Allergy care for pets in spring
Spring is one of the busiest times of year for veterinary dermatologist Dr Mandy Burrows at Murdoch University's Veterinary Hospital.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2015
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Falling tuna catches sends Filipino fishers further offshore
New research reveals that Filipino tuna fishermen in General Santos City are fishing further offshore whilst facing declining individual catches.
Ecology
Nov 17, 2015
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Curiosity Mars rover heads toward active dunes
On its way to higher layers of the mountain where it is investigating how Mars' environment changed billions of years ago, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover will take advantage of a chance to study some modern Martian activity ...
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2015
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Low intensity burns favour Gouldian finches
Advocates for mosaic burning practices in the Kimberley's longstanding debate into fire regimes have received a boost, with recent research finding the striking Gouldian finches (Erythrura gouldiae) thrive on the low-intensity ...
Ecology
Nov 17, 2015
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Consumers lacking information prefer name-brand over store-brand products
When people purchase painkillers for a headache, but also when they buy salt or sugar, they opt for brand-name products, even if there are cheaper store-brand products with the same composition. This can be explained by a ...
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2015
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New climate model predicts likelihood of Greenland ice melt, sea level rise and dangerous temperatures
A new computer model of accumulated carbon emissions predicts the likelihood of crossing several dangerous climate change thresholds. These include global temperature rise sufficient to lose the Greenland Ice Sheet and generate ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2015
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Apple Pay expands as it vies for broader acceptance
Apple's year-old mobile-payments service is expanding to more countries, banks and merchants, as it faces growing competition and some challenges before it becomes as commonplace as plastic cards.
Business
Nov 17, 2015
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Researchers suggest modern gourds would not have survived without domestication
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from several institutions in the U.K. and U.S. has found evidence that suggests that modern gourds would have gone extinct long ago if humans had not domesticated them. In their ...
The mighty dinosaurs were bugged by other critters
Dinosaurs were the dominant group of terrestrial vertebrate animals for more than a hundred million years. Some of them grew to gargantuan sizes but even these mighty creatures would have fallen prey to parasites.
Archaeology
Nov 17, 2015
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Surprisingly complex fingerprint of PAH molecules in space
Astronomers searching for interstellar PAH-molecules interpret their data incorrectly. This is concluded by researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the Leiden Observatory, the Radboud University and NASA Ames ...
Astronomy
Nov 17, 2015
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