A new genetic technology bankrolled by the United States military has potential to wipe out feral mice and malaria - but scientists are warning it could have unintended consequences.

CRISPR is a new genetic technology which allows scientists to modify, delete or insert genes into organisms more easily and accurately that it was previously.

The technology could select certain genes to propagate in wild populations of animals and render them infertile or unviable.

Animal activists in China are using the lunar Year of the Dog to push for a ban on the dog meat trade - which is viewed as a tradition in some parts of the country.

According to a recent survey, less than a third of China’s 1.4 billion people have ever eaten dog, and it’s only popular in specific regions in the South, Central and North-east parts of China.

Volunteer Wang Liping, who runs a dog shelter on the outskirts of Beijing, says she’s been waiting for this sort of law her entire life.

Infrastructure Australia chief Philip Davies has lashed the government and big business for failing to tackle population planning, warning Australia’s standard of living was being put at risk by policy short-sightedness.

Mr Davis has urged the government to stabilize the energy market and plan for a rapidly growing population, which is expected to add a city the size of Canberra each year for the next three decades.  

How you react and adapt to change could be holding you back, says Professor Jill Klein from the University of Melbourne.

According to the theory of mindset, raising your child by constantly praising them could actually create a much more fragile person.

Professor Klein says: “When the world starts to become a bit more honest with you about what your strengths and weaknesses actually are … if you’ve developed a fixed mindset you become very brittle.”

South-east Queensland roads are struggling in peak hour, with average speeds up to 43 kilometers slower than the speed limit during peak times.  

Drivers could face snarls during traditional peak hours of 7am to 9 am and 4pm to 7pm, but the congestion lasts longer and occurs at unusual times.

HERE smart cities specialists Daniel Antonello says traffic congestion impacts people's happiness, where they choose to live, how productive we are as a society and the success of our economy.

Pedestrians are being told to focus more on their personal safety than their phones this week after an influx of pedestrian incidents left five dead and four injured in the last couple of weeks.

Lord mayor Graham Quirk delivered his State of the City address on Tuesday in which he said, “there is far too much use of electronic devices when people should be putting their own safety first.”

A U.S Supreme Court has upheld the controversial ‘Muslim travel ban’, which currently blocks most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen from entering the United States.

The ruling means the ban will remain in effect and allows President Donald Trump to potentially add more countries.

The U.S Government is rejecting the idea that the ban is representing unconstitutional and religious discrimination saying it is needed to protect the country against attacks by Islamic militants.

A four-year-old boy in Taiwan has been rescued after he was left dangling off his fifth-story balcony for half an hour.

The boy, who was left home alone by his parents, went to the balcony and slipped through the security grille, with his head caught between the bars.

According to a local doctor, the child suffered only minor injuries to his head and ears.

A Harley-Davidson rider has escaped serious injury after he collided with an emu on a remote Queensland road on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old rider was travelling about 100km/h on a road in Mackay when the large native bird ran out in front of him.

An RACQ rescue helicopter crewman said the man, who was earning a full-face helmet and leathers was ‘incredibly lucky’ to escape serious injury after the freak accident.

The emu died at the scene.