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Angry Wollongong Coal shareholders, protesters front the company's annual ...

Wollongong Coal CEO Milind Oza was asked whether the company is fit to run a mine, as is being questioned by anti mining group Lock the Gate Alliance, which is asking the NSW Government to cancel its mining rights. "I will answer all the questions but ... >> view original

Cluster of great whites seen off US coast

EXPERTS say a cluster of some 20 great white sharks was recently spotted by the US Coast Guard off Northern California's coast. THE San Francisco Chronicle reports on Saturday that the sharks were seen swimming together last week about 90 metres ... >> view original

Vic koala count to assess state population

VICTORIANS are being asked to count koalas to help protect the threatened Australian icon. ENVIRONMENT Minister Lisa Neville launched the first Great Victorian Koala Count on Sunday, inviting the community to participate by recording koala sightings. >> view original

Largest astronomical image yet compiled shows Milky Way in 46 billion pixels

A team of scientists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have compiled the largest astronomical image of all time. The stunning vista is comprised of an impressive 46 billion pixels, and is so large that the researchers have provided a special online tool ... >> view original

Here's what all 50 state names really mean

The map below shows the breakdown of all the states' etymologies. The most names, eight in both cases, stem from Algonquin and Latin. US state name etymologies Wikimedia Commons. But the etymologies of some names have become muddled over the ... >> view original

Astronomers Witness Dwarf Star Eating Planets -- And One Day, It'll Happen To ...

How do planets die? They're murdered, by stars. And one day, billions of years in the future, Earth may suffer the same fate. And right now, astronomers observing a dwarf star eating its planet are getting to see what that would look like. NASA's ... >> view original

Mass extinction: Why humans are a greater danger to themselves than any ...

Emma Reynoldsnews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. WE may think we're pretty clever, but humans are a greater risk to themselves than any species in history. With the Earth moving ... >> view original

Life on Earth is 300 million years older than previously thought: scientists say

Earth is widely believed to be roughly 4.5 billion years old, with life initiating around 4 billion year ago, but a new research by a team of scientists at UC Los Angeles (UCLA) claimed to have found evidence of life existed even earlier. The team of ... >> view original

Peter Stefanovic and the 60 Minutes crew get up close and personal with some ...

Lauren McMahnews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. DEEP in the remote outback in Australia's Top End lurks crocodiles so huge, one of them is said to weigh one massive tonne. >> view original

Sunscreen's oxybenzone said to be damaging coral reefs globally

One of the most commonly used chemical in sunscreen lotion production across the globe – oxybenzone (benzophenone-3) – has been pegged harmful for corals worldwide. Researchers have revealed that this commonly used chemical is found in more than ... >> view original