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A New Iron Age For Energy
In the uppermost 15-20km crust of our planet, the four most abundant elements are oxygen, silicon and magnesium, and then – fourth – is iron. Australia is the world’s iron capital. We account for more than a third of world iron-ore production, and pr
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3 Things YOU Can Do
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…flies Always Die On Their Backs?
ENTYMOLOGY You may often find dead flies on their backs, but they do not necessarily die that way. Instead, this common death posture is because flies – and many other insects – are relatively light, and crucially their centre of gravity is at the to

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