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​ Melons and Morning Glories by Raphaelle Peale/Public Domain​ September 14th Scrumptious still lifes

By Annie Ewbank Senior Associate Editor, Gastro Obscura​

 

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Wednesday and Thursday of this week were both textbook "sunshine and showers" days. Honestly, you went from one to the other within the space of minutes.....and within the space of a couple of hundred feet too.

Pics from one of my two usual spots:

Wednesday....

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And two from Thurs....

I'm predictable. I know! So I apologise if they bore.

 

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Will This Finally Wake Up Our World?

Governments have been spraying unfathomable amounts of hazardous toxins over their people, for almost a century. The proof is not only irrefutable, but it's overhelming. What will happen if the human race finds out about this? Wanna guess? life/llllibertyyyyy/beauty ann hiddej non harrydissnsvows al butt your v..... ok huh all i wamtn is the oower

 

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Fall is here...that was fast.

 

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Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

 

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These off-duty policemen's pet dogs sniff out a product worth $2,500 a kilo and it's not drugs​ ​ When police canine handlers Dean Poletta and Warren Rogers decided to set up a truffle dog business as a side hustle the industry was little more than a hobby in South Australia. But demand is booming.​ Read more

 

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Can outback tourism survive without one of its biggest events?​ ​ From races and rodeos to festivals and fairs, event tourism is the lifeblood for many businesses in outback Queensland, but towns are bracing for a bleak tourism season next year as the cost of living crisis puts the crunch on iconic events.​ Read more

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Latest modelling tips fourth La Niña for Australia in five years before year's end​ ​ There are growing signs Australia's most impactful climate driver, La Niña, will develop during the coming months.​ Read more

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After weeks of relentless rain, this once-dry riverbed begins to brim with life-giving water​ ​ The mesmerising transformation of parched sand giving way to the rush of fresh, flowing water has people across a vast outback region in awe as it carves a path from the bush to the sea.​ Read more

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This affluent WA mining city wants a Hilton Hotel, but what it's getting looks like a workers' camp​ ​ Plans for improved tourism accommodation in the Pilbara have been unsuccessful, and the local mayor is up in arms over federal ministers being forced to stay in a workers' camp.​ Read more

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Marta Dusseldorp ventures into the heart of Tasmania's 'spectacular' ancient rainforest​ ​ At the heart of the Tarkine is Australia's largest tract of cool temperate rainforest, but parts of this awe-inspiring wilderness remain unprotected from native tree logging.​ anda rurasl lije au r nz always gave a semblasnce of peace asnd splitude no offal nouse,fome usa non white hose that is seems to bteed hatred/dis content etcetc​

 

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Book Excerpt Failures of Imagination: ‘Lost’ and Non-White Characters​

 

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Starliner is back and, by all accounts, could have returned with its crew had it been necessary. However, with NASA's "safety forward" approach prevailing, the spacecraft landed uncrewed on September 6, three months after it docked with the International Space Station. Now, the work begins to try to solve the problems- largely software changes, dealing with balky thrusters, and helium leaks- so that the Starliner Crew 1 can fly next year. But how did we get here? What's NASA's take on the latest Starliner mission? And, perhaps above all, how will Boeing approach the program moving ahead? We'll bring you the latest and greatest--and fear not, we have Tariq here to keep us fair. Full Story: Space(9/13)

Skywatching Super Harvest Moon lunar eclipse: How to watch Sept. 17 (Seung-il Ryu/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A partial lunar eclipse of September's Super Harvest Moon is coming, and if you're plagued with cloud cover, or are just in the wrong part of the planet, we've got you covered. You can watch the celestial event online! On Tuesday (Sept. 17), the Full Harvest Moon will experience a partial lunar eclipse that will be visible for North and South America (except for Alaska), Europe, most of Africa, western Asia, and parts of Antarctica. This eclipse will take place during a "supermoon," which will make the moon appear slightly larger in the night sky. Full Story: Space(9/13)

Spaceflight Why Boeing's Starliner came home uncrewed from the ISS (NASA) The decision to send Boeing's Starliner capsule home uncrewed from the ISS was driven in part by time constraints, according to NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore. Full Story: Space(9/13)

Science & Astronomy Could we turn the sun into a gigantic telescope? (Mark Johnston) While the sun may not look like a traditional lens or mirror, it has a lot of mass. And in Einstein's theory of general relativity, massive objects bend space-time around them. Any light that grazes the surface of the sun gets deflected and, instead of continuing in a straight line, heads toward a focal point, together with all the other light that grazes the sun at the same time. Full Story: Space(9/15)

Technology SpaceX Super Heavy rocket gets supersonic wind tunnel test (NASA) A model of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket has passed NASA wind tunnel testing, marking another milestone in its development as part of plans to launch future Artemis missions to the moon. NASA tested a 1.2% scale model of the Super Heavy rocket in the transonic Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at the space agency's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley. The model was subjected to high-speed forced air, simulating the air resistance and flow the booster will experience during different stages of fligh Full Story: Space(9/13)

Search for Life Sprinkling of cosmic dust may have kick-start life on Earth (NASA image by Robert Simmon and Marit Jentoft-Nilsen, based on MODIS data) The origin of life on Earth has long remained a mystery. Many theories suggest that life emerged from "prebiotic chemistry," in which organic compounds formed and repeatedly self-organized until life as we know it developed. However, scientists have noted that the rocks that make up Earth's surface are relatively deficient in reactive and soluble forms of the essential elements needed for this prebiotic process, such as phosphorus, sulfur, nitrogen and carbon. Full Story: Space(9/14)

 

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Neuronal activity of macaques taking metformin resembled that of monkeys about six years younger (equivalent to around 18 human years). (Vachira Vachira/NurPhoto/Getty)

Diabetes drug delays monkeys’ ageing​

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The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?​ Marc Cheong, The University of Melbourne; Wonsun Shin, The University of Melbourne In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone to surf. Now, commercial interests rule – but users do still have some control.

Young homeowners are more likely to use their home as an ‘ATM’ than their Boomer parents. Here’s why​ Rachel Ong ViforJ, Curtin University; Christopher Phelps, Curtin University Despite owning a smaller share of their home, younger homeowners borrow often, and borrow more, than their parents.

New data reveals rates of family violence among those who died by suicide​ Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University; Stefani Vasil, Australian Catholic University New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family violence before they died.

How perpetrators of domestic violence use drugs and alcohol to control their victims​ Cathy Humphreys, The University of Melbourne; Margaret Kertesz, The University of Melbourne; Van Callaly, The University of Melbourne There are several ways a person using violence may exploit their own substance use, or that of those around them, to gain more power. This is sometimes called ‘substance use coercion’.

 

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Why airplanes leave white streaks in the sky

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Living on this remote Bass Strait Island has always come with its challenges. Now, it's been dealt another blow​ ​ King Island, off the north west of Tasmania, is a resilient, tight-knit community. But the impending closure of the community's largest employer means many are being forced to reconsider their future.​ Read more

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Grape growers in iconic wine region hit hard by unseasonal frost​ ​ Producers in some of Australia's largest and most iconic wine regions say they have suffered crop losses due to frost, which is expected to continue in the coming week.​ Read more

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Record spring cold snap delivers snow and severe frost to south-east Australia​ ​ Temperatures across south-east Australia have plummeted during the past 48 hours, leading to the coldest spring weather in decades.​ Read more

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Can outback tourism survive without one of its biggest events?​ ​ From races and rodeos to festivals and fairs, event tourism is the lifeblood for many businesses in outback Queensland, but towns are bracing for a bleak tourism season next year as the cost of living crisis puts the crunch on iconic events.​ koving on au rurall yes​

 

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Top Science News (Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities) 3,200-year-old ancient Egyptian barracks contains sword inscribed with 'Ramesses II' The newfound barracks may have been built partly because the Libyans were becoming a growing threat to ancient Egypt. Read More​

History & Archaeology (Mila Tomsich via Getty Images) Rare skeletons up to 30,000 years old reveal when ancient humans went through puberty An analysis of around a dozen teenagers who lived during the Paleolithic reveals that they hit puberty around the same time modern teens do. Read More​

Space (NASA / JPL-Caltech) 'Spiders on Mars' fully awakened on Earth for 1st time — and scientists are shrieking with joy Researchers have recreated the bizarre spider-like features seen on the surface of Mars for the first time ever. The breakthrough could help unravel further mysteries surrounding the static Martian arachnids. Read More​

Astronomy & Astrophysics Science Photo Library - ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI Getty Images Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months A tiny asteroid will orbit around our planet for 53 days from the end of September.

 

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Space ESA and JAXA Capture Dramatic Craters on Mercury’s Surface in Unprecedented Detail​

 

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(NASA / Don Pettit) An epic picture of Polaris Dawn's nighttime reentry has been beamed to Earth from space. NASA astronaut Don Pettit caught the conclusion of Polaris Dawn, a private space mission that included the first-ever commercial spacewalk, during its SpaceX Dragon spacecraft's return to Earth before dawn on Sunday (Sept. 15). "In addition to the multi-colored entry trail over Florida, the basic cone shape of the Dragon capsule can be seen," Pettit wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Sunday afternoon about his picture taken from the International Space Station (ISS). Full Story: Space(9/16) The Harvest Moon Supermoon lunar eclipse is tonight! (Starry Night Software) September's full moon will put on quite the show on the evening of Sept. 17. Not only are we treated to a slightly larger-than-average "supermoon" but also a partial lunar eclipse. Full Story: Space(9/17)

Skywatching Auroras galore! Geomagnetic storm sparks aurora across US (Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Rolling in about 6 hours later than predicted, a huge plume of plasma and magnetic field from the sun, known as a coronal mass ejection (CME) slammed into Earth, triggering a severe geomagnetic storm. The CME hit around 7:41 p.m. EDT (2341 GMT) on Sept. 16, triggering a dazzling northern lights display visible as far south as the Texas Panhandle. Full Story: Space(9/17)

Spaceflight China prepares for 1st launch of new Long March 8A rocket (CCTV) China completed a launch site rehearsal for a new, improved rocket this month. Teams at the new Hainan commercial space launch site conducted tests with the first Long March 8A rocket including integration with the launch pad and fueling. The new launcher is now set to fly for the first time around December. Full Story: Space(9/16)

Science & Astronomy JWST witnesses a black hole 'killing' its galaxy (photo) (Francesco D'Eugenio) Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole in the early universe that is killing its galaxy by starving it to death. Remarkably, this "galactic death by starvation" seems to have proceeded very quickly thanks to the creation of 2 million miles per hour winds of gas. Full Story: Space(9/16)

Search for Life

 

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The predicted structures of ‘viral entry’ proteins generated by AlphaFold revealed that the well-studied entry proteins of Zika and dengue virus have the same origins as those of lesser studied, “weird and wonderful” flaviviruses. (Spyros Lytras and Joe Grove)

AlphaFold reveals how viruses evolved​