Researchers recently discovered that Australian musk ducks raised in captivity can learn how to mimic human sounds Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Australian musk ducks just joined the — which includes ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

Research suggests swearing is more acceptable in Australian public discourse. Certainly, Australia's public airing of swear words often takes visitors by surprise. The long-running road safety slogan ...

Newspapers have been using those telling dots for years for swear words. Swearing was once heavily constrained and censored but is now almost absurdly ubiquitous. Who doesn’t swear? I once asked a ...

Australians love a good insult: from Australiana-inspired quips like "galah", to four-letter favourites that have stood the test of time and phrases too colourful to publish. But there is one thing ...