Alexander the Great was successful in conquering most everything he set his sights on, except for one place—Termessos.

A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.

The native bee was found near a rare wildflower, prompting scientists to call for the area to be protected.

Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.

An 86-year-old farmer claims this year's Dairy Science Award for inventing spreadable butter, by mixing oils with cultured cream at a time when it was illegal.

Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Taş Tepeler Project with an event in Karahantepe, located in...

Benedict Bryant had pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving occasioning death over the crash in inner Sydney in February 2022, which killed Jai Wright.

Leo was found not guilty of 72 offences. But after changes passed into law by NSW on Tuesday, it could be a different story for other children * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Leo* was just 10 years old when he began committing a range of serious offences in New South Wales. He used a weapon to commit a robbery, smashed a car window and took a joyride in a stolen car. By 11, he was remanded in juvenile detention, facing 72 charges. Continue reading...

Diagnostic and symptomatic, accusatory and culpable, communal and personal, The Hollow Men is a poem about that which ails society at large.

The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast I got a text from a biodiversity advocate around midday on Thursday asking me: are you glad, or sad? I wasn’t sure how to reply. Continue reading...

New findings add weight to the theory that states didn’t just spring up from any kind of farming – it had to be grain.

As ‘aliens’, postwar Greek immigrants attracted the attention of ASIO, irrespective of their political affiliation.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz died lonely, in utter abandonment. Empty and deserted lay the vast, high-pitched house in Hanover, where the…

Over a 40-year period, up to 1989, the Soviet Union detonated 456 nuclear weapons in present-day Kazakhstan. A new documentary sees three generations of women speak about wounds and healing.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz died lonely, in utter abandonment. Empty and deserted lay the vast, high-pitched house in Hanover, where the…