Tiger sharks opt to feed on dead turtles for 'easy feast' on Great Barrier Reef, researchers find
Tiger sharks opt to feed on dead turtles for 'easy feast' on Great Barrier Reef, researchers find Updated August 08, 2016 17:07:30 A decade-long tiger shark study on the Great Barrier Reef has found the apex predators prefer an easy meal to stalking prey.The research involved scientists from James Cook University, the Australian Institute of Marine Science and Biopixel.Researcher Richard Fitzpatrick, from Biopixel and James Cook University, said the study had given scie..>> view originalScience Minister Greg Hunt announces CSIRO to predict climate changes 10 years into the future
Fifteen scientists will be hired to predict fluctuations in the climate system up to 10 years into the future, as part of the Turnbull government's renewed enthusiasm for climate science at the CSIRO.As Fairfax Media revealed last week, new Science Minister Greg Hunt has ordered a U-turn in the direction of the national science agency, reviving climate research as a bedrock function just months after the organisation slashed climate staff and programs. More News Videos Previous sl..>> view originalNew evidence suggests China's legendary 'great flood' might have actually happened
According to legend, Chinese civilisation began around 4,000 years ago in the Yellow River basin, when an emperor called Yu the Great successfully managed to control a huge flood. After all these years, the story has taken on an almost mythological status, but despite frequent retelling, evidence for the 'great flood' and the Xia dynasty itself has remained patchy. Now researchers have found the first geological evidence that the flood actually happened - and it was just as big as the legends..>> view originalAgForce to Trad: Stop misrepresenting the facts
QUEENSLAND landholders have hit back at deputy premier Jackie Trad’s latest farmer bashing episode, saying tree clearing statistics are being selectively used by the Palaszczuk government to ramp up support for its controversial new vegetation management laws. AgForce president Grant Maudsley said Ms Trad was misrepresenting the latest Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) report and was ramping up rhetoric surrounding the Great Barrier Reef in a desperate bid to shore up support for prop..>> view originalDeliberately hidden tablets telling the tale of defeated snake lords have been found in a Belize tomb
The dig at the Xunantunich tomb of the ‘snake’ dynasty. Picture: Courtesy Dr Jaime Jose Awe / Belize Institute of Archaeology / Northern Arizona UniversityJamie SeidelNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE hieroglyphic stones telling the tale of a defeated Mayan dynasty in Belize were torn from their temple and scattered to the four winds. But the discovery of two engraved panels in a recently excavated tomb means the story of the snake kings can now be reassembled.Archaeologists working in Belize have ..>> view originalAlien hunters are fixated on a mysterious star, which refuses to reveal its secrets
A mysterious star has attracted global attention since its strange properties came to light in October last year. The star showed an odd pattern of dimming that could not be explained by any known natural phenomenon. Among the hypotheses that has yet to be disproved: the star is surrounded by an alien megastructure. Such extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, as the famous astronomer Carl Sagan put it. Ever since Tabetha Boyajian of Yale University found KIC 8462852, or Tabby’s st..>> view originalInsider Trading Alert: EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS)
EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) insider has recently participated in insider trading activity. Director, Zanotti Katherine S bought 3,380 shares for $ 60,613 via one transaction Aug 03. Another notable insider trading was done by LIDGARD GRAHAM PETER on Jul 26, who is the Chief Science Officer. The insider sold 7,383 shares at an average price of $ 14.82. Moreover, an insider selling of 7,359 shares was carried out by ARORA MANEESH, COO, on Jul 26. Following the transaction, the ins..>> view original
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