The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 percent of Earth’s people who live in the Northern Hemisphere.

In a typical summer, millions of Americans head outdoors to national parks, hiking trails and rivers across the U.S.

Education minister Dan Tehan has announced changes to funding rates for university courses as part of a plan to create “job ready graduates”.

Many of us have been spending more time at home than ever before, and chances are unless you live by yourself in the middle of nowhere, at some point unwanted noise will have infiltrated your lockdown.

Researchers have found a new strain of flu virus with “pandemic potential” in China that can jump from pigs to humans, triggering a suite of worrying headlines.