Mayan pyramid one of world’s biggest
FIVE years after its discovery, excavations of a Mayan pyramid in Mexico have revealed it to be among the largest yet found.
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China wants a stealth ‘superbomber’
CHINA plans to build a new, long-range stealth strike bomber capable of extending its reach deep into the Pacific as the emerging world power continues to flex its new-found muscle.
Pluto: It’s got a dark side…
IT’S our first — and last — glimpse of Pluto’s “dark side”. So what are those mysterious black blotches?
Notes reveal rare glimpse into ancient life
THEY’RE just two castaway scraps holding scribbled notes. But they’re on papyrus from ancient Egypt and prove the more things change, the more we stay the same.
Mystery illness paralysing children
A NEW disease starting as a cold but ending as paralysis is afflicting young people in the US. Does polio have a twin? Or is a new debilitating virus to blame?
‘Super typhoons’ lining up in Pacific
A SURGE of storms is marching on Japan and China, and two of them — just 1500km apart — are likely to become ‘super typhoons’ within days.
Chinese generals call for larger navy
AS AUSTRALIA and the United States engage in Pacific-spanning war games, two Chinese military leaders say the country should ‘put combat preparedness at the front of our minds’.
Pluto probe ‘phones home’
NASA says the New Horizons deep space probe will be fully functional in time for its historic rendezvous with Pluto, despite losing contact with the craft over the weekend.
Pentagon defends our disastrous new jets
IT has limited combat uses, and received a damning report from a pilot during a test flight, but the maker of the F-35 Strike Fighter insists it is worth the $1 trillion development cost.
Is this China’s secret stealth sub?
A MYSTERIOUS midget submarine has been spotted in commercial satellite photos, drawing fresh attention to the nation’s expanding underwater might.
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