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El tsunami de Kamchatka figura entre los diez más fuertes jamás registrados: esto es lo que tienen en común
El terremoto de Kamchatka es el más grande del mundo desde 2011. Su ubicación ha sido muy activa sísmicamente en los últimos ...
Kamchatka earthquake is among top 10 strongest ever recorded. Here’s what they have in common
The earthquake in Kamchatka is the largest worldwide since 2011. Its location has been very seismically active in recent ...
Tsunami warnings are triggering mass evacuations across the Pacific – even though the waves look small. Here’s why
It’s far better to evacuate early and orderly than do it late in a panic. That’s why authorities around the Pacific are ...
NAPLAN is just one test. Here’s what to do if your child’s results were in the bottom bands
If the results are disappointing, try not to catastrophise them. For one thing, NAPLAN was done about four months ago – ...
Inflation slows again — but is it enough for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates?
Today’s figures confirm inflation is easing, but not as quickly as the bank would like. With the underlying rate still above ...
With the UK and France moving toward recognising Palestine, will Australia now follow suit?
Australia has placed a number of preconditions on recognition. This kind of decision has long been a complicated and ...
An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results
From the wave-lashed surface to the deep sea, the Southern Ocean Time Series is a crucial tool for scientists to keep the ...
Take fish, salt in vats, leave in sun for months: why ancient Romans loved fermented fish sauces like garum
Liquamen was a low-cost cooking sauce popular across the centuries and made by fermenting whole small, cheap fish. The fish ...
The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them all
The SA government has convened an emergency meeting today to discuss taking cuttlefish eggs from the wild, due to the impending threat of the algal bloom which could wipe them out forever.
How should a company deal with a scandal like the Coldplay kiss cam? Here’s what we learned
By using Gwyneth Paltrow as a ‘temporary spokesperson’, IT company Astronomer is laughing with the public over former chief’s ...