We may not yet be entering a nuclear age in Australia, but we would all be best advised to handle the rhetoric around the issue as carefully as we would radioactive waste.This week opposition leader Peter Dutton said an annual CSIRO report that had included es... More »
A total solar eclipse as seen from Kentucky in 2017
Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThis April 8, millions of people will watch in awe as the sun disappears behind the moon in a total solar eclipse. Th... More »
The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t.With everything a smartphone can do these days, it’s often easy to overlook one of the device’s most basic functions: ... More »
The suggestion from Pope Francis that Ukraine should have the “courage” to raise the “white flag” and negotiate a settlement with (in other words, surrender to) Russia was deeply shocking for Kyiv and its backers. The understandably outraged response from Ukra... More »
Alaska’s annual Iditarod dog sled race ended with one of the biggest names in the sport coming from behind after a moose attack to win the grueling, days-long contest for an unprecedented sixth time.But Dallas Seavey’s record-setting win late on Tuesday was ov... More »