Astigmatism (uh-STIG-muh-tiz-um) is a type of refractive error where one or more of the eye’s surfaces are not smooth and/or round. It is broadly classified into two types: regular and irregular.

Large flat surfaces carved by ancient rivers deep beneath the East Antarctica are influencing how ice flows across the continent today, according to a new study.

Sloping terrain distorts the sun-target–sensor geometry, resulting in biases of the optical reflectance measured by remote sensors relative to flat situations. Performing topographic correction (TC) ...

The team is looking to further extend the Fjord deposit to the east approximately 700 metres with the 2,000-metre drill ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), defined as infections acquired 48 hours after hospital admission or within 30 days of patient care, remain a ...

The 2000m drilling program is targeting to significantly increase the size of the existing MRE for the Fjord Eudialyte Deposit presently at indicated resource of 8.76Mt and inferred resource of 13.8Mt ...

Researchers at La Trobe University, Australia, and the University of Utah, U.S., report that recent DNA findings challenge ...

Westerly winds over Main Range caused an oscillating "mountain wave" effect which lasted a few hours on Monday.

The Great Dividing Range is one of the world’s longest and most fascinating mountain ranges, stretching across Australia from Queensland to Victoria. Unlike many mountain ranges that are the result of ...

An international team of scientists have discovered a mysterious, ancient landscape hidden beneath the ice sheet of Eastern ...

John and Sue Sandeman's 16-month-old grandson, Mason Parker, was murdered by his mother's then-partner in 2011. Childcare ...

East Antarctica is the largest ice sheet on Earth. Alone, it holds enough frozen water to raise global sea levels by a ...