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Photo of Fukushima mutant daisies lights up the internet
It will surprise no one but mutant daisies with two connected flowers and four stems have been found growing near…
Astronomy: NASA discovers ‘closest earth twin’ yet
Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the…
Signs of El Nino system detected with some time to go
A growing El Nino in the Pacific Ocean looks set to bring dry “spring-like” conditions to New Zealand until early…
Hottest June on record worldwide – another record tumbles
The planet has set another monthly climate record, with scientists in the US recording the hottest June in 135 years….
Surreal video as Australian champion surfer Mick Fanning survives shark attack
A shaken Mick Fanning has said he would be happy to never compete again after being attacked by a shark…
USA – Tinder dry California burns as wildfire rages
A wildfire driven by desert gales scorched 3,500 acres of Southern California drought land in just four hours on Friday….
Week in Weather: What’s Been Making Headlines this Week
We enter another weekend in something of a wintry weather feast – with wind, rain and snow in various parts…
Australia: Heaviest snow in a decade for QLD
The big chill in southern Queensland has delivered the state’s most significant snowfall in a decade. The Bureau of Meteorology…
Space exploration – Pluto photos from New Horizons (+Videos)
NASA on Wednesday revealed new images from the New Horizons spacecraft that flew by Pluto one day earlier. “Yesterday, America’s…
Pluto makes history – NASA’s up-close Photo
This image was captured by New Horizons 16 hours before the moment of closest approach. It was taken on Monday…
