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Il Woodland Trust riscontra inoltre una significativa divisione nord-sud nella copertura arborea, esponendo molte persone a rischi per la salute.

• I ricercatori affermano che la decisione di budget di tagliare il programma di commercializzazione per finanziare il CSIRO e altre iniziative scientifiche mina le priorità del governo stesso. • Il governo federale è stato accusato di "togliere da una parte per dare dall'altra" a causa del taglio a bilancio di un programma di commercializzazione della ricerca da 760 milioni di dollari per finanziare altre iniziative scientifiche. • Il budget include un incremento di 387,4 milioni di dollari per "sostenere la sostenibilità finanziaria" dell'agenzia scientifica nazionale CSIRO, in difficoltà, oltre a 273 milioni di dollari per il National Measurement Institute.

L'associazione di categoria afferma che il consumo energetico guidato dall'AI è aumentato del 15% a livello globale in due anni, avvertendo di possibili reazioni negative della società.

• Nonostante i timori che i super-ricchi stiano lasciando il paese a causa del carico fiscale, l'88% degli intervistati è orgoglioso di vivere nel Regno Unito e pagherebbe di più per finanziare i servizi pubblici. • Nove milionari su dieci nel Regno Unito sono orgogliosi di vivere in Gran Bretagna e tre quarti sarebbero disposti a pagare più tasse per garantire che i beni pubblici ricevano i finanziamenti necessari, secondo una ricerca. • Nonostante le preoccupazioni ampiamente riportate sul fatto che i ricchi stiano scegliendo di lasciare il paese a causa delle tasse più alte, il sondaggio ha rilevato che i milionari sono molto più preoccupati che il personale medico se ne vada piuttosto che dell'emigrazione delle persone facoltose.

• Il governo Laburista ha annunciato che i finanziamenti per l'Australian Submarine Agency saliranno a 512 milioni di dollari nel prossimo anno fiscale, tra i timori che la flotta sovrana di sottomarini possa non arrivare mai. • Aggiornamenti LIVE budget federale 2026: annuncio e discorso sul budget del governo australiano – ultime notizie. • Esplora tutta la nostra copertura sul budget federale australiano 2026.

• OpenAI ha rilasciato GPT-5.5-Cyber, un modello AI specializzato con restrizioni allentate, accessibile solo a ricercatori di sicurezza accreditati che proteggono infrastrutture critiche. • Il modello supporta task di cybersecurity come l'analisi di malware e i penetration test autorizzati, superando i blocchi presenti nei chatbot standard, e presenta un sistema di accesso a tre livelli, dalla versione pubblica alla variante Cyber meno restrittiva. • Questa mossa posiziona OpenAI in competizione con Mythos Preview di Anthropic, con l'obiettivo di potenziare i difensori AI in un contesto di preoccupazioni del settore riguardo alle capacità offensive dell'IA.

• Il rapporto suggerisce che iniziative popolari come NT Live e NT at Home stiano rendendo il pubblico del Regno Unito più avventuroso • I servizi di streaming teatrale e le proiezioni cinematografiche di spettacoli teatrali non rappresentano una minaccia per la frequenza "di persona" e stanno rendendo il pubblico più curioso, secondo una nuova ricerca commissionata dal National Theatre. • Presentando i risultati lunedì, la direttrice del NT, Indhu Rubasingham, ha affermato che il boom del teatro filmato ha sollevato questioni importanti, tra cui il timore che iniziative popolari come NT Live e NT at Home potessero avere un impatto negativo sulla frequenza agli eventi dal vivo. L'organizzazione ha incaricato l'agenzia Indigo di condurre una ricerca per approfondire l'atteggiamento del pubblico verso il teatro filmato. Continua a leggere...

• Un'indagine su 27.000 prodotti dei supermercati australiani ha rivelato che alcuni articoli che vantano benefici ambientali presentano emissioni significativamente più elevate rispetto a quelli non etichettati. • I ricercatori australiani hanno scoperto che i prodotti nei supermercati che utilizzano termini ambientali come “naturale” o “sostenibile” si avvalgono per lo più di un linguaggio di marketing, piuttosto che di rivendicazioni verificate. • Oltre 27.000 alimenti confezionati venduti nei supermercati Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, IGA e Harris Farm di Sydney sono stati valutati dai ricercatori del George Institute for Global Health. Continua a leggere...

I dati della University of Toronto suggeriscono che i canadesi stiano evitando le città statunitensi durante la seconda amministrazione Trump • Un nuovo strumento di ricerca che traccia l'attività dei telefoni cellulari ha rilevato un calo del 42% dei visitatori provenienti dal Canada verso le grandi aree metropolitane degli Stati Uniti; una cifra molto più alta dei dati ufficiali sugli attraversamenti della frontiera, il che suggerisce che i canadesi, durante la seconda amministrazione Trump, stiano evitando in particolare le città statunitensi. • I ricercatori della University of Toronto hanno dichiarato che lo strumento ha mostrato un "calo mediano annuo di circa il 42% delle visite canadesi nelle aree metropolitane degli Stati Uniti, significativamente più alto dei dati ufficiali sugli attraversamenti della frontiera, che hanno mostrato un calo di circa il 25%". Continua a leggere...

• William Harrison, un soldato statunitense di stanza nella regione, fu condannato e impiccato per l'omicidio di Patsy Wylie • Nel pomeriggio del 25 settembre 1944, William Harrison, un soldato statunitense di stanza in Irlanda del Nord, fece visita al cottage della famiglia Wylie a Killycolpy, contea di Tyrone, e si offrì di comprare delle caramelle per i bambini. • Era già stato lì in precedenza ed era, se non un amico, almeno conosciuto dalla famiglia. Mary Wylie gli permise di portare sua figlia di sette anni, Patricia, meglio conosciuta come Patsy, attraverso i campi verso i negozi. Continua a leggere...

Woman recovered after volcanic eruption on remote island, while operation to find two missing Singaporeans goes onRescuers on Saturday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption on Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote island of Halmahera, as search operations continued for the bodies of two Singaporeans, officials said.The dead hikers were among 20 who set out to scale the 1,355m (4,445ft) volcano in defiance of safety restrictions and became stranded when Dukono erupted early on Friday, spewing a thick ash column about 6 miles (10km) into the air. Continue reading...

Samuel Whitsed, 27, is believed to have travelled from Victoria to hike Bibbulmun Track near outskirts of PerthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree months after a hiker was last seen at a popular walking track, police have become increasingly concerned for the missing man’s welfare.Police have scoured dense bushland for a Victorian man after he disappeared from a popular hiking trail on the other side of the country. Continue reading...

• A*STAR researchers in Singapore created CLUST-McMs, a specialized AI model that beats GPT-4 in summarizing multilingual news from Southeast Asia. • Using a curated dataset of regional news, the smaller model achieved superior accuracy across three evaluation metrics, delivering concise English summaries from overlapping articles in multiple languages. • The study emphasizes localization and targeted data over larger general-purpose models, showing higher fidelity to original sources.

Smart went missing in California after returning from a party, and was declared legally dead in 2002 Authorities plan Thursday to enter the second day of their search of a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to law enforcement.The San Luis Obispo county sheriff’s office served the warrant Wednesday in the continuing investigation into Smart’s disappearance. Her remains were never found and she was declared legally dead in 2002. Paul Flores was convicted in October 2022 and ultimately sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Continue reading...

Local beekeeper Mitch McLennan says hive thefts have become ‘quite commonplace’ due to rise of parasitic varroa mitesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are searching for thieves who allegedly stole $150,000 worth of beehives from a rural property in the New South Wales northern tablelands, with a local apiarist saying they may well have been taken by a fellow beekeeper.Eighty beehive boxes containing active colonies were taken from a property on Bruxner Way, 15km west of Bonshaw and 100km north-west of Glen Innes. NSW police believe the alleged theft occurred sometime between Tuesday 31 March and Wednesday 6 May. Continue reading...

Police suspend ‘extensive’ six-day air and ground search in Nova Scotia, citing ‘no new information’Teams in eastern Canada have called off an “extensive” six-day air and ground search of a rugged park for a missing Australian hiker.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said this week it had suspended operations after an effort involving dogs, 100 people, aircraft and ground crews yielded “no new information” in the whereabouts of Denise Ann Willams. Continue reading...

Broadcaster’s lawyers say NSW police should reveal which officers accessed or downloaded material from Jones’s phoneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice stand accused of engaging in impropriety when raiding the home of former shock jock Alan Jones during a sexual assault investigation.Officers searched the 85-year-old’s Sydney home in November 2024 after an eight-month investigation into reports of historical sexual abuse. Continue reading...

Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate tooCalling all Kirstys! A schoolgirl from Tunbridge Wells in Kent is seeking people who share her name to help raise money for research into paediatric brain tumours like the one for which she is being treated.Kirsty Waugh, who turns 12 on Monday, has already persuaded more than 10,000 Kirstys, Kirsties, Kersties and assorted other variants to plot their locations on a map that shows Kirstys can be found everywhere from Colombia to Malaysia, and even at the Rothera research station in Antarctica. Continue reading...

• Deep Tech Week highlights The AI Collective, described as the world’s largest AI community, which connects more than 100,000 AI builders, researchers, and professionals through events, forums, and networking. • The gathering brings together startups, corporate labs, and academic groups to showcase advances in core machine learning, robotics, and applied AI, with a focus on interoperability and responsible deployment. • U.S. participation is strong, with many leading AI research labs and venture‑backed startups using the venue to announce new collaborations, model releases, and open‑source tooling.

Experts estimate ‘accounting of the harm that was done’ by 200 years of chattel slavery would be US$2tn in damagesBritain stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, according to new research by a team of international experts.Their report concludes that Barbados’s population of African descent have suffered damages estimated at up to US$2tn (£1.5tn) from 200 years of chattel slavery. Continue reading...

Data tool could help NHS prioritise who gets access to limited weight-loss medication, say scientistsA new tool that can shed light on who is most at risk of obesity-related diseases could help identify people who would benefit most from weight-loss medications, researchers have said.Recent data suggests about two-thirds of adults in England are overweight or obese – a situation that has caused concern among health experts. Continue reading...

Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found after five-day search near Alice Springs, says ‘it’s going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you’• Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice in the Northern Territory are searching for a man they suspect of murder after finding a body believed to be that of a five-year-old girl who went missing from Alice Springs on Saturday.The NT police commissioner, Martin Dole, told reporters the tragic discovery was made just before noon local time on Thursday. The girl’s family requested she be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby, in line with cultural protocols. Continue reading...

• The Department of Justice announced last week it loosened legal restrictions on medical marijuana, aiming to expand research and treatment options across the US. • This policy shift is expected to facilitate more clinical studies and access for patients in states with medical programs. • The change addresses longstanding barriers to federally approved marijuana research, potentially accelerating therapeutic developments.

2026 estimates for wolves on island highest since late 1970s but moose population declining dramaticallyWolves on a remote island in Lake Superior appear to be thriving, but they’re making deep dents in the moose population that they rely on as a leading food source, according to a report released Monday.Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) national park in far western Lake Superior between Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Canada. The island is a natural laboratory, offering scientists a rare opportunity to observe wolves and moose largely free from human influence. Continue reading...

Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct actionThe criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300 campaigners.New findings suggest arrests, fines and lengthy prison sentences given to nonviolent climate protesters who have blocked roads or damaged buildings may actually radicalise them. The repression of protest could even be one driver of recent covert actions such as the cutting of internet cables, they said. Continue reading...

• MarketBeat's stock screener identified five key financial stocks to research: Robinhood Markets, Visa, Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II, Coinbase Global, and Intuit. • These equities represent diverse segments within the financial services sector, including fintech, payment processing, and software solutions. • The stocks merit investor attention for fundamental and technical analysis.

Partner of soldier accused of war crimes says the couple discussed possibility of moving overseas to ‘create some normalcy in our lives’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Roberts-Smith was planning to leave Australia to live overseas and had a business class flight out of the country booked in four days’ time when he was arrested at Sydney airport this month, court documents allege, with investigators telling a court “his willingness to return to Australia to face prosecution cannot be judged”.Roberts-Smith was ultimately granted bail last week under strict conditions, a move opposed by prosecutors who said there was potential concern he was a flight risk and might try to avoid ever having to face trial for a series of alleged murders he committed in Afghanistan. Continue reading...