Cricket Marsh Cup
Everything About the Cricket Marsh Cup n 2021-22, the Marsh One-Day Cup celebrated its 53rd year on the official List. The reigning champions were New South Wales. The tournament final was set for February 27, 2022, and Cricket Australia officially…
Australia fires: Death toll rises as fires sweep across three states
From BBC One person has died and another is missing as wildfires continue to burn across three Australian states. In New South Wales, sudden southerly winds fanned the flames of more than 100 blazes and fire officials said a man…
Australian scientists assembled the full koala genome. Here’s why that’s important.
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Koalas, the tree-dwelling marsupials found in eucalyptus forests and woodlands across Eastern Australia, is not just a cute and fluffy fascination for tourists. It’s also a perfect research subject for a group of dedicated scientists…
Destinations of the week 6
100 under-the-radar beaches everyone should visit in their lifetime Part 6 By Alison Millington From Business Insider Whether you’ve only spent a handful of days on the sand in your life or you’re a full-blown sunseeker, there are plenty of…
Man feeds kangaroos toast, still gets attacked by one
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Another reminder that despite their somewhat cute appearance, kangaroos are yes, still wild animals.An 80-year-old man has been injured after being attacked by a kangaroo on Thursday morning at Bendalong, located in New South Wales,…
‘Flip-flop’ design makes quantum computers more affordable
By Jon Fingas From engadget One of the greatest challenges in quantum computing is… well, making the computers. You may need exotic manufacturing techniques just to handle the very exacting requirements, such as positioning the atoms in quantum bits in…
Female shark learns to reproduce without males after years alone
By Alice Klein Who needs men? A female shark separated from her long-term mate has developed the ability to have babies on her own. Leonie the zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) met her male partner at an aquarium in Townsville, Australia,…
Australia is putting traffic lights in the ground because you’re glued to your phone
BY ARIEL BOGLE From Mashable For the average pedestrian, it’s immensely hard to look up from an Instagram scroll when you need to, say, cross a four-lane freeway. That’s why the New South Wales state government is looking to trial…