Farming cattle in northern Australia can be tough, especially in times of drought, but producers are increasingly turning to digital technologies to help them look after their herds.
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The agricultural green paper released last week proposes 27 new water and irrigation projects, which the government claims will be necessary for Australia's agricultural expansion. The emphasis is firmly on dams, with federal ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Imagine being able to precisely control specific tissues of a plant to enhance desired traits without affecting the plant's overall function. Thus a rubber tree could be manipulated to produce more natural latex. ...
Biotechnology
Oct 30, 2014
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Why were dinosaurs covered in a cloak of feathers long before the early bird species Archaeopteryx first attempted flight? Researchers from the University of Bonn and the University of Göttingen attempt to answer precisely ...
Archaeology
Oct 30, 2014
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Miners do much more than extract minerals and make profits. All over the world mining corporations are collaborating with governments, local populations and NGOs. Their logos, mottoes and CEOs seem to pervade the news media, ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2014
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Australians love seafood. Whether it's fish and chips by the seaside or prawns on the barbie at Christmas, it's integral to many of our traditions and social gatherings. Yet very little of the seafood we consume is sustainable. ...
Ecology
Oct 30, 2014
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(Phys.org) —What does it take to fabricate electronic and medical devices tinier than a fraction of a human hair? Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego recently invented a new method of lithography in ...
Nanophysics
Oct 30, 2014
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Trying to sell or buy water rights can be a complicated exercise. First, it takes time and effort for buyers and sellers to find each other, a process that often relies on word-of-mouth, local bulletin boards, even calling ...
Environment
Oct 30, 2014
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Australia, with a comparable level of international trade activity, still maintains greater internal equality than the trading nations that 42 percent of our consumption depends on. Only nine percent of countries that we ...
Social Sciences
Oct 30, 2014
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The first component of Europe's space data highway passed several critical tests this summer replicating the harsh launch and space conditions it will soon have to endure.
Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2014
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