Researchers from Melbourne University have discovered how Australia’s Christmas beetles moderate their body temperature through the use of their colourful carapaces. There are approximately 36 species of Christmas beetle in Australia and the colour of different species’ “elytra” or hard shell can vary widely. The body temperature of some small animals like insects is directly…
How the Christmas Beetle Plans to Stay Cool During This Hot Holiday Season
December 18, 2022
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Artist ‘Grows’ Corals, Flowers, and Fungi on Discarded Objects Turning Them Into Artworks
December 18, 2022
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Stéphanie Kilgast’s delightful artwork is a kaleidoscopic display of flowers, coral, sea creatures, and fungi appearing to grow out of pieces of trash. The intricate models would be extraordinary on their own, but the way they’ve been placed onto discarded objects, emerging from the trash, gives them a deeper meaning. It was an exploration of…
Idaho Cobalt Belt Explored as New Frontier of Ethically Sourced Rare Earth Minerals
December 16, 2022
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An electric battery technology company has expanded its search for domestic cobalt to Idaho. The Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials Corporation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 5.3-square-kilometer (just over two-square-mile) land package that will allow for more exploration of cobalt near the company’s current excavation efforts in the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB), a…
Aussies Play Key Role in New Space Mission
Not far from Los Angeles, one of Elon Musk’s rockets is about to blast off carrying a satellite with extraordinary capabilities. It will be used to survey nearly all the water on the surface of Earth for the very first time. The data will provide an unprecedented depth of knowledge about the Earth’s bodies of…
A Unique Feature of the Aussie Christmas May Be in Decline
December 14, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Sydney suspect that the iconic Australian Christmas beetle is in decline and are imploring Aussies to assist scientists in a country-wide beetle population count. In an email to The Epoch Times, Assoc. Prof. Tanya Latty, from Sydney University, said that it’s not known for sure that Christmas beetles have declined, as long-term…
German Police Investigating Climate Activist Group for ‘Disruption of Public Services,’ Support of ‘Criminal Organization’
December 14, 2022
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The political department of Germany’s public prosecutor’s office conducted a search in seven states on Dec. 13 at locations that have ties with the climate activist group “Last Generation.” The group is being investigated because of “the initial suspicion of forming or supporting a criminal organization, disruption of public services, trespassing, and coercion,” senior public…
Nuclear Fusion ‘Breakthrough’ Touted by White House, Drawing Praise and Some Skepticism
December 13, 2022
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It was 1:03 a.m. on Dec. 5 that experimental physicist Alex Zylstra first spotted it: for the first time, a target yielded more energy from a fusion reaction than a laser put into it—though that’s not counting the much greater input energy that was needed to power the laser in the first place. “One of…
Australian Companies to Be Forced to Reveal Green Credentials
December 13, 2022
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Some of Australia’s largest banking, insurance, and pension institutions have backed the government’s move to force companies to reveal what they are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The comments come as Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the federal Labor government would create a regulatory framework around sustainable investment. In a joint media release (pdf) on Dec….
Christmas Tree Shortage Stumps Australian Christmas Celebrations
December 11, 2022
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The extreme rainfall that has fallen across New South Wales in 2022 has created a supply shortage of real Christmas trees, triggering a rapid rise in the price of this Christmas tradition in Australia. This comes as Australia has been hit by its third consecutive La Nina, with Sydney experiencing its wettest October on record,…
Christmas Tree Shortage Stumps Australian Holiday Celebrations
December 11, 2022
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The extreme rainfall that has fallen across New South Wales in 2022 has created a supply shortage of real Christmas trees, triggering a rapid rise in the price of this Christmas tradition in Australia. This comes as Australia has been hit by its third consecutive La Nina, with Sydney experiencing its wettest October on record,…
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