Authorities in San Jose have launched a hate crime investigation after students at a high school formed what was described as a "human swastika" on the school's football field. San Jose police told ...

Spring has sprung, and the air is warm and thick with the scent of the Flemington roses. It is the first Tuesday in November, which means it is time to run the Melbourne Cup around the famous 3200 ...

It’s here again, not just Australia’s greatest race but our greatest and most enduring cultural institution — the Melbourne Cup! As always, at 3.00pm on the first Tuesday of November the nation will ...

There has been big drama in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup with one act blowing the minds of racing commentators. The barrier draw was completed on Saturday and it was not kind for some of the race ...

ANALYSIS: A field of nine colts, two geldings and one filly are set to jump from the Flemington 1200m start and race down the famous straight. It has a reputation as a stallion-making race, meaning a ...

Jamie Melham has landed a famous victory aboard Half Yours at Flemington, becoming the first female jockey to win both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Finishing positions are listed next to each ...

Transistors, the fundamental building blocks of digital logic, are now being made just a few dozen atoms wide. At these incredibly small scales, traditional silicon fabrication faces significant ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed. What followed was a cascade of environmental and biological changes that ...