Arundhati Banerjee: Dancing to make a difference
Arundhati Banerjee is a budding young artiste who has won prestigious dance competitions. At 16, she is founder member of AIDA-Bharatanatyaved, a dance academy in South Australia
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Octopus Stinkhorn Mushroom looks like an octopus and stinks like rotting flesh
The Octopus Stinkhorn Mushroom looks like an octopus and stinks like rotting flesh to attract flies that spread its spores, ensuring that its species spreads.
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Giant fluorescent pink slug lives on an extinct volcano
The giant fluorescent pink slug (Triboniophorus aff. graeffei) that only lives on an extinct volcano in Australia is under severe threat of global warming.
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The finest opal ever unearthed
The Virgin Rainbow opal is worth more than $1 million and is regarded as the finest opal ever unearthed. Just over 6 cms long, it weighs 72 carats and features brilliant colours, from orange through to violet.
Read moreThe oldest continuous coal fire in the world
Mount Wingen in New South Wales, Australia, has been smoldering for 6000 years without stop. At around 100 feet below
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