Engines of our Ingenuity 2958: Octave Lapize

Engines of our Ingenuity 2958: Octave Lapize

Episode: 2958 The Tour de France and WW-I: bicycles, aeroplanes, and Octave Lapize. Today, bicycles, airplanes, and war, ListenTo embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code:<iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/465383/465381″...
Out of the past

Out of the past

Out of the past 125 Years October 13, 1898 A bad wreck occurred on the C.H.&D. railroad near the Mather’s farm about two miles south of Sidney between 3 and 4 a.m. today. The wreck was apparently the result of a southbound freight train breaking into three...
Neglected tropical diseases go global

Neglected tropical diseases go global

Credit: DNDi The trip from Zanzibar to San Francisco — via Dar es Salaam, Addis Ababa and Washington, DC — is gruelling at the best of times. For Delali Attipoe, suffering from dengue fever just as she set off, it was a nightmare. Wracked by chills, fevers and nausea...
More Ways To Get Into Nature At Point Cook

More Ways To Get Into Nature At Point Cook

VIC PremierThe Allan Labor Government has developed new and improved facilities at Point Cook Coastal Park for communities in Melbourne’s west to enjoy.Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos announced the $968,800 project had been completed – delivering barbeques,...
The Dual Face of Technology

The Dual Face of Technology

In the ever-evolving tapestry of our world, the threads of science and technology are woven deeply, shaping the fabric of our daily lives. These threads, however, are dyed in contrasting hues, reflecting both the brilliance of innovation and the shadows of unintended...