Australia – Kettinki

2025-10-02 @ 11.11.22 ∈ In English

(More products were listed by ABC back in June, though in a cumbersome slideshow.)

Australia sunscreen scandal grows as more products pulled off shelves

Analysis by a consumer advocacy group in June found several popular and expensive sunscreens did not provide the protection claimed by their makers. One product, Ultra Violette's Lean Screen Skinscreen, is supposed to offer a skin protection factor (SPF) of 50+ but instead returned a result of SPF 4[.]

2025-09-20 @ 14.34.31 ∈ In English

Australian scientists grapple with ‘despicable’ butterfly heist

Almost eight decades after Colin Wyatt stole and then vandalized thousands of precious Australian butterfly specimens, scientists are still untangling his web of deception.

2025-08-22 @ 19.16.37 ∈ In English

Dingoes are not domestic dogs – new evidence shows these native canines are on their own evolutionary path

In our new research, we lay out the scientific case showing dingoes do indeed meet these requirements, across genetic, behavioral, ecological and archaeological evidence. We now have a clear answer: dingoes are distinct.

2025-08-05 @ 17.04.35 ∈ In English

Death rates from cardiovascular disease have fallen dramatically — what were the breakthroughs behind this?

Over a century of progress in surgery, drugs, prevention, and emergency response has driven down death rates from heart disease and stroke.

2025-05-02 @ 14.28.55 ∈ In English

(Video via ABC News; shark footage from 0:40 onwards)

Australian locals rescue great white shark stranded in shallow water

"It was either sick or … just tired," said Core, who was visiting with his family from Gold Coast in Queensland state. "We definitely got it into some deeper water, so hopefully it's swimming still."

2025-02-27 @ 17.09.34 ∈ In English

The loneliness paradox: How media narratives shape our solitude

[People] who believe being alone is harmful tend to feel lonelier after spending time alone in daily life. However, those with a more positive view of solitude don't just feel less lonely in the same situations, they actually feel more positive.

2025-01-31 @ 19.59.15 ∈ In English

(Article from 2020, about the event in 2000)

How a swarm of moths caused panic during the Sydney Olympics closing ceremony

It took Australia’s 40 best forecasters to predict the clear skies and sunny weather for the Sydney Olympics closing ceremony, and one swarm of moths to put everyone in a flap.

2024-11-11 @ 17.51.05 ∈ In English

(From January)

Magpies swoop bald men more often, eight-year-old's viral survey finds

The field in this case was the Blue Mountains Grammar School – Mr Swoopsalot's territory. "I watched the people he swooped and I recorded it," Emma said. "Then I got everything I recorded and I figured out that they [the people Mr Swoopsalot swooped] were male, they were tall, and that they had thin or receding hair."

2024-11-07 @ 11.29.34 ∈ In English

Are these tiny insects the world’s laziest bugs?

I was puzzled to discover that some group members appear to do nothing. Not helping out, not breeding, nothing. Few animal societies are known where group members help no one, not even themselves.

2024-10-12 @ 15.42.02 ∈ In English

Weather Forecasting Is Deadly for Marine Wildlife | Hakai Magazine

Latex balloons designed to collect high-altitude data become a threat to marine animals after they burst—though the scale of their impact remains unknown.