australian scientists
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What Experts Say About El Nino And The Paris Agreement
Australian-led research has found that even if global warming is kept to only 1.5℃, extreme El Nino events are likely to become twice as common. Under the Paris Agreement, the international community is aiming to limit warming to 2℃, and the researchers warn of the impact that future generations will have to face. But what…
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There Is Now 65,000 Year Old Evidence Of Aboriginal Life
Thousands of Aboriginal artefacts have been unearthed in the Madjedbebe rock shelter on Mirarr country. Located in the Northern Territory, the site is on Jabiluka uranium mining land, surrounded by the Kakadu National Park. Scientific testing of the site has conclusively shown humans have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years – 5,000 years…
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Australian Scientists Reckon Planets Were Created From Mud
Rocky asteroids are commonly accepted as the original building blocks for planets in our solar system, but new research from Curtin University suggests they may have actually have started out as gigantic balls of warm mud.
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What Experts Have To Say About Tesla’s Giant Australian Battery
Last week South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill announced he would take Elon Musk up on his offer to power the state, with the world’s largest lithium ion battery set to be installed in collaboration with French renewable company Neoen and the State Government. But will it solve the state’s power woes? Australian experts weigh in…