The 35th edition of the University of Queensland’s Great Course Race is attracting many Australian and Queensland competitors.

The race is on this Wednesday the 22nd of May and the Clem Jones Sporting Scholarship recipient, Samantha Phillips, is chasing a second-consecutive win in the main Women’s Great Court Race.

Phillips said that the race is challenging and unlike any other event as athletes run on tiles and around sharp bends.

A survey has found four in five Australians believe medicines are not subsidised by the federal government quickly enough after they are discovered.

Rare Cancers Australia chair Richard Vines said that he is aware that the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme is geared towards treating prominent conditions and some people are against getting treatment because of unaffordable prices.

Students who were affected by technical glitches in the latest round of NAPLAN testing will be given an option of re-sitting their exams.

On Tuesday during the first lot of NAPLAN tests, some students lost connectivity and were unable to log in during the assessment affecting their results.

The Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority said that affected students will have the option to re-sit on Tuesday, May 28 and that will be the result for NAPLAN 2019.

10,000-year-old DNA has been extracted from ancient “chewing gum”, providing archaeologists with a unique insight into Scandinavia's first human settlers.

The gum is tar of a birch bark tree, which was used by ancient settlers as a chewy snack, and fixing agent for arrowheads and axe blades.

Although the tar was discovered in the early 1990s, sufficient DNA analysis was only made possible recently; with results providing “enormous potential” for tracing the origins and movements of early humans.

The United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned a political paradox is forming where climate change is continuously worsening while the political will to tackle the issue fades.

The UN secretary-general said “climate change is running faster than what we are”, and that the world is “not on track” to meet its target commitments under the Paris Agreement.

An analysis of fossils have revealed the existence of a ‘high-heeled’ dinosaur.

According to UQ PhD candidate, Andréas Jannel, the Rhoetosaurus, an Australian Jurassic sauropod, stood on its tiptoes, emulating the shape of a high heel.

Mr Jannel has said we see a similar thing in elephant feet however the Rhoetosaurus was at least five times as heavy, so the foot would have had to support an immense weight.

Electric scooter company Lime have estimated thousands of helmets have been stolen from their Brisbane scooters.

The e-scooter supplier distributed 750 scooters and 11,000 helmets within their first six months of operation within the river city.

Lime regional director of government affairs and strategy Mitchell Price has said the company are looking into innovative new ways to keep track of the life-saving headwear, and are encouraging locals to help out and return any helmets they may find.

The tropical tourist destination of Cocos Island in Western Australia has become home to millions of pieces of rubbish.

A 2017 survey revealed the island’s beaches are littered with 414 million pieces of trash, with single-use plastics such as food packaging making up almost a quarter of the debris.

Scientist have said reducing plastic consumption and production is the only solution to protect and restore the environment.