Citizen scientist finds oldest white dwarf... A German volunteer scientist working with a NASA-led project has found the oldest and coldest-known white dwarf, which significantly is also ringed by debris and dust, the space administration says.
Man held in Brisbane airport bomb scare... A man has been arrested after he allegedly sparked a bomb scare at Brisbane Airport. He walked into the airport's international terminal on Saturday evening holding a metal box with exposed wiring and claimed to have a bomb, The Courier-Mail reports c
Emergency warning system hacked... A hacker was able to directly message tens of thousands of Australians after infiltrating an emergency warning system used by governments.
Assange loses court case over cat duties, internet bills... A judge rejects WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request to loosen new living requirements, including paying for his internet and cleaning up after his cat, that he says are meant to push him into leaving the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Explosive device found at Soros' NY home... An explosive device has been found in a mailbox near the New York home of billionaire financier George Soros, a favourite target of right-wing campaigners in the United States and eastern Europe, the New York Times reported, citing police.
Mars might hold enough oxygen under its surface for life... We've long thought about the unlikely possibility of life on Mars, but it's under the planet's surface where those chances look stronger. A new study published in Nature suggests that the salty water which subsists under Mars' surface coul