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Online networks target children with ‘gamified’ violence, Seven’s Hanson pitch, Burnham takes power

Online networks target children with ‘gamified’ violence, Seven’s Hanson pitch, Burnham takes power

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Good morning. Today we reveal how organised online networks are “gamifying” violence and encouraging…

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Authorities flag 5 landfills in ‘critical condition’

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Authorities flag 5 landfills in ‘critical condition’

MANILA, Philippines — Five sanitary landfills, one in Metro Manila and the rest in the provinces, are at risk of catching fire, the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) told the Senate committee on environment, natural resources and…

'Our friends': How a nationwide Bug Hunt galvanized citizen scientists

'Our friends': How a nationwide Bug Hunt galvanized citizen scientists

More than 1 million observations of insects, spiders, snails and other invertebrates have been recorded by citizen scientists as part of Bug Hunt Australia since October 2025.

Pesticides found in 80% seed samples eaten by endangered Australian cockatoos

Pesticides found in 80% seed samples eaten by endangered Australian cockatoos

The peril faced by Carnaby's black cockatoos is escalating, as pesticide contamination in their food reaches alarming rates. Testing of seed samples revealed that toxic chemicals present are hundreds of times higher than what is legally…

Quintana Roo moves to guarantee pet spaces at hurricane shelters

Mexico News Daily

Quintana Roo moves to guarantee pet spaces at hurricane shelters

Nearly two months into the tropical storm season, the Yucatán Peninsula state of Quintana Roo is now encouraging public hurricane shelters to feature specific provisions for pets. The new recommendation — established in the Operating Guide…

Mexico News Daily

Underwater gardening helping to restore Tasmania's lost kelp forests

Underwater gardening helping to restore Tasmania's lost kelp forests

A new live-in internship program on the Tasman Peninsula is working to repopulate the area's endangered giant kelp forests through underwater gardening.

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’ A previously recorded slowdown in Arctic sea ice decline has ended, according to a new study, with the largest year-to-year…

France says Iranian officers detained two of its diplomats, ‘physically abused’ one

Times of Israel

France says Iranian officers detained two of its diplomats, ‘physically abused’ one

Paris warns of 'consequences' for 'extremely serious act of intimidation' against French officials who, they say, oversee support for artists and scientists in Iran The post France says Iranian officers detained two of its diplomats…

Times of Israel

Sea anemone can tell helpful bacteria from harmful ones, scientists find

Sea anemone can tell helpful bacteria from harmful ones, scientists find

Sea anemones distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful invaders without antibodies. Specialized cell structures engulf and destroy foreign bacteria while preserving beneficial microbes. Gene editing revealed a key gene regulating this…

Afghanistan floods kill at least 20 people, with more than 100 missing

Afghanistan floods kill at least 20 people, with more than 100 missing

National disaster agency confirms ‘severe financial and human losses’ in remote province of Nuristan At least 20 people have been killed and more than 80 injured in flooding that hit Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, the country’s disaster…

Dinosaur skull remains found in campground belong to T. rex 'great-uncle,' Alberta study shows

CBC

Dinosaur skull remains found in campground belong to T. rex 'great-uncle,' Alberta study shows

The remains of a dinosaur skull found in B.C. campground belonged to a tyrannosaur that was lighter and faster than its more famous relative, the T. rex, say the authors of a new study.

CBC

Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat

Canada issues air quality warnings over US wildfire smoke after Trump tariff threat

Officials say smoke from US fires has crossed the border days after US president accused Canada of improper fire management After days of acrid smoke from northern wildfires choking major US cities and inspiring Donald Trump to threaten…