Military & Defence

AUKUS Submarine Deal: $368B for Three Pre-Owned U.S. Subs

Defence Minister Richard Marles announced on 30 May 2026 that Australia will take three pre-owned Virginia-class submarines from the U.S. Navy in lieu of the planned new-build boat. The A$268B-$368B lifetime cost and a Labor revolt led by Ed Husic are reshaping AUKUS politics.

Ewan Kerrigan · 9 min read
Environment & Climate

PFAS Forever Chemicals in Everyday Products: What Science Says in 2026

What PFAS forever chemicals are, where they hide in cookware, cosmetics and clothes, what the 2024 EPA drinking-water rule really does in 2026, and how to reduce exposure.

Maren Holloway · 7 min read
Arts & Culture

Why Adults Are Spending $333 Million on Jellycat Plushies

Adult collectors in the UK, US and Australia are pouring record sums into Jellycat plush toys, exposing a generational shift toward comfort, nostalgia and the kidult economy.

Felix Ashworth · 6 min read
Food & Drink

Seed Oils vs Beef Tallow in 2026: The Linoleic Acid Science Verdict

Seed oils vs beef tallow is the food fight of 2026, pitting the new US 'Real Food' pyramid against Australian canola kitchens and a herd of boutique tallow brands.

Lior Ravensdale · 7 min read
Health & Medicine

Ozempic Face: Why GLP-1 Drugs and Rapid Weight Loss Change Your Face

Rapid weight loss on Ozempic deflates facial fat compartments, ages skin, and leaves hollows that fillers alone cannot fix. Here is the 2026 dermatology research on prevention, biostimulators, and what works.

Lillian Okafor · 6 min read
Science & Nature

How Bee and Shrimp Vaccines Are Quietly Rewriting Invertebrate Immunity

Honeybees and shrimp are being vaccinated through a yolk protein called vitellogenin. The science is rewriting what we thought we knew about immunity in animals without antibodies.

Tessa Vinje · 6 min read
Music

How AI Music Generators Are Reshaping the Music Industry in 2026

Two years after Suno and Udio detonated onto the scene, the RIAA lawsuits are mostly over. The real question is who gets paid — and the session musician is the one the press releases forgot.

Sasha Reyes · 5 min read
Health & Medicine

A Simple Blood Test for Alzheimer's: What the New pTau217 Test Means for Australian Patients

FDA-cleared pTau217 blood test matches PET scans for Alzheimer's — but Australia is still waiting. When will patients here actually get access?

Iris Tavener · 7 min read
Relationships & Family

The Bacteria Your Probiotic Doesn't Contain

A global meta-analysis of 11,115 gut microbiomes identified CAG-170, an uncultured bacterial group consistently linked to health and depleted in chronic disease.

Rosalind Tremaine · 7 min read
Health & Medicine

A Once-Daily Pill Doubles Survival in Pancreatic Cancer

In the RASolute 302 trial, daraxonrasib, a once-daily pill that targets active RAS, doubled median overall survival in previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Rosalind Tremaine · 6 min read
Space & Astronomy

Long-Period Radio Transients: A White Dwarf 'Rosetta Stone'

A 'cannibal' white dwarf in Western Australia is the 'Rosetta Stone' for a decade of mysterious long-period radio transients in the Milky Way.

Saoirse Bellamy · 7 min read
Agriculture & Farming

The Varroa Mite Crisis Threatening Australia's $14.2 Billion Pollination Economy

Varroa destructor has wiped out an estimated 60% of Australia's commercial hives, putting the country's $14 billion pollination economy, and supermarket shelves, under direct threat.

Astrid Caldicott · 7 min read