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17th-century mapmakers had vivid ideas about Australia. They were wrong
By Mary McGillivray

Cartographers in the 1600s had bold ideas of Australia, and some incredible methods of depicting those ideas in maps and globes.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/eur

ABC News · European cartographers' inaccurate maps of Australia have plenty to teach usBy Mary McGillivray

Titan submersible's firm had 'reckless disregard for safety', report finds
By Thomas Morgan

The US Coast Guard finds OceanGate's chief executive ignored warnings from employees and that the company 'actively retaliated' against those who spoke up.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/tit

ABC News · 'Reckless' OceanGate safety culture led to Titan submersible disaster, Coast Guard findsBy Thomas Morgan

Home battery sales are booming, but Tesla is fast losing market share
By James Purtill

After surrendering its dominance of Australian electric vehicle sales, Tesla is also now also rapidly losing ground in the home battery market.

abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0

ABC News · Elon Musk's top-selling Tesla Powerwall knocked to sixth spot as home battery market boomsBy James Purtill

Velvet worm vs ghost bat. Vote now for Australia's most underrated animal
By Jacinta Bowler

Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.

abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0

ABC News · What is Australia's most underrated animal? Vote for your favourite this National Science WeekBy Jacinta Bowler

The huge event that could rewrite the history of this 'dangerous flood plain'
By Ursula Malone

Floods recorded in Aboriginal oral history centuries ago could help scientists better understand how climate change may affect flood risk in the future.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-26/haw

ABC News · Scientists look to Indigenous history to manage flood risk in Hawkesbury-Nepean ValleyBy Ursula Malone

Billions of logins for sites such as Google and Facebook leaked online

Billions of login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals "unprecedented access" to accounts, according to new research.

abc.net.au/news/2025-06-21/goo

ABC News · Billions of logins for sites such as Google and Facebook leaked, compiled onlineBy ABC News

alojapan.com/1299701/japan-inv Japan Invests $700M to Attract Global Research Talent #AttractingForeignTalent #GlobalCompetitiveness #InnovationEcosystem #Japan #JapanNews #JapanResearchFund #news #ScienceAndTechnology #TheRegister Japan is making a bold move to bolster its academic and research landscape by establishing a nearly $700 million fund aimed at attracting top foreign talent. The initiative, driven by the government’s desire to enhance the country’s global compe…