The world, in perspective.

Storms rolled through south-east Queensland on Tuesday, with a lightning strike closing an airport runway for more than eight hours.

US war with Iran pushes prices higher but they are still below the levels hit when Russia invaded Ukraine

<p>Research suggests this aversion is driven by an instinct to avoid disease</p>

Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding black holes inside a single galaxy more than 12.5 billion light-years away, revealing a remarkable scene from the universe’s infancy. Two of the black holes are separated by just 620 light-years and are expected to eventually merge, while a third lurks farther away. One weighs an astonishing 80 million suns,

And I thought I was as braced as I could get.

<p>New PM has prioritised small fixes to show voters Labour can make a real difference, and government insiders are delighted at the public’s reaction</p><p>In the first episode of Armando Iannucci’s political satire The Thick of It, the hapless minister Hugh Abbot is in the back of a taxi, frantically brainstorming for an on-the-hoof policy he can announce

Chennai-based study reveals the essential link between the quality of diet and cholesterol levels in Asian Indians

Describing it as a first-of-its-kind initiative in wildlife waterhole management, TATR Field Director Dr. Prabhu Nath Shukla said the device automatically starts and stops pumps based on water levels

The glymphatic system flushes toxins out of the brain, but this seems to be disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and cholesterol may be involved

This is the kind of security issue that was found and prevented by AI, but is also a high risk because of AI.

Batten down the virtual hatches.

With deeper bonds between rank-and-file members of both parties lacking, the coalition is still more of a tie-up between the leaders.

C&C stock jumped by more than 9% on Friday morning following news of acquisition