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Argyle mine: Earth's treasure trove of pink diamonds born during a supercontinent's break up

During 37 years of operations, the now-closed Argyle mine produced more than 865 million carats (191 tons) of rough diamonds and 90% of the world's pink diamonds.

2024-06-28 12:00

Facial recognition linked to close social bonds, not social butterflies

Do you have trouble recognizing faces, or do you never forget a face? The better you are at facial recognition, the more supportive relationships you are likely to have, regardless of your personality type.

2024-06-24 14:09

Rare Traces of Earth's Primordial Crust Lurk in Australia's Ancient Rocks

Precious few exposed areas on Earth offer researchers an opportunity to directly observe our planet’s ancient crust. Australia, boasting some of the world’s oldest rocks, possesses such zones.

2024-06-24 15:28

SETI amplia la ricerca di vita aliena: oltre 1.000 galassie sondate con nuove frequenze radio

Nuove frequenze potrebbero nascondere dei segreti

2024-09-02 17:15

Farmer suicides may rise with climate change. Is Australia prepared?

Droughts, fires, and floods can have devastating consequences for farmers' mental health.

2024-09-02 15:30

We found teenage girls don’t know vulvas from vaginas or when their menstrual cycle starts

Less than one in ten teen girls surveyed could identify when ovulation happens in a menstrual cycle – even though many of them had had their period for years.

2024-09-01 20:15

How MPAs And Fisheries Management Protect Reef Sharks

Conservation benefits doubled in protected areas that are within nations effectively managing shark fisheries

2024-09-01 13:35

Questa organizzazione sta ufficialmente cercando vita aliena fuori dalla Via Lattea

La ricerca SETI in 2.880 galassie esplora l'esistenza di civiltà avanzate capaci di inviare segnali intergalattici grazie a tecnologie superiori.La possibilità che esistano civiltà galattiche, capaci di colonizzare intere galassie, è da sempre al centro dell'…

2024-08-30 20:00

Giant Low-Frequency Scan Searches for Aliens in 2,800 Galaxies

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has fascinated us for decades. Now a team of researchers have used the Murchison Widefield Array in Australia to scan great swathes of sky for alien signals. Unusually for a SETI project, this one focussed a…

2024-08-29 23:52

SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies

Although no aliens were found, the results have helped constrain expectations of possible alien transmitter power.

2024-08-29 16:00