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Ashton Eaton helping to get Albury-Wodonga Lady Bandits on right track

ALBURY-Wodonga Lady Bandits playmaker Ashton Eaton is confident her inside knowledge of the Hobart Lady Chargers will prove to be particularly handy tomorrow night. After crossing from the Lady Chargers in the off-season, the Hobart native said she ... >> view original

NASA's SMAP Possesses Multi Talents...Tests Soil Moisture + Can Determine ...

[SatNews] NASA's new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed has begun science operations. High-resolution global soil moisture map from SMAP's combined radar and ... >> view original

Rare double from mother nature lights up Australia's skies and waters

Photographers are treated to a spectacular light show from the Aurora Australis, with bioluminescence adding a neon glow to the waters. On their own, the neon-blue patches lighting up the night waters of the River Derwent in Tasmania, Australia would ... >> view original

Petuna says up to 85000 fish killed in Tasmanian West Coast storm event a 'one ...

Tasmanian company Petuna rejects claims that the loss of hundreds of tonnes of salmon in a West Coast storm event calls into question fish farming expansion plans in the region. Earlier this month up to 85,000 fish worth about $1 million suffocated when a ... >> view original

Media to share content on climate change

Twenty-five leading media companies sealed an agreement yesterday to form a global Climate Publishers Network to promote awareness of climate change. Members will work together to enhance coverage of global warming in the run-up to the Nov 30- ... >> view original

Great Barrier Reef under the spotlight for World Turtle Day – video

Queensland is gearing up for World Turtle Day on 23 May, and the beaches of the Great Barrier Reef are in the spotlight. Doctor Col Limpus of the threatened species unit at the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection says promoting the day is ... >> view original

Amazing Space: 8 tests to pass before you go into space

... - NASA astronaut Terry Virts in the International Space Station on Earth sunrise Nov. 26, 2014 looks through the cupola window while checking the "dosimeter". The cupola allows the crew 360 degree vision around the station for both photos and operating ... >> view original

How the addition of a second could wreak havoc on the Australian stock market

Australian authorities have warned that the addition of a leap second to 2015 on June 30 at 11:59.59pm (GMT) could wreak havoc on the stock market, which opens as the clocks are due to jump. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the ... >> view original

Dawn captures close ups of Ceres' bright spots

NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured its closest yet images of Ceres' bright spots on May 16 from a position 4,500 miles (7,200 km) above the small world's surface. With a resolution of 2,250 feet (700 meters) per pixel, the images confirm that what initially ... >> view original

Argentine court weighs whether an orangutan can be moved to a sanctuary

A court in Argentina is set to decide if Sandra, a 29-year-old orangutan legally recognised as a "non-human person," should be released from the Buenos Aires zoo to live the rest of her life in freedom. Last December, another court granted the 29-year-old ... >> view original