Tag: Science and Technology
Butterflies 'fly early as planet warms'
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Australian scientists have uncovered a link between the early emergence of a common butterfly and global warming.[MORE]
Climate change linked to change in butterfly life cycle
Research has found the common brown butterfly is emerging from its coccoon ten days earlier than it was 65 years ago, and scientists have linked that change in behaviour to climate change.[MORE]
Researchers focus on plastic from vegetable oil
A University of Southern Queensland academic in Toowoomba says the possibility of making plastic from vegetable oils is becoming a reality.[MORE]
Prepare for new farming revolution, CSIRO says
The CSIRO is preparing for a new Green Revolution, only this time they say the rules have changed.[MORE]
Statue of King Tut's grandfather unearthed
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered two red granite statues in Luxor, including one of Tutankhamun's grandfather Amenhotep III, who reigned about 3,350 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief said.[MORE]
Reading fiction 'has psychological benefits'
A conference on Queensland's Gold Coast has been told literature can improve social skills.[MORE]
McGauran attacks CSIRO on climate change
A Liberal Senator has accused the Government of compromising the integrity of the CSIRO on the issue of climate change.[MORE]
Rogue star to hit the solar system
There is a high probably our solar system will experience a close encounter with a nearby star, according to a new study.[MORE]
Medical research grant system collapses
Australia's peak medical research body has bungled its online grants system that handles millions of dollars worth of research funding.[MORE]
Astronauts angry as moon plans on hold
Two United States astronauts have criticised president Barack Obama's shelving of American lunar missions. [MORE]
Forensics database set up in Perth
Researchers in Perth are building a database of skeletons to help identify bodies more quickly and accurately.[MORE]
CSIRO fights sinking interest in maths
The CSIRO says it hopes to tackle the deterioration of mathematics in Australian education.[MORE]
Antarctica once had tropical climate, scientists say
An international team of scientists who have arrived back in Hobart from Antarctica say they have evidence the icy continent once had a tropical climate. [MORE]
Internet project encourages tree change
An online induction showing off almost a quarter of Queensland is being launched this morning in an effort to convince people to move to the outback.[MORE]
US sushi chef charged with serving whale
A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered sei whale, the US Justice Department said.[MORE]
Well-readhead: e-reader vs the good old book
E-readers vs the ye olde book - here's what I think.[MORE]
Independent body to review UN climate panel
UN chief announces an independent review of UN climate science after a global warming report was found to have errors. [MORE]
Google to digitise literary masterpieces
The contents of Italy's two national libraries are set to be digitised at Google's expense and made available free on the internet.[MORE]
Parents give kids fewer mutated genes than thought
American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery - that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.[MORE]
Man attacked by swarm of wasps
A man has been stung at least 20 times by a swarm of wasps at Montmorency, in Melbourne's north east.[MORE]
Ancient river courses found below Simpson Desert
Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia.[MORE]
Government accused of sitting on broadband feasibility report
The Federal Opposition says the public has the right to see a study that examines the viability of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).[MORE]
Company denies chemical causes frog sex change
The developer of the herbicide atrazine has dismissed new research which shows it can wreak havoc with the sexual organs of frogs. [MORE]
Delta launches biomass fuel trial
Ten farms in the Forbes district will take part in a $1 million trial of using plant material or 'biomass' to produce electricity.[MORE]
