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Science & Environment

Australia’s Nobel Prize Laureate list

Australia’s laureates have been illustrious, ranging from the man recognised for discovering that the universe is rapidly expanding to another lauded for drinking a bacteria cocktail. As far back as 1915 we laid claim to one of the youngest ever Nobel Laureates, 25-year-old Lawrence Bragg. So far Australia has played a part in producing 15 Nobel Prize winners, all brilliant and, often, unexpected.

Science & Environment

Arctic and Antarctic images that will leave you breathless

The Global Arctic Awards is a international photography competition that gathers together some of the year’s most spectacular Arctic and Antarctic shots. Photographers from 30 countries participated in the latest competition, with Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen taking out the Arctic Photographer of the Year prize. From the glow of the aurora borealis to the symmetry of polar bears bonding, this year’s winning images show off the sheer magnificence of some of the harshest environments on Earth.

Science & Environment

Titan Arum corpse plant flowers again

The world’s largest and stinkiest flower has bloomed again at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. The aptly named ‘corpse flower’ occurs naturally in Indonesia and uses its foul scent to attract carrion-feeding insects as pollinators. On average, it only blooms once every 4-5 years. You can follow the progress on Twitter: @RBGTitanArum.

Science & Environment

X-ray Vision: fish inside out

An exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney features unusual images captured with a digital radiographic machine and arranged in an evolutionary sequence. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History fish curator Sandra Raredon captured the images of thousands of fish specimens. All up, the institution, in Washington DC, has four million individual specimens representing 70 per cent of total fish diversity. The X-rays allow scientists to document internal features without ruining specimens, but they also make for unusual abstract artworks. The exhibition will be open until February 2016.