A critically endangered green sawfish swimming beside sea turtles wins Australia’s top nature-photo prize; photographer captured it with only 3% drone battery left

Endangered Sawfish-Turtle Photo Wins Australia’s Top Nature PrizePhoto credit: South Australian Museum/ Instagram In the sunlit shallows off northern Australia, a rare and ancient creature glided through the water, its long, toothed snout cutting a gentle path beside a pair of sea turtles. The moment lasted only seconds, but it was enough for a drone…

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Lamine Yamal scripts Ballon d’Or history, becomes first player to be nominated three times before turning 20 | Football News

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) Lamine Yamal has made Ballon d’Or history after becoming the first player ever to receive three nominations for the prestigious award before turning…

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In 2004, Toronto began using cold water from 83 metres beneath Lake Ontario to cool downtown buildings; today the system serves 200 buildings across 40 million sq ft

Representative Image (AI-generated) Deep beneath the surface of Lake Ontario, a layer of naturally cold water has become an unlikely part of Toronto’s urban infrastructure. Instead of relying entirely on conventional air-conditioning systems to cool its downtown buildings, the Canadian city uses the lake’s cold temperature as a source of cooling energy. According to a…

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35-year-old German footballer arrested over suspected revenge poisoning that killed team-mate | Football News

Philipp, the alleged victim, is pictured on the left, while the accused, Marius, is pictured on the right/ Image: JamPress via The SUN A 35-year-old German amateur footballer has been arrested on suspicion of fatally poisoning his team-mate during an end-of-season trip, with prosecutors reportedly investigating whether the killing was an alleged act of revenge.The…

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95-year-old former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone caught with shotgun in Portugal, four years after Brazil gun incident | International Sports News

FILE – Former Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone stands on the starting grid before the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File) Bernie Ecclestone has denied that he was arrested after a shotgun was found in his luggage when he landed in Portugal,…

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An Australian woman learned she was pregnant and could give birth ‘any day’ within 24 hours; her daughter arrived at 21 weeks 3 days and became the country’s most premature baby to survive

Annrose Tanuvasa and her baby, Makerita Miracle Tanuvasa. An Australian mother discovered she was pregnant just five days before going into labour, and gave birth less than 24 hours after doctors told her that her baby could arrive at any moment. Her daughter, Makerita Tanuvasa, known by her middle name Miracle, was born at just…

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An Australian woman bought cleared sugarcane land and planted trees; 10 years later, 119,000 trees transformed it into a rainforest home to flying-foxes | World News

Annie Schoenberger bought cleared land near Wonga Beach in Queensland, Australia, with a simple but ambitious goal of bringing rainforest back to a property once used for sugarcane. What followed was a decade-long restoration effort at her NightWings Rainforest Centre, where native trees were planted with the help of Rainforest Rescue, volunteers and supporters. More…

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Quote of the day by Malcolm X: “You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is…” – why standing up for freedom belongs to everyone | World News

Quote of the day by Malcolm X (AP photo) Malcolm X’s words push back directly against the idea that fighting for freedom is somehow reserved for a particular kind of person. “You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom,” he said. “All you have to do is to be an intelligent human…

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Meet Cameron Myers, the 20-year-old Australian who beat two Olympic champions to win the Diamond League 1,500m final in 3:30.14

Cameron Myers, the 20-year-old Australian who beat two Olympic champions to win the Diamond League At just 20, Australian middle-distance runner Cameron Myers has produced the biggest victory of his young career, winning the men’s 1,500 metres at the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels. Myers clocked 3:30.14, edging Kenya’s Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech by just…

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