The 1939 Japanese defeat by the Soviets at the Battle of Noonan / Khalkhin Gol may have changed the course of history by convincing the Japanese to attack America instead of the Soviet Union.

This article from ASPI argues that Australia’s long-range strike capability should come online in 2024, but its effectiveness could be reduced without a sophisticated targeting system including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets.

In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, Japan defeated Russia paving the way for its expansion into Korea and Chinese Manchuria.

El Salvador is the first country to introduce Bitcoin as a currency; and the country is being closely monitored by the international community, who are interested to see if Bitcoin can work as a currency.

The James Webb Space Telescope shows that it has the potential to unlock the secrets of dark matter, peer into exoplanets’ atmospheres for signs of life, and find the oldest stars in the universe.

While the world is focused on the Russo-Ukraine conflict, the USA is increasing its engagements with Australia, making it clear to China how the USA values its partnership with Australia.

The Australian Government plans to increase mineral production—especially 'rare earths'—to break Australia's almost complete reliance on China for critical minerals such as 'rare earths'.

The author of this article argues that referring to ‘generations’—gen, x, y etc.—is pointless due to the variation of attitudes and abilities within those so-called categories.

The articles and references in this collection all more or less support the idea that it is probably not a good idea— to attribute certain characteristics to a group of people, based purely on when they were born:

When Sarah Jackson first heard of brain-dumping, she didn’t think much of it; but after reading up on it, she decided to give it a shot for a week—and found it worked even better than she expected.