Lake Wells in WA Source of Australia's First Potash Production

Australian potash
Potash production has begun in Western Australia at Lake Wells. A research project with the University of Western Australia in the School of Agriculture and Environment will test the potash on various WA soil types, so Australian Potash will be able to more effectively advise Australian farmers.

China Wants Total Control of the South China Sea

Chinese island base

World politics is a complex issue. Conflict occurs when one side underestimates the other party. Both want control over something. It could be influence or it could be complete dominance of a region. China wants the South China Sea as it own. This is despite the fact that its southern part extends far from the mainland.

Dogs Dinner

Dogs dinner
"This is good food Arnie."
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Animals Adapt to City Life Better Than Humans

Animals in cities
Humans are not changing much as they take to city life. Animals on the other hand are evolving rapidly. Anole lizards in Puerto Rico can walk across concrete because their feet have changed. Charles Darwin believed that evolution took thousands of years. This is not the case.

Tax the Activities That Pollute the Planet

Carbon tax survey

People need to  be punished for doing things that damage the planet. The only way to do this is by putting tax on such activities. Setting target years to ban fossil fuel burning cars will not work. People need to be enticed to change their ways.

My Health Record will be Ineffective

Aboriginal trek to Australia
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Gymnema Sylvestre to Treat Diabetes - Reduce Sugar

Gimnema
A new treatment to reduce the number of obese people is to be instigation world wide. Gymnema Sylvestre is a woody plant. Acids in the extract from it are similar to sweet detectors on the tongue. They block these taste buds. There is also research into using the herb for diabetes control.

Aboriginals Got to Australia Along Two Routes in Southeast Asia

Aboriginal trek to Australia
There is a mystery about how Aboriginals first came to Australia. No evidence has come to light that shows there travel from Africa to the Southeast Asia. Artifacts in Australia date to 65,000 years ago but evidence in SEA only dates to 45,000 years ago and they are different people.

Cat Poses for Photo

Cat poses
"Welcome to this evening's movie."
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New Rice Crop to Save the World

Rice famers
The world needs another green revolution. New high-yielding crops in the 1950s and 1960s changed everything. They took Mankind out of the diminishing-food crisis The new cereals and rice impacting greatly on developing countries. Output increased. The food crisis was averted.

Lemur Gets Carrot Cake

Dog blends into carpet
"At last they give me real food!"
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A lemur has many needs. One of them is good food - not your normal animal grub, but human stuff. It has requirements for sweet, sticky stuff that is bad for your health. As long as a vegetable is eaten with it makes things right. 

Higher Risk of Cancer for Tall People

Tall versus short
Tall than average people do have to worry about their healh. Research shows that they are more prone to cancer than short people. Those who are fat also have a higher risk. It is because they have more cells. With cell division faults occur and cancer can be the result. More cells mean a higher danger.

Dog Gets a Big Shock

Dog blends into carpet
"You are going to wear that!"
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This dog has disappeared! Wait. I saw him move. He is laying on top of the carpet. The dog and the carpet are the same color - white. You have to look very hard to see the outline of the pooch. He knows what he is doing. He is hiding in plain site. What a smart canine you little doggy.

Australian Western Desert Occupied by Aboriginals 43,000 Years Ago

Hafted stone tool
Aboriginals lived in the western desert of Australia 43,000 years ago. A dig in a rock shelter has brought to light a hafted multifunctional tool that pushed its use back 15,000 years. Aborigines advanced technologically as well as culturally. Rock Painting developed recently but use of tech goes back probably 50,000 years.

Dog blends into Carpet

Dog blends into carpet
"I am on the carpet - look closer!"
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wik the wor
This dog has disappeared! Wait. I saw him move. He is laying on top of the carpet. The dog and the carpet are the same color - white. You have to look very hard to see the outline of the pooch. He knows what he is doing. He is hiding in plain site. What a smart canine you little doggy.