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Sustainable path?

THE FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth — without breaching the IMF’s macroeconomic targets. After three years of painful austerity and demand compression, the decision to reduce the super tax, introduce a real estate stimulus and offer a scattering of export incentives indicates that the government believes the worst is behind it as it cautiously proceeds to pump moderate growth of 4pc. The desperation is understandable....

Glowing Orbs, Potato-like Object: In US' New UFO Files, No Answers On Aliens

A person whose name is blacked out reported coming home and seeing an intense light hovering below the trees in their backyard.

Leader Of "Bloodthirsty" Terror Outfit Tren De Aragua Killed In US Strike

Tren de Aragua has been labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was chargedwith racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, including lending support to terrorists in crimes

Australia can switch from fossil fuel exports to renewables, says next Cop president

Climate minister Chris Bowen says country must prepare for changing world and can play bigger role in reducing emissionsAustralia will find exporting fossil fuels increasingly difficult but can switch to exporting clean energy products, the president of the next UN climate negotiations has declared.Speaking at a climate conference in Bonn, Germany, Chris Bowen, Australia’s minister for climate change and energy, argued his country had led the global push to “transition away from fossil fuels” –...

Forecasts indicate El Niño to grow stronger during monsoon: IMD

“El Niño conditions are present over equatorial Pacific Ocean and are expected to strengthen during monsoon season,” IMD said, while announcing the advent of the condition — warming of ocean waters in central and eastern equatorial Pacific — that’s invariably linked with weak monsoon in India. The latest forecast could be used by policymakers to immediately activate contingency measures in all 197 districts across the country that have been identified by the agriculture ministry as most vulnerab...

Blood test can find thousands of genetic conditions in pregnancy, say scientists

Technique that examines fragments of foetal DNA in mother’s bloodstream could limit need for invasive screening, according to researchersA new maternal blood test that can detect thousands of serious genetic conditions in the developing foetus could limit the need for invasive screening during pregnancy, according to scientists.The test, to be described at the European Society for Human Genetics conference in Gothenburg on Saturday, relies on detecting tiny fragments of a foetus’s DNA that circu...

Rare goblin shark filmed in the wild for 1st time, study says

Scientists have captured and confirmed footage of the goblin shark, a rare deep-sea shark species, in the wild for the first time, according to a new study.

Shark with face ‘not even mother would love’ spotted at sea by scientists

A shark with a face "not even a mother would love" has been spotted at sea by some of the world's leading marine scientists. Live goblin sharks were captured swimming in their natural deep-sea environment for the first time in recorded history, ending decades of mystery surrounding these ancient predators.The remarkable spot, made by research teams from Australia and Hawaii, were published in the Journal of Fish Biology in a landmark moment for marine science.Prof Alan Jamieson, director of the...

El Niño Is Here. It Could One Be A Strong One

InnovationScienceEl Niño Is Here. It Could One Be A Strong OneByMarshall Shepherd,Senior Contributor.Follow AuthorJun 12, 2026, 04:31pm EDTWarm sea surface temperatures during the first week of June indicate the presence of El Niño.NOAAThe FIFA World Cup matches began this week, but that is not the only thing with global implications in recent days. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that El Niño has formed. Here’s what that means, and why forecasters believe it could...

DNA technology solves 25-year-old mystery of human remains found in Olympic National Park

U.S. newsDNA technology solves 25-year-old mystery of human remains found in Olympic National ParkDNA analysts successfully extracted DNA from skeletal evidence and used forensic-grade genome sequencing to build a comprehensive DNA profile to identify the victim.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Aerial view of the river leading to Olympic National Park, Wash.Joe Sohm / Universal Images Group via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 12, 2026, 4:16 PM EDTBy Francie Eb...

El Nino Raises Ocean Temperatures: How Marine Life Could Be Affected

With an El Nino expected to strengthen through the summer and fall, water temperatures will heat up even more. It's time to start preparing.

Latest US release of UFO files reveals strange lights but few hard facts

New batch of government documents takes no position on origin of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs)A possible UFO sighting over a busy southern African airport, and yet more mysterious glowing orbs in the sky above the US feature in the latest batch of previously classified documents released by the Pentagon on Friday in its stated quest for “transparency” amid the irrepressible debate about the chances of extraterrestrial life.In keeping with the first two document drops of government papers...

Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes

I know what you are thinking. Why on earth would Google want to release millions of mosquitoes? That was my first reaction too.Usually, when we hear "Google" and "bugs" in the same sentence, we think about software. This time, the bugs are real.Google's Debug project is asking federal regulators for permission to release sterile male mosquitoes in New Jersey, California and Florida. The goal is to reduce mosquito populations that can spread disease.Now the big question is whether this is a smart...

Third batch of declassified UFO files reveals sightings around the world were investigated

The Pentagon on Friday released a third batch of vintage classified files related to “flying saucers” and other unidentified anomalous phenomena — better known to most Americans as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs — that the government has been hanging onto for decades

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Watch: Four UFO videos newly declassified by US government

The eyewitness footage shows bright orbs in the sky over an undisclosed location in the northeastern US.

Archaeologists find ancient female-led society in Turkiye

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an ancient female-led society in the ruins of a city in present-day Turkiye.

Last Chance To See ‘Planet Parade’ This Weekend Before Mercury Sinks

BreakingInnovationScienceLast Chance To See ‘Planet Parade’ This Weekend Before Mercury SinksByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorJun 12, 2026, 10:32am EDTToplineIf you’ve noticed the bright “star” shining low in the west after dark, but not seen the “planet parade,” act now because Venus, Jupiter and Mercury will not be visible together for long. T...

Experts: El Nino forms in Pacific, may reach record intensity

Meteorologists say an El Nino event has formed in the Pacific Ocean as sea surface temperatures continue to rise well above normal levels, raising concerns that it could become one of the strongest such events on record.The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Declassified US records reveal UFO sightings over Ladakh, Sikkim in 1968 - what files show

The latest release of declassified UFO files by the US government has revealed that several aerial sightings were reported over India and neighbouring Himalayan regions during February and March 1968.