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The pros and cons from a citizen scientist
English teacher Lachlan Pollard ponders citizen science’s uses and abuses as he tries his hand at marine surveys
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The science behind the Nepal earthquake
Nepal’s devastating earthquake was the latest result of an ancient continental collision that began around 50 million years ago
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Solomon Islands: The deadly mosquitos
At a village community in the Solomon Islands, an international team of researchers is discovering the secrets of a malaria-transmitting mosquito that harbours a deadly secret weapon. who revel in the challenge of raw, unpredictable lines.
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Heard Island: The unchanging magnificence
A voyage to volatile Heard Island by Antarctic veteran Grahame Budd stirs memories of adventures past and raises concerns of challenges to come.
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The beauty and scourge of Tasmania’s mining industry
Tasmania’s clean and green image is being put under the spotlight with Entropy 1, a collection of images from Tasmanian photographer Isla MacGregor, who’s had a 30-year fascination with the ‘conflicted zones’ of Tasmania’s West Coast. Isla’s images show how the uncontrolled mining of our past has left a weird and ravaged landscape and these images are beautiful and perverse at the same time. Her aim has been to bring another “truth to the art of photography of the Tasmanian landscape and the collision between human activities and our ecology.”
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Timelapse of night skies over Siding Springs Observatory
The Australian National University’s Siding Spring Observatory, NSW, is home to some of the countries most breathtaking skies.
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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.
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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.
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Aurora australis light up Australia
Southern lights have been seen in unusually northern locations in Australia.
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Gallery: Aurora australis seen across Australia
A recent strong solar storm in March 2015, created the perfect conditions for viewing the southern lights from parts of Australia that wouldn’t usually see them