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When you look up to the sky remember that at any given time there are between 9,000 and 13,000 aircraft in the air (according to the US Federal Aviation Agency, there are at...
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This is what happens when fashion and technology come together — a look at the DVF Spring 2013 show through the eyes of the models, the designers and Diane von Furstenberg herself. All...
View ArticleMeet a flavour creator
Willy Wonka novelty lab or just a little disturbing? Chemists working in flavour laboratories are responsible for developing the taste of a wide range of food products found in your local supermarket....
View ArticleMeerkat Magic
Some of the magic moment of filming meerkats for the BBC’s Planet Earth Live.
View ArticleTimelapse of swarming monster worms and sea stars
Three-foot nemertean worms and carnivorous sea stars prowl the Antarctic in search of flesh. Finding a dead seal, the sea stars inject it with digestive juices … then sucks it up like soup....
View ArticleLeopard v Zebra
Leopards rely on getting as close to their prey as possible. Sometimes stalking their prey for hours before launching a high speed ambush.
View ArticleCSIRO has resin formula down to a fine art
The new varnish resin is the result of a collaboration between Australia’s oldest and most visited gallery, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and CSIRO. The product has now been commercialised by...
View ArticleEl Niño and La Niña… let BOM explain
The La Niña phenomenon is predicted to increase Australia’s rainfall on the east coast, as the Walker Circulation across the Pacific intensifies and strengthens the Australian monsoon. Australia’s fine...
View ArticleAustralia’s new leader in botanical science
Australia has a new scientific institute that brings together an astoundingly broad sweep of botanic research organisations and collections, services and facilities. The Australian Institute of...
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