Madison Keys defeated No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to win the Australian Open on Saturday, an upset that will bring significant joy to American tennis fans who have watched Keys grow from 14-year-old prodigy to 29-year-old veteran who had previously experienced her share of Grand Slam disappointments. This time, though, the 19th-seeded Keys played brave and…
All bats are vocal, but some are more vocal than others. This chattiness reveals their individuality, with more talkative bats acting more boldly, researchers report January 29 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Bats might broadcast their personalities to others from a distance, which could play into social dynamics within a colony, the finding…
Mexican environmental regulators say they have discovered 30,000 tons of improperly stored material with “hazardous characteristics” in the yard of a Mexican plant that is recycling toxic waste shipped from the US. The authorities ordered “urgent measures” to get the materials into proper storage as part of inspections they are conducting in response to an…
Baby formula should be placed in standardised packaging in hospitals and parents allowed to use gift vouchers and loyalty card points to buy formula milk, the UK competition watchdog has proposed as it tries to combat soaring prices and lack of choice in the market. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) proposed five measures on…
NSW premier addressing media on rail disruptions, negotiations with union The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, is addressing the media amid the train disruptions across the state. He said nearly 2,000 services were cancelled across the network yesterday, and today more than 1,000 were expected to be cancelled: Now you think about the economic…
Anthony Albanese has promised to introduce legislation that will allow “sustainable salmon farming” to continue in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, sparking anger from conversationists and researchers who urged for the local industry to be scaled back. The promise, made in a letter to industry group Salmon Tasmania, came after years of lobbying for action in Macquarie…
