Echidna

Aussie Hols

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January 7th 2009
Ben kept a blog of his visit! 12.23.08-12.24.08 My trip to Australia literally got off to a scorching start as I woke up to leave from East Lansing. I had been working in lab the previous day and had managed to give myself a sunburn from standing over a UV light while slicing up gel bands from an experiment. My goggled face in the mirror told me everything I needed to know about why it felt ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more