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Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits' first win no shock for chirpy Brookens

The Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits broke through for their maiden win of the SEABL season on Saturday night but for coach Michael Brookens, the barnstorming 88-71 triumph over the Ballarat Rush was more inevitable than surprising. A second-quarter blitz ... >> view original

Australian town caught up in curious 'spider rain' phenomenon

Goulburn - Millions of tiny spiders began raining down on a small town in South Australia a few days ago, almost blotting out the sun and covering everything with their mounds of silken parachutes. Terrified residents didn't know what to think of the "spider rain ... >> view original

New Japanese island provides 'natural laboratory' to explore evolution

A new Japanese island formed by a volcanic explosion will provide a unique "natural laboratory" for exploring the starting point of evolution, according to scientists. Nishinomiya, located 621 miles south of Tokyo, emerged from the Pacific Ocean following a ... >> view original

Tiny robots can pull 1800 times their own weight

Researchers have developed lightweight robots that use strong and smart adhesive surfaces to pull up to 1,800 times their own weight. Researchers from Stanford University looked at van der Waals force, the same force used by ants to pull heavy loads and ... >> view original

There a lot of challenges facing nuclear fusion energy, but the pay-off will be huge

This article is part of The Conversation's worldwide series on the Future of Nuclear. You can read the rest of the series here. Nuclear fusion is what powers the Sun and the stars – unleashing huge amounts of energy through the binding together of light ... >> view original

Stratasys unveils world's first 3D printed wearable, functioning digestive tract

3D printing vendor Stratsys has unveiled the world's first 3D printed photosynthetic wearable, embedded with living matter. Architect and designer Neri Oxman, has used the TED2015 stage in Vancouver to reveal, Mushtari, an artwork 3D printed by Stratasys. >> view original

Delisting the humpback: A good idea?

... * They were listed as endangered in 1970 under the Endangered Species Conservation Act and are still covered by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. » Read more. X. Fast facts on humpbacks. * They were listed as endangered in 1970 under the ... >> view original

Russia corrects orbit of space station after earlier error

Moscow: Russia's space agency has managed to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft on the second attempt, and correct the orbit of the International Space Station. The manoeuvre was first tried on Friday - the botched restart is the latest in a series ... >> view original

Wine smoke taint leaves unpleasant flavours on the palate and is on the rise

Since 2003 smoke taint in wines has been on the rise and the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) says it expects the problem will worsen. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. >> view original

Imagination, anxiety over robots? future

Lockheed Martin engineers in Pennsauken, New Jersey, design a robot for a Pentagon competition in June. The Pentagon has invested nearly $100 million into developing robots that could head into disaster zones off limits to humans. Click to enlarge photo ... >> view original