World-first hybrid shark found off Australia
The first breed of hybrid sharks in the world has been discovered by scientists in Australian waters and this is evidence that predators are finally adapting to climate change. This has been brought...
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Here’s the talk by our own Nobel Prize winner Brian Schmidt at the recent TEDx Canberra. He talks about the certainty in uncertainty, showing how credible statistical analysis can reveal unexpected...
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It seems the rate of everything has increased exponentially. A very bold, vague, yet intriguing statement, you might say. During the course of the past 2 weeks, Hurricane Sandy devastated the East...
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Cosmic Evolution Connectedness It’s that time again! Time for Weekly Science Picks! Let’s dive in. This is interesting. This could really make things interesting. You just need to read this article on...
View ArticleChemtrails – Conspiracy Theory?
Contrail or Chemtrail? We all know what contrails are: those long thin artificial clouds that form behind aircraft, most often as a result of the water vapour in the exhaust of the aircraft’s engines....
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Hurricane Gloria devastation on Fire Island, New York, 28 Sept 1985. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman) Climate Change Last week I listened to a webinar on climate change discussing findings of the draft report...
View ArticleAsteroids, extinctions, and biodiversity: Wiping the slate clean for new life...
The recent meteor strike in Russia has been a rather sobering reminder that Earth has been regularly battered during its history, by space rocks. Actually, the amount of meteoritic material constantly...
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The Modular Prosthetic Limb will help patients to feel and manipulate objects just as they would with a native hand. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. APPLIED PHYSICS LAB. These were the science stories that...
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Stay tuned for top science stories! Photo credit: Thinkstock, via BBC News Welcome to this edition of Weekly Science Picks. What a busy news week – with the markets up, the transportation incidents...
View ArticleTalking Carbon, Talking Solutions – Australians Want Action
Source: www.climateinstitute.org.au The issues of climate change and carbon pricing have been caught in a purgatorial pinball game over the past 12 months. No wonder there is confusion, doubt and...
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