Tag: Science and Technology
Phone-savvy science tracks koala breeding habits
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Qld scientists are using mobile phone technology to learn more about the breeding habits of koalas. [MORE]
Whale rescuers defend response time
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Witnesses to a mass whale stranding in Tasmania are angry that it took rescuers a day to arrive.[MORE]
Endeavour unlocks from ISS
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully unlocked from the International Space Station to begin its return journey to Earth, NASA said.[MORE]
Surplus raided for computers in schools: Opposition
The Federal Opposition says the Government has raided the surplus to fund its promise to put more computers in schools.[MORE]
Govt more than doubles cash for school computers
The Federal Government will boost funding for its computers in schools program after complaints from the states and territories that the scheme was under-funded.[MORE]
Astronauts wrap up space station makeover
The shuttle Endeavour astronauts packed samples from the International Space Station's (ISS) revived urine recycling system and prepared to leave the outpost after a successful home-makeover mission.[MORE]
Taronga's new giraffes 'curious' about Sydney
Two giraffes have arrived in Sydney from New Zealand's Auckland Zoo to join breeding programs in Australia. [MORE]
Endeavour astronauts complete final spacewalk
Two US astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour are safely back inside the International Space Station (ISS) after successfully repairing the station's solar antenna.[MORE]
High-speed broadband growth unsustainable: expert
A study by the University of Melbourne suggests the drive for high-speed broadband could end up making internet services slower.[MORE]
Endeavour astronauts begin final spacewalk
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour have began a fourth and final spacewalk amid efforts to repair the International Space Station (ISS) as NASA extended the mission by a day.[MORE]
ISS crew complete 7-hour space walk
Two astronauts on the US space shuttle Endeavour have completed a seven-hour spacewalk as part of efforts to repair the orbiting International Space Station.[MORE]
Japan scientists eye made-to-order bones
Japanese hospitals are running a clinical trial on the world's first custom-made bones which would fit neatly into patients' skulls and eventually give way to real bones.[MORE]
Stranded whales transferred to new beach
Rescuers have shifted 12 stranded pilot whales in north-west Tasmania to a different beach.[MORE]
A wee problem for ISS crew
NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.[MORE]
Group prepares nation's largest dinosaur fossil collection
An outback Queensland group is preparing the largest collection of dinosaur-age fossils ever gathered in Australia. [MORE]
Eyre Peninsula older than previously thought
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It has emerged that SA's Eyre Peninsula is at least half a billion years older than previously thought. [MORE]
e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein proven right
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It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated.[MORE]
Questacon inspiring children 20yrs on
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Questacon in Canberra has been exciting and inspiring children for the last 20 years.[MORE]
New strain of deadly Ebola virus discovered
Scientists say an outbreak of Ebola that killed 37 people in Uganda last year was sparked by a hitherto unknown species of one of the world's most notorious viruses.[MORE]
Scientists say Copernicus's remains identified
Scientists say they have identified remains found in 2005 as those of Nicolas Copernicus, the father of modern astronomy who was born in the 15th century.[MORE]
ET on ice: underground glaciers could hold key to Martian life
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Scientist say the discovery of enormous underground reservoirs of frozen water on Mars are an encouraging sign of extra-terrestrial life. [MORE]
Don't keep it in the family: Inbreeding behind mammoth extinction
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Researchers have found woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern, living elephants than previously thought.[MORE]
Vitamin B3 could protect against skin cancer: research
New research from the University of Sydney has found a vitamin present in common foods could be mixed into sunscreens to protect Australians against skin cancer.[MORE]
Lost in space: Astronaut drops tool bag
There has been an unfortunate case of butterfingers in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's mission to the International Space Station.[MORE]
World's oldest polar bear dies
The world's oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, has died aged 42 after thrilling millions of visitors to a Canadian zoo, officials said.[MORE]
