Scientists say damage done by jobs cuts at CSIRO will not be reversed by Minister's intervention
MARK COLVIN: Some of Australia's top climate scientists say today's intervention by the Science Minister Greg Hunt will not be enough to reverse the damage done by the job cuts at the CSIRO.Mr Hunt is telling the CSIRO to put climate science back on the agenda. It's a shift from the decision earlier this year by the head of the CSIRO to cut jobs and tell scientists to focus on finding ways to mitigate climate change. Felicity Ogilvie reports from Hobart.FELICITY OGILVIE: Climate Scientists fr..>> view originalScientists have just seen birds sleep during flight for the first time ever
Scientists have been able to observe birds falling asleep mid-flight for the first time - an ability that's long been suspected but never been proven. But even though researchers had thought this might be the case, the new research shows that the way birds nap in the air is much stranger than we ever expected. The discovery can finally help explain how birds can fly for days and weeks at a time without ever coming in to land - something that's divided the biology community for decades. That's ..>> view originalSpooked Russians witness rare ball lightning phenomenon
A group of Russians felt the hair on their necks stand up as they witnessed a rare form of lingering lightning that science still does not fully understand. Thankfully for the Siberians, who watched disquieted but transfixed as the mysterious orb of light glowed for almost a minute on the horizon, one among their party managed to name the spectre. "This is fireball lightning," Roman Tregubov of Novosibirsk State Technical University told his uneasy companions. "It's the first time I see one in..>> view originalRetired couple keeps small Brisbane Valley town buzzing with ostriches
Retired couple keeps small Brisbane Valley town buzzing with ostriches Posted August 04, 2016 14:33:03 A retired Queensland couple is attracting visitors from across the state with their unique ostrich farm and egg art.The Brisbane Valley Ostrich and Fish Farm sits near the small town of Esk, on the increasingly popular Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT).The former rail line is now a bike and walking trail that starts near Ipswich and continues through to Toogoolawah i..>> view originalA surprise in our galaxy: a vast tract of space with no young stars
At the center of our galaxy, in what’s called the inner disk, astronomers have discovered a stellar retirement community.An international team of researchers have detected a vast tract of space where there are no young stars. The region, described Monday in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, begins several thousand light years from the center of the Milky Way.Researchers say their findings challenge current theories on galaxy formation."The current results indicate t..>> view originalAsteroid probably not going to crash into Earth, kill us all
Earth, meet Bennu: In 2018, humankind will visit the asteroid with a spacecraft designed to bring samples home. If you believe what’s trending on Google right now, you might think that Bennu is going to follow up and visit us just a few years or decades later. That’s probably not going to happen. There’s a 1 in 2,700 chance of Bennu impacting Earth 150 years from now. It’s nearly twice as likely that you (you personally) will die by falling down a flight of stairs than it is that this asteroid ..>> view originalWere the last North American woolly mammoths parched when they died?
Most woolly mammoths and other massive ice age creatures disappeared from the American landscape more than 10,000 years ago. But a few island-dwelling mammoths hung on for thousands of years longer.On the remote Saint Paul Island in Alaska, mammoths went extinct only about 5,600 years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. And scientists think they know what killed them.No, the culprit wasn't humans, the researchers say. Humans di..>> view originalWi-Fi In Active Volcano? GE To Install Sensors In Nicaragua Crater
American multinational conglomerate GE teamed up with filmmaker and explorer Sam Cossman and the Nicaraguan government to install 80 Wi-Fi sensors inside one of the South American country’s active volcanoes. The Masaya volcano, just outside the country’s capital Managua, has a rare lava lake in its crater.Cossman will descend 1,200 feet into the volcano to install the sensors and test the Wi-Fi. The sensors will be installed over the course of two to three weeks, and will gather real-time data c..>> view originalSwimming with humpback whales in Western Australia - The West Australian
Underwater giants: first WA humpback whale swimming tours Claire Tyrrell, - The West Australian on August 4, 2016, 2:59 pm Tourists can now have the opportunity to swim with whale sharks, humpback whales and manta rays in one day.Exmouth’s Ningaloo Whaleshark Swim ran the first commercial humpback whale tour on Tuesday, after the trial was launched on Monday.“It was a really amazing experience,” Ningaloo Whaleshark Swim owner Matt Winter said.“Swimming with whal..>> view original
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