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Cairns community braces for destruction of house where eight children died

The razing of a Cairns house where eight children died will be a sombre yet cathartic milestone in the mourning process, locals say. The Murray St property in Manoora became the scene of one of Australia's most shocking massacres in December. Four ... >> view original

SilkAir launches inaugural flight to Cairns

SINGAPORE: The regional wing of Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, on Saturday (May 30) launched its first flight to Cairns, Australia. Flights to Cairns will operate on a thrice-weekly basis on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through a circular routing ... >> view original

Cairns family parking cars for festival

The Cairns family will be parking cars within two blocks, at the corner of West Canal and South Market streets, of the Strawberry Festival for those who might need closer parking to the festival. Cairns said that his brother Tom is coming from Florida ... >> view original

Montana burn reveals ancient stone effigies, cairns, rock formations and ...

U.S. government archaeologists set a controlled fire in April 2015 to reveal a unique site in northern Montana that has large Native American stone effigies, cairns, circles and structures used centuries ago to drive cattle into catchment areas for ... >> view original

Celebrated Edinburgh artist Joyce Gunn Cairns MBE unveils new exhibition

In a new exhibition at The Sutton Gallery on Dundas Street, celebrated artist Joyce Gunn Cairns presents a wide selection of her practice over the past year, including expressive figurative works, deft animal studies, portraits and some examples of her ... >> view original

Warminster settles with dead woman's family

19 after police responded to a report that Andrew Cairns, who lived in the apartment above Zienkewicz's, was trying to kill himself. When officers arrived, Cairns apparently began shooting at them out his window. Police scattered for cover. With chaos ... >> view original

Global climate set for change over decades: Study

LONDON: The global climate is on the verge of broad-scale change that could last for a number of decades, shows a study by British scientists. The change is linked to cooling of the Atlantic, and is likely to bring drier summers in Britain and Ireland. The study ... >> view original

Capital dredging laws will help reef: govt

NEW laws banning capital dredging near the Great Barrier Reef will help the Queensland government convince the international community the environmental treasure is not "in danger", premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says. THE UNESCO World Heritage ... >> view original

New Alloy Bounces Back Into Shape 10 Million Times And Counting

wrp103 links to the BBC's report of a newly engineered alloy that returns to its original shape after deformation even after 10 million cycles more than 10 million times. From the article: "Memory shape alloys" like this have many potential uses, but present ... >> view original

Mesmerising footage of unnamed deep sea creatures

Scientists exploring the ocean floor off the coast of Puerto Rico have filmed mesmerising footage of previously undiscovered deep sea creatures. The researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were able to scour the ocean floor at ... >> view original