The journal Climatic Change has published a special edition of review papers discussing major natural hazards in Australia. This article part of a series looking at those threats in detail.
Environment
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If you've ever splattered paint on a canvas or sprayed a cookie sheet with oil, you likely created—aside from a minor mess—a shower of droplets, ranging from dime-sized splotches to pencil-point specks.
Condensed Matter
Nov 10, 2016
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The international iceberg patrol service set up after the sinking of the Titanic is now able to track drifting ice from orbit more swiftly through ESA-backed cloud computing.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2016
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Ground-breaking theoretical work by University of Otago physics researchers showing that under certain conditions gases can form into stable droplets – as liquids do – has now been confirmed experimentally by scientists ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 10, 2016
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Nintendo on Thursday launched a palm-sized version of its eighties era games console, setting up an old versus new showdown with rival Sony as it released a new PlayStation 4.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 10, 2016
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Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick.
Analytical Chemistry
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Building on more than 30 years of air quality research in some of the most polluted urban environments on Earth, a team of atmospheric scientists at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) have turned their attention toward the ...
Environment
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Researchers at Princeton and Harvard Universities have developed a way to produce the tools for figuring out gene function faster and cheaper than current methods, according to new research in the journal Nature Communications.
Biotechnology
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An unusually large and bright Moon will adorn the night sky next Monday—the closest "supermoon" to Earth in 68 years and a chance for dramatic photos and spectacular surf.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2016
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Under the scorching Zimbabwean sun, cattle seek shade among stunted thorn bushes in the drought-prone district of Zaka, where crops wither due to increasing temperatures and changing weather patterns.
Environment
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