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Medical research grant system collapses

Created Mon, 15^th of Mar 2010

Australia's peak medical research body has bungled its online grants system that handles millions of dollars worth of research funding. The National Health and Medical Research Council insisted ... more
Estuary floodgates monitored after fish kill

Created Mon, 15^th of Mar 2010

The Department of Environment and Conservation is continuing to monitor the Vasse Estuary floodgates after a malfunction caused the death of almost 2,000 fish last month. The fish were found ... more
Researchers study cane farm innovation

Created Mon, 15^th of Mar 2010

A north Queensland cane farm is leading the way in new and innovative farming practices. Researchers at a demonstration farm at Tully are looking at two different projects - an improved farming ... more
Astronauts angry as moon plans on hold

Created Sun, 14^th of Mar 2010

Two United States astronauts have criticised president Barack Obama's shelving of American lunar missions. Speaking in London, the Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell described the move as potentially ... more
CSIRO fights sinking interest in maths

Created Sat, 13^th of Mar 2010

The CSIRO says it hopes to tackle the deterioration of mathematics in Australian education. A report earlier in the week conducted by the Group of Eight universities found that maths had ... more
Antarctica once had tropical climate, scientists say

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

An international team of scientists who have arrived back in Hobart from Antarctica say they have evidence the icy continent once had a tropical climate. The team studied ice and mud cores from ... more
Internet project encourages tree change

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

An online induction showing off almost a quarter of Queensland is being launched this morning in an effort to convince people to move to the outback. The Remote Area Planning and Development Board ... more
US sushi chef charged with serving whale

Created Fri, 12^th of Mar 2010

A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered sei whale, the US Justice Department said. Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45, ... more
Independent body to review UN climate panel

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

United Nations chief Ban Ki-Moon has announced a respected international body will conduct an independent review of UN climate science after a global warming report was found to have errors. The ... more
Parents give kids fewer mutated genes than thought

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery - that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought. Scientists ... more
Lost dog numbers triple after weekend storms

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

It was not just people and property that bore the brunt of Saturday's wild hail storm in Melbourne. Pets also got the fright of their lives when tennis ball-sized hail pelted down and some of them ... more
Man attacked by swarm of bees

Created Thu, 11^th of Mar 2010

A man has been stung at least 20 times by a swarm of bees at Montmorency, in Melbourne's north-east. The 51-year-old man was walking his dog when he was attacked this morning. He is being treated ... more
Gene protects some Tassie devils from tumour

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

The discovery of a genetically different population of Tasmanian devils has raised hopes for the survival of the iconic Australian mammal threatened by a deadly cancer. In today's edition of the ... more
Ancient river courses found below Simpson Desert

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

Researchers have uncovered the courses of ancient river systems under the Simpson Desert in Central Australia. Professor Mike Hutchinson from the Australian National University says the systems ... more
Scientists buck political pressure over climate

Created Wed, 10^th of Mar 2010

CSIRO scientists say they are coming under political attack as part of an orchestrated campaign by climate change sceptics. A delegation of scientists is in Canberra this week to push for ... more