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Springing into Wollongong Botanic Gardens

Ashley Kean took advantage of a sprinkler in Wollongong's Botanic Gardens to cool off, as coastal areas of the Illawarra recorded mid-teen temperatures on Wednesday. Inland areas felt a little more heat, the mercury hit 19 degrees at Albion Park. The ... >> view original

Whales have dialects like humans

Researchers have recently confirmed their long-time theories that sperm whales really do have multiple dialects, just as humans. Whale researchers and enthusiasts have always been aware that the loud clicking sounds made by whales was for purposes of ... >> view original

Australia spider may be new species of deadly funnel-web

Australian scientists say this could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider. (AFP). Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen living in a national park. >> view original

Superheated solar tornado tears across surface of the sun

A massive tornado has been filmed tearing across the surface of the sun during a 40-hour tempest. The superheated mass of ionised plasma was captured by the Solar Dynamic Observatory, operated by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration ... >> view original

Shark leaps onto rocks to escape pack of hungry orcas

The hunter became the hunted when a shark leapt onto rocks to escape the jaws of an orca. The 2m sevengill shark was rescued by orca expert Ingrid Visser, who was at the Bay of Islands with a Japanese film crew on Monday. Dr Visser said a pod of 16 ... >> view original

Heat records in Australia now 12 times more likely than cold ones, study finds

Record hot days are now 12 times more likely in Australia than days of record-breaking cold, and the ratio is increasing as rising greenhouse gases trap ever more heat on the planet, according to new research. During the first 50 years of reliable ... >> view original

'Terminator' robot to save Great Barrier Reef from starfish

Australian researchers have developed the world's first robot designed to seek out and eliminate the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) that are wreaking havoc on the Great Barrier Reef's coral. By: PTI | September 10, 2015 8:28 AM ... >> view original

30000-year-old 'giant' virus to get a wake up call

A 30,000-year-old giant virus might come back to life with researchers closely monitoring the threat it poses to humans and animals. The virus has been unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia and reports are that researchers will reanimate it. >> view original

Kirigami-inspired solar cells track the sun

One of the challenges facing designers of traditional flat solar panels is the fact that the sun doesn't conveniently stay in one place. This means that in order for a panel to receive as much sunlight as possible, it has to pan with the sun as it ... >> view original

New Zealand study identifies ant pest as new threat to world's honey bees

WELLINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- One of the world's most invasive ant species could be accelerating the global decline of honey bees -- and carrying a previously unknown virus that could lead to its own demise, according to a New Zealand research out ... >> view original