Local hero rescues dolphin trapped in seaweed in Dunsborough
A Dunsborough man has posted a heart-warming video of himself rescuing a dolphin trapped on the South West town's foreshore.Local blacksmith Graham Skender said he was heading home from work and stopped to look at new building works on the foreshore when he he and a group of friends spotted something thrashing in the water. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Dolphin saved from seaweed hold Wet start to the weekend Wave garden set for Perth ..>> view originalHuman-Induced Climate Change Has Been Going On Longer Than You Think
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While Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza is by far the most talked-about pyramid in the world, it isn’t the biggest by a long shot. That title goes to the Great Pyramid of Cholula - an ancient Aztec temple in Puebla, Mexico with a base four times larger than Giza's, and nearly twice the volume. Why is the world's biggest pyramid so often overlooked? It could be because that gigantic structure is actually hidden beneath layers of dirt, making it look more like a natural mountain than a place of worsh..>> view originalThis 2500-year-old stone just revealed the name of a powerful Etruscan goddess
Researchers have been translating an inscription on an ancient Etruscan stone slab, and have found mention of the powerful deity, Uni, which suggests the possible existence of an underground cult in the area dedicated to the goddess 2,500 years ago. Thought to be the Etruscan equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera and the Roman goddess Juno, Uni was likely worshipped as a fertility deity and mother figure by the people of northern Etruria, Italy. The mention of the goddess Uni is included as par..>> view originalManuka: New Zealand moves to trademark the word, alarming Australian honey producers
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Nasa’s Juno spacecraft will make its closest pass of Jupiter on Saturday when it soars over the swirling cloud tops of the solar system’s largest planet at more than 125,000 miles per hour. The close encounter will be the first time the $1.1bn (£840m) probe has its full suite of cameras and scientific instruments switched on and turned towards the planet as it flies overhead at an altitude of 2,600 miles. Mission scientists expect the spacecraft to capture the most spectacular images of the pla..>> view originalDark Streaks on Mars Hold Water — But Not Much
The Valles Marineris canyon network on Mars is home to Recurring Slope Lineae (RSL), or dark streaks that may contain liquid water. RSL are indicated with blue dots. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona Dark streaks identified in dozens of locations on the surface of Mars appear to hold water, but not very much, according to an analysis of data from NASA's Mars Odyssey mission. The dark streaks are called recurring slope lineae (RSL), and last year, scientists presented new evid..>> view original
Friday, August 26, 2016
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