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......»»
Mystery object on Australian beach identified as part of Indian rocket
A mysterious object that washed up on an Australian beach has been identified as debris from an Indian rocket, officials said Monday......»»
Home gardeners become accidental citizen scientists for Wollemi Pine
When the unusual branches of a tall tree were first noticed in a canyon northwest of Sydney in 1994, it sparked great excitement in the botanical world. The tree was new to science. It had very few living relatives and a lineage dating back millions.....»»
DEAL: Get 64% off Kovol’s GaN III USB-C travel charger right now!
Kovol’s GaN III travel charger is enjoying a 64% discount right now and is too good to pass up! Following the pandemic, many countries closed their borders, making it nearly impossible to travel for leisure. Many of the restrictions hav.....»»
Why can"t we just tow stranded whales and dolphins back out to sea?
On Tuesday night, a pod of almost 100 long-finned pilot whales stranded itself on a beach on Western Australia's south coast. Over the course of Wednesday, more than 100 parks and wildlife staff and 250 registered volunteers worked tirelessly to try.....»»
Protect AI raises $35 million to help organizations build safer AI
Protect AI has closed a $35 million Series A round of funding led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors Acrew Capital, boldstart ventures, Knollwood Capital and Pelion Ventures. To date, the c.....»»
Rescuers "optimistic" for surviving stranded whales in Australia
More than 50 pilot whales died after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, but authorities said Wednesday they were "optimistic" that the other 45 whales in the pod could survive......»»
Dangerous Rip Currents Give Marine Life a Speed Boost
Rip currents pose a danger to swimmers at the beach, but they also play an important ecological role in the ocean.....»»
Stinky beach-invading seaweed predicted to spread north
Sargassum seaweed—which wreaks annual havoc on coastal communities across the tropical Atlantic—is predicted to creep further north and into Europe in the coming decades......»»
It"s a numbers game: Embedding early career teachers
As New South Wales works hard to attract new teachers, and to keep them in the profession. Research by UNSW Sydney's Rebecca Collie into teacher well-being offers some solutions......»»
Spill of 1,200 barrels of crude blight Ecuadoran beach
A leak at an oil terminal spilled at least 1,200 barrels of crude onto a beach popular with tourists in northwest Ecuador, near the border with Colombia, officials said Thursday......»»
Drawing in the sand at the beach? Our ancestors did the same 140,000 years ago
The urge to draw images in sand, or create sand sculptures, seems to be irresistible, as a walk on many a modern beach or dune surface will show. Sand is a vast canvas—and may have been used as one for far longer than people realize......»»
Unity’s visionOS support has started to roll out—here’s how it works
A closed beta will admit developers gradually over the coming weeks. Enlarge / What the Golf?, a popular Apple Arcade game, running in shared 3D space with other visionOS applications. (credit: Unity) Starting today, som.....»»
Car-sized object washed up on beach could be space junk
The sudden appearance of a large chunk of metal on an Australian beach has intrigued locals, though experts now believe they know what it is......»»
Oregon"s Cannon Beach reopens after cougar sighting on iconic coastal rock led to closure
A cougar that climbed onto a towering rock off the coast of northwest Oregon over the weekend—probably in search of feathered prey—has abandoned the craggy formation, allowing for the popular Cannon Beach to reopen to visitors Monday......»»
Mystery object that washed up on the Australian coast could be space junk, officials say
Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket......»»
Acropolis closes at hottest hours amid Greece heatwave
The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, closed during the hottest hours on Friday and may well close again Saturday as the country wilts under a heatwave......»»
Astronomers identify the coldest star yet that emits radio waves
Astronomers at the University of Sydney have shown that a small, faint star is the coldest on record to produce emission at radio wavelength......»»
Drata appoints Sydney Sloan as CMO
Drata announced the appointment of Sydney Sloan as the company’s first ever Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Sloan will oversee global marketing at Drata to help market and brand leadership, fuel customer engagement, and accelerate the company.....»»
Educational TV in Nigeria boosted preschool readiness during pandemic, study finds
A University of Maryland study upended by the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria made an unexpected discovery: Preschool children who regularly watched educational television programming at home while schools were closed showed significant strides in early.....»»
VW to start autonomous ride-hailing tests this month in Austin, Texas
VW will use a small fleet of specially equipped Euro-spec ID Buzz minivans to provide ride-hailing services to a closed group in a geofenced portion of Austin, Texas, beginning this month, using Mobileye technology. Ultimately, the company plans to e.....»»