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China to build first-ever thorium molten salt nuclear power station in Gobi Desert

China plans to build the world's first-ever nuclear power station using molten salt as the fuel carrier and coolant, and thorium as the fuel — revealed in a since-deleted report posted on the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics website.

2024-09-05 18:55

SETI Uses Radio Frequencies to Look for Alien Life in More Than 1,000 Galaxies

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) recently conducted a search of more than 1,300 galaxies for signs of alien life using unexplored low radio frequencies. The search was reportedly performed using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), a radio tele…

2024-09-04 10:19

General MacArthur's Dramatic WWII Comeback Began in Australia. Trace His Journey From the Outback to the Queensland Coast

After a harrowing escape from the Philippines, the prickly American famously vowed "I shall return" from a remote train station before marshaling Allied forces to victory

2024-09-03 11:00

AI retinal scanner can better and faster diagnose blindness than eye specialists

The Lions Eye Institute has won $5 million in state funding for an Australian-first invention to improve eye care in WA's isolated and remote communities.

2024-10-11 06:11

Deaths and repression sideline Suu Kyi's party ahead of Myanmar vote

Death, detention and dissolution have decimated Aung San Suu Kyi's political party, easing the way for groups backed by Myanmar's ruling military to claim victory at elections expected next year, analysts say.

2024-10-10 04:00

Have you ever tried shopping at a store with no prices? This loophole is squeezing consumers

There is currently no law requiring grocery stores to display visible pricing on their shelves, creating a legal loophole that leaves some shoppers "flying blind" when it comes to the weekly shop.

2024-10-07 19:13

Male Kangaroos Purposely Flex Their Biceps to Impress Females?

Videos of muscly marsupials flaunting their figures spurred some social media users to claim such behavior was intended to woo the opposite sex.

2024-10-06 13:00

El enigma de estos pináculos ha durado siglos: ahora sabemos que son "un queso suizo"

Los más altos miden cinco metros de alto y no se sabía cuándo se formaron. A pesar del hallazgo, siguen existiendo bastantes dudas en torno a ellos

2024-10-03 17:12

Analysts warn household gas prices likely to rise as WA encourages more drilling

Far from shoring up the state's gas supplies, industry analysts say the WA government's approach incentivises more exports.

2024-10-03 01:32