Fear of cotton balls is also known as sidonglobophobia. Another term for the condition is bambakophobia, from the Greek bambaki, which means "cotton," and phobos, which means deep dread or fear. In ...

Urban growth has paved over many cotton fields, pushing them out of Maricopa County to other parts of Arizona. In Arizona, cotton yields are five times higher than a century ago as farmers learn ...

Beijing’s recent military activity has drawn widespread concern, especially after Chinese warships conducted live-fire exercises off the Australian east coast. The drills disrupted commercial ...

More than 80% of Australian children aged eight to 12 use social media or messaging services that are only meant to be for over-13s, according to new research. It comes as Australia plans to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director General Mike Burgess poses for a portrait ...

The Chengdu Snow Village project said it purchased cotton to use as snow at the end of January because the weather was warm and the village did not take shape as anticipated. Photos on WeChat ...

The South Australian soon found out how intense and relentless Russian attacks were on the front lines. "There were shells raining in on you constantly. You hear them whistling, coming in on you ...

AUD/USD reaction to the RBA interest rate decision The Australian Dollar catches a fresh bids on the RBA’s decision. The AUD/USD pair is adding 0.05% on the day to trade at 0.6360 as of writing.