Federal approval for second mine in Tasmania’s Tarkine region ABCAugust 5, 2013, 9:11 am tweet0 Email Print Federal approval has been given for another iron ore mine in Tasmania’s Tarkine region. Venture Minerals’ Riley Creek mine gained state approval in May and now has been given the go ahead by Federal Environment Minister Mark Butler. Continue Reading →
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Newly discovered flux in the Earth may solve missing-mantle mystery Research points to large reservoirs of material deep in the mantle that may help to explain Earth’s origins. Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office today’s news A woman in rural Afghanistan answers questions about the effects of the country’s National Solidarity Program. Photo: Fotini Christia Empowering Continue Reading →
Fast Rising Magma Triggered Some Volcano Eruptions Submitted by Manjinder Singh on Sat, 08/03/2013 – 13:03 Science News TNM Scientists have figured out that magma triggered the eruption of the Irazu volcano in the 1960s. Magma rose 22 miles in just two months. The 1963 Eruption of Costa Rica’s Irazu volcano has been re-examined by Continue Reading →
Sept 7 in doubt as Rudd has things to do By Adam Bennett, AAPUpdated August 3, 2013, 5:50 pm tweet0 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Kevin Rudd says he has “made no determination whatsoever” on when the federal election will be held, throwing doubt on the likelihood of a September 7 election. The prime Continue Reading →
Ageing population a ticking timebomb for EU Saturday, August 03, 2013 Slowly but unsurely Europe is facing up to population trends that will sap long-run economic growth and force nations to choose between cutting pensions and welfare benefits or paying higher taxes to maintain them. By Alan Wheatley Some countries are getting an early taste Continue Reading →