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What Does the Aurora Australis Look Like from Space?

NASA provides a stunning look at the Aurora from Space
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Flyover Video Reveals Pluto’s Bizarre Terrain

Using images taken and data collected during a flyby, scientists have been to visualise what it would look like to fly over the planet.
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Taronga’s new Elephant Calf Goes for a Swim

Little Jai Dee goes for a paddle

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24 July 2017 What Cowboys Looked Like Nearly 100 Years Ago

On National Day of the Cowboy, see some of the first colour photos of cowboys in the American west.

24 July 2017 See the Violent Italian Sport that Inspired Modern Football

Despite horrific injuries, Florence’s neighbourhoods still compete for glory in calcio storico every summer.

20 July 2017 New English Pound To Feature Jane Austen

Britain’s new 10- pound note revealed

14 July 2017 What is Bastille Day?

The French celebrate Bastille day today.

12 July 2017 Amelia Earhart 'Lost Photograph' Discredited

A Japanese blogger has refuted a key piece of evidence in a recent History Channel documentary about the aviator's disappearance.

11 July 2017 New Tunnel Discovered Under Ancient Pyramid

Archaeologists think the tunnel under the Pyramid of the Moon in Mexico's Teotihuacán may represent the underworld as part of an ancient belief system.

11 July 2017 Inside an Elaborate Circumcision Ceremony

When young boys are circumcised in Uzbekistan, a party follows.

06 July 2017 Top 3 Theories for Amelia Earhart's Disappearance

Eighty years since she disappeared, Earhart's fate remains one of aviation's greatest unsolved mysteries.

05 July 2017 CSI Tools Bring a Mummy's Face to Life

Cutting-edge 3D forensic technology has enabled experts to create a stunningly lifelike portrait of a noble woman who lived and died in South America some 1,600 years ago.