Dungeons and Dragons has come a long way since making its debut 50 years ago. After decades spent as the pinnacle of nerd culture, the popular tabletop game has broken into the mainstream thanks in part to the success of Netflix’s mega-hit show “Stranger Things” and the best-selling videogame “Baldur’s Gate 3.” Indeed, D&D publisher…
Rescuers tracking humpback whale dragging a buoy off NSW coast The entangled humpback whale has been heading south since last night and is expected to be near Port Kembla and Culberra Beach, north of Jervis Bay, this morning. The Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans (ORRCA) said rescuers lost sight of the whale…
More than 150 whales have stranded on a beach near Arthur River, on Tasmania’s remote north-west coast. A group of 157 animals that appear to be false killer whales have stranded, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, with initial observations showing 136 animals were still alive. Marine conservation experts including wildlife…
Burglars tunneled through a concrete wall to gain access to a Los Angeles jewelry store, making off with at least $10m worth of watches, pendants, gold chains and other merchandise, police said. The heist happened around 9.30pm on Sunday at Love Jewels on Broadway in the heart of downtown, according to officer David Cuellar with…
Charlie Javice, who is charged with defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co into buying her now-shuttered college financial aid startup Frank for $175 million in 2021, arrives at United States Court in Manhattan in New York City, June 6, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters Charlie Javice, founder of a startup purchased by JPMorgan Chase in 2021,…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., left, and Emmanuel Macron, France’s president at the 2025 VivaTech conference in Paris, France, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday made a pitch for his country to manufacture the most advanced chips in…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution a “crisis”. Last week, Trump – who sold branded plastic straws during his 2020 election…
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, speaking to the media as he departs a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s one bad headline after another coming from the White House these…
Mark Poynting and Esme Stallard BBC Climate & Science Getty Images The world’s tropical forests, which provide a crucial buffer against climate change, disappeared faster than ever recorded last year, new satellite analysis suggests. Researchers estimate that 67,000 sq km (26,000 sq mi) of these pristine, old-growth forests were lost in 2024 – an area…
More than 2,500 figures from the arts including leaders at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company have signed an open letter stating that the government’s proposed changes to the Access to Work scheme could “risk disabled people being excluded from the workforce entirely”. Indhu Rubasingham, the artistic director of the National Theatre, and…
