It’s not as well-known as the Hills Hoist clothesline, but here’s another Aussie invention worth celebrating: Glide poles are reconnecting severed landscapes for a special group of marsupials.
Ski jumpers use aerodynamics and physics to overcome gravity – at least for a while.
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Marjolaine Krug, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
The Agulhas Current is important to South Africa for a variety of reasons. Studying how it impacts the coast has been difficult using traditional methods. But gliders are changing that.