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Mass extinction coming: study

Humans are gambling with a potential mass extinction greater than the dinosaurs, new research shows.

THE world is facing a mass extinction event that could be greater than that of the dinosaurs, new research shows.

Green pair loves new environment

Adam Young, Nicky Hammond and Lyn Bollen prepare for Saturday’s garage sale.

WHEN Adam Young and wife Nicky searched online for a “green” street to build their dream home, one address kept popping up: Spoonbill Street, Peregian Beach.

 

'Gay' kookaburra? Not in our school

A MELBOURNE school has dropped the word gay from the classic children's song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
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DVDs still a buzz after 15 years

DVD man: Chris Hill from Civic Video south Tweed Heads.

SEPTEMBER 1 marked the 15th anniversary of the entertainment phenomenon known as the DVD.
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Hungry start to life for Pakistan baby

The newborn baby was brought rudely into the world in a makeshift relief camp set up in a historic Sufi burial site in the watery southern province of Sindh.

A PAKISTANI summoned the energy to give birth in a graveyard that has become her refuge from the floods - but she cannot produce the milk to feed her newborn.

 

Lion shot in US suburb

POLICE have shot dead a 45kg mountain lion romping through a Californian neighbourhood blocks from a well-known French restaurant.

 

Fight to keep Stig's helmet on

The Stig from Top Gear.

A BID to prevent the revelation of the identity of Top Gear's mystery driver The Stig will be heard at the High Court in London on Tuesday.
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La Nina to bring rainy spring

QUEENSLAND can expect a wetter than average spring due to a mild La Nina forming in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say.

 

Forklift eases 274kg woman from home

A forklift was needed to move a 274-kilogram Thai woman who hasn't left her home in three years.

A 274-kilogram woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand has left her apartment for the first time in three years with the help of a forklift.

 

Hiltler costume wins school dress-up

A Year 4 student turned up to a school dress-up day as the Nazi leader, complete with swastika.

A CATHOLIC primary school principal has apologised to parents after a student dressed as Adolf Hitler won first place in class on a school dress-up day.
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White enters tree climbing champs

White enters tree climbing champs

AFTER spending his working weeks risking life and limb as a tree feller, Tim White still had the energy to enter the Queensland Tree Climbing Championships.

 

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