human footprints found on Moroccan beach
An international team of archaeologists has found and identified a trackway made by multiple humans approximately 90,000 years ago in what is now Morocco. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group describes how they tested.....»»
NHTSA closes 7-year probe of FCA over vehicle rollaways
NHTSA closed a seven-year safety investigation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles after finding no evidence that rollaway accidents were caused by design or manufacturing defects. The investigation, launched in December 2016, came after over two dozen v.....»»
Supercomputers shine new light on ocean turbulence
As an ocean wave laps up against a beach, it contains innumerable swirls and eddies. The seawater forms complex patterns at each level, from the waves that surfers catch to ripples too small and fast for the human eye to notice. Each motion sets off.....»»
Inside the DIY Movement to Fight Coastal Erosion
Farmer and activist David Cottrell’s innovative answer to coastal erosion has slowed the decline of “Washaway Beach” and sparked a movement across the US and Europe......»»
Beyerdynamic’s DT 770 Pro X offers premium features for less
Beyerdynamic has a new option for audiophiles and studio pros who want a closed-back set of cans – the $199 DT 770 Pro X......»»
Why Australian summer is getting more humid
Has Sydney felt more like Cairns lately? You're not imagining it—millions of Australians up and down the east coast have sweltered through exceptionally high humidity in recent weeks......»»
Sonic appears to close all Northwest Motorsport used-vehicle stores
Last year, Sonic Automotive closed three of Northwest Motorsport's 11 locations......»»
Dung beetles found to work together to drag dung balls over objects in their path
A small team of biologists and animal scientists from Lund University in Sweden, working with a colleague from the University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa, has discovered that pairs of opposite-gender dung beetles work together to carry dung.....»»
How to reopen closed tabs
Confused about how to reopen closed tabs? This quick guide tells you how. Confused about how to reopen closed tabs? When you accidentally close a tab you’re not done with, it can be a little irritating. Luckily, learning how to reopen clo.....»»
Apple Maps "closed" mistake costs restaurant thousands
An incorrect listing on Apple Maps may have cost a small business in Australia thousands of dollars, by mistakenly labeling it as "permanently closed," as well as getting its location wrong.The corrected listing for Pum's Kitchen in Apple MapsChris P.....»»
Apple Maps errors show small businesses as closed down, costing thousands of dollars
Apple Maps errors have reportedly been costing small businesses thousands of dollars, by incorrectly showing them as permanently closed. Business owners also say that it can be hard to correct the error, despite going through the process Apple rec.....»»
How winter storms stress San Luis Obispo County elephant seals in the midst of birthing season
The late December morning rain left droplets on Christine Heinrichs' glasses as she stood among a throng of tourists and watched dozens of elephant seals tussle and sleep on a beach just south of the Piedras Blancas Light Station......»»
Apple lets devs use alternate in-app payment options, still takes commissions
Devs must ask permission to use 3rd-party payments, and Apple still wants a cut. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) A chapter in the ongoing Epic v. Apple court case closed yesterday when the US Supreme Court decl.....»»
Webb data suggest many early galaxies were long and thin, not disk-like or spherical
Columbia researchers analyzing images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found that galaxies in the early universe are often flat and elongated, like breadsticks—and are rarely round, like balls of pizza dough......»»