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Ask Fuzzy: Why do sandshoes squeak?
6+ hour, 30+ min ago (423+ words) Today's technical term is courtesy of Adolf Schallamach, who was born in 1905 in what is now Poland. He is notable for winning the Charles Goodyear Medal and for being one of 2820 people listed in the Nazis' most-wanted "Black Book", to…...
Humanoid robot easily defeats 12, 000 human runners in China marathon
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (23+ words) Illawarra Mercury Humanoid robot easily defeats 12, 000 human runners in China marathon...
Smoke haze expected across Illawarra with four hazard reduction burns set to begin
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (250+ words) Four hazard reduction burns are planned for the northern Illawarra and Sutherland Shire over the coming days, which could mean smoke in the air into the weekend. The NSW Rural Fire Service Illawarra Sutherland Team will be conducting planned burns…...
Surfboard fins that repel sharks? UOW researchers are working on it
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (290+ words) A new generation of shark-repellent surfboard fins will have to perform just as well on a wave as everyday fins, a University of Wollongong professor said. UOW researchers are part of a new project to use advanced composite manufacturing to…...
'Bullseye': Artemis II astronauts back safe on Earth
1+ week, 3+ day ago (657+ words) The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew have streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage "by humans to the vicinity of the moon in more…...
Home safe: Artemis II astronauts splash down in Pacific
1+ week, 3+ day ago (583+ words) The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew have streaked through Earth's atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after nearly 10 days in space. The journey capped the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon…...
Tropical Cyclone Maila update
1+ week, 3+ day ago (9+ words) Illawarra Mercury Tropical Cyclone Maila update...
You can visit the top NASA sites, but which one should top your 'rocket list"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (717+ words) Both Johnson Space Center in Houston and Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, are NASA hotspots, but which location should be at the top of your 'rocket list'? Our duelling experts help you decide. By Mal Chenu: "Florida may…...
Update on severe Tropical Cyclone Maila
1+ week, 5+ day ago (13+ words) Illawarra Mercury Update on severe Tropical Cyclone Maila...
Whale stranded off Germany for days free again
3+ week, 2+ day ago (384+ words) A humpback whale stranded for days off Germany's Baltic coast has freed itself after getting stuck on another sandbank. Claus Tantzen, a spokesman for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Ministry of the Environment, said the whale was being followed by the water…...