The Australian landscape soaked up one third of the carbon emitted by fossil fuels in Australia over the past twenty years, according to a new CSIRO study released last week.

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 20, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers have shown that part of Australia's rich plant diversity was wiped out by the ice ages, proving that extinction, instead of evolution, influences biodiversity.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 12, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 1 |

Shark attacks in the U.S. reached a decade high in 2012, while worldwide fatalities remained average, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report released today.

Biology - Plants & Animals

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An initial chemical analysis on 14 Borneo pygmy elephants that died mysteriously could not conclusively determine if they were poisoned, and more tests will be conducted abroad, an official said Friday.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

A 150-foot(45-meter)-wide asteroid will come remarkably close to Earth next week, even closer than high-flying communication and weather satellites. It will be the nearest known flyby for an object of this ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Feb 07, 2013 4.9 / 5 (7) 14

A young dolphin has been used to lure a pod of 100 to 150 others to safety after they were in danger of stranding themselves, Australian officials said Sunday.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 03, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 5

Technology developed by CSIRO is providing an unprecedented level of information about the stability of Australia's forests and greenhouse balance.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 28, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

A new map of potential sea turtle nesting spots, including remote locations cut off by conflict, will help researchers track how the reptiles respond to climate change, turtle experts said today. ...

Biology - Ecology

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Murdoch University researchers have compiled a new field guide for the hardwood plantation industry which features more than 400 photographs of pests, diseases and nutrient deficiencies.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 24, 2013 not rated yet 0

Britain's Guardian newspaper will launch a new online edition in Australia, where the print media is struggling with the rapidly changing digital landscape, hoping also to expand its reach in Asia.

Technology - Internet

Jan 16, 2013 not rated yet 0

NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites showed how Tropical Cyclone Narelle has fallen far from being a powerful cyclone in the Southern Indian Ocean. A time series of infrared images from an Aqua satellite instrument ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Western Australians were bracing for a cyclone with residents warned to batten down for storms and destructive winds gusting up to 140 kilometres per hour (90 mph).

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jan 11, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

NASA's Aqua satellite looked at Cyclone Narelle in visible and infrared light to understand the behavior of the storm. NASA's MODIS and AIRS instruments provided those data, respectively, and they showed ...

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Jan 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

Extreme heat in Australia forced the government's weather bureau to upgrade its temperature scale, with new colours on the climate map to reflect new highs forecast next week.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 08, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 7

(Phys.org)—A group of US researchers studying some of the oldest rocks in the world in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, say they have found the oldest traces of life on Earth, dated at 3.49 billion ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

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