ANCIENT EGYPTIAN VESSELS DISCOVERED
Fragments of pottery used by Egyptians to make beer and dating back 5,000 years have been discovered on a building site in Tel Aviv, the Israeli Antiquities Authority said on […]
Monthly Archives: March 2015
THE BOLIVIAN WOMEN WHO KNIT PARTS FOR HEARTS
Traditional craft skills are helping to save the lives of children born with heart defects in Bolivia.
EARTH HOUR: MILLIONS WILL SWITCH OFF LIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD FOR CLIMATE ACTION
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, has said hundreds of millions of Earth hour participants around the world will demand a strong global climate agreement by switching off their lights […]
UK SURGEONS COMPLETE EUROPE’S FIRST ‘DEAD HEART’ TRANSPLANT
Huseyin Ulucan, 60, from London, became the first successful recipient of a heart transplant from a non-beating heart donor in Europe following an operation at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire earlier […]
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE COURTLY PLEASURES OF CHINESE EMPEROR
Chinese Australians are part of the intended audience for a lavish new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria on emperor, warrior and art collector Qianlong.
PENGUIN BOOK PICKS UP CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE
A book about a penguin who flies to the tropics with the aid of a kite has been named the overall winner of the 2015 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.
HOW DERRY SCHOOL IS USING MINECRAFT TO TEACH HISTORY
It is one of the most addictive video games in the world, with millions of users playing it for hours on end. Now schoolchildren in Northern Ireland will be playing […]
QUEENSLAND MUSEUM TO FEATURE DINOSAUR DISCOVERY EXHIBIT
The “amazing” Dinosaur Discovery exhibition opens at the Queensland Museum on Friday, featuring 20 life-size animated dinosaurs. From the little Leaellynasaura to the staggering Spinosaurus, the Queensland Museum’s latest exhibition […]
UGANDA HOSPITAL PROGRAM HELPS FORMER TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS
People cured of pulmonary tuberculosis often continue to have problems breathing, while poor living conditions contribute to their continued suffering. But a contribution by a group of European doctors may […]
THEORETICAL PHYSICIST STEPHEN HAWKING’S FIRST TALK TO AUSTRALIAN AUDIENCES IN APRIL
The world’s most recognisable living scientist, Stephen Hawking, will give his first ever talk to Australian audiences at the Opera House in April.
