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...first time supplanting South Africa, which had been No. 1 since 1905. This isn't a fluke. China's surprisingly high reserves and growing domestic demand mean the country will likely remain the industry leader in coming years. Says Paul Atherley, managing director of Leyshon Resources, an Australian mining company: "China is going to become dominant in the world gold industry as a producer, consumer and explorer...
...tale of riddles and clever science, but at the heart of the story of HMAS Sydney are simple names like Robert, Keith and David. When the wreck of the Australian cruiser was found last week, 66 years after she was last seen drifting ablaze in the darkness, it was the 645 men who vanished with her who came to mind...
...Described by a 1999 government inquiry as the Royal Australian Navy's "glamour ship," the Sydney had returned in 1941 from victories in the Mediterranean. Schoolchildren in her namesake city were given a public holiday to watch her crew parade through the streets. "She was a beautiful ship, a well-experienced ship," says Ean McDonald, a former Sydney signaler. But on Nov. 19, off the coast of Western Australia, she encountered a German raider, the Kormoran. What happened next will never be known for certain, but both ships sank. The Kormoran was scuttled and more than...
...result has been a flurry of speculation, false sightings, books and conspiracy theories - that a Japanese submarine was involved; that the Australian government staged a cover-up. In 2001, five Western Australian volunteers formed the Finding Sydney Foundation and began gathering evidence and government support for another search. In 2003, chairman Ted Graham met with David Mearns, the well-known American shipwreck hunter. Says Graham: "I just had the view that unless our generation found HMAS Sydney, and in particular found it while the widows were still alive, it would potentially be forgotten...
...group of researchers analyzed a single gene among 429 Australian athletes and found that sprinters and other power performers were far likelier to have a version of the gene that produced high levels of a protein used to help muscles generate force at high speed. Elite athletes in endurance events like long-distance running were more likely to have a version that left them deficient in the protein...