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ST Gill's colonial paintings at State Library of Victoria and Ballarat

The paradox of ST Gill is plainly expressed on the State Library of Victoria's website and in the exhibition itself. He was, we are told, “Australia's most significant artist of the mid-19th century”, yet has been all but forgotten for the past 100 ... >> view original

Dancing revellers 'could cause earthquake at Burning Man festival'

Revellers visiting the Burning Man festival this weekend were looking forward to ground breaking performances but probably didn't expect to actually cause an earthquake. But that's a possibility according to seismologist Paul Denton, who claimed the 70 ... >> view original

Pregnant women are a lot like male seahorses, say scientists

"Surprisingly, seahorse dads do a lot of the same things human mums do," said Camilla Whittington, co-author of a new study, in a press release. Recommended: Name that animal! Although seahorse dads carry their young for just 24 days and human ... >> view original

Key radar fails on $1 billion NASA environmental satellite

Point CANAVERAL, Fla. An important acoustic guitar on a $1 dollar billion NASA satellite has futile, minimizing scientists' the trap files to really appraise the water in Earth's dust to develop heavy rain pour conjecturing and watch global warming ... >> view original

Beautiful But Toxic Algae Swirl in Stunning Satellite View of Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a troubled sea, and one of its recurring troubles is algal blooms that render its waters toxic — but, when viewed from far above, eerily beautiful. This image, captured Aug. 7 by the European Space Administration's Sentinel-2A ... >> view original

Robots unlocking secrets of the ocean

Robotic vehicles are helping scientists discover why certain areas of the marine environment are particularly attractive to predators like whales and dolphins. The Sky News UK team visited the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton, where ... >> view original

'Spoon' on Mars? You're seeing things

Remember the nursery rhyme in which the cow jumped over the moon and dish ran away with the spoon? It appears the spoon wound up on Mars, according to a curious recent photo snapped by the Curiosity rover. In yet another optical illusion that's stirred ... >> view original

Robot to destroy starfish on Great Barrier Reef

An autonomous robot that can administer a lethal injection is set to be the latest weapon in the fight against the invasive crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. The starfish preys on coral and is responsible for destroying up to 40 per ... >> view original

One year Mars mission simulation underway in Hawaii

Six people have begun a year-long mission to Mars without ever leaving Earth. Last week on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, the volunteers sealed themselves inside a dome habitat where they will live in isolation for one year on a simulated ... >> view original

Cheers! Whisky glass designed for sipping in Space

Ballantine's put their microgravity whisky glass to the test at the ZARM Drop Tower in Bremen, Germany. Ballantine's put their microgravity whisky glass to the test at the ZARM Drop Tower in Bremen, Germany. A little whisky while you gaze down upon ... >> view original