Humans increasingly poisoned by reef fish
September 11th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 11 (IANS) Human beings are being poisoned by consumption of many reef fish whose flesh is contaminated with toxins, an Australian study says. The illness called ciguatera leads ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Riwayat’ a film on female foeticide by doctors
September 3rd, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Bollywood continues to raise its voice against female foeticide with "Riwayat", a movie produced by two NRI doctors from Australia.The film, releasing Friday, promises ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Algal oil answer to dwindling fuel reserves
July 20th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 20 (IANS) Algal oils could be a sustainable solution to dwindling fuel reserves, says a researcher.Roger Huerlimann, doctoral student at the James Cook University, Townsville, said microalgae, tiny ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Warming climate damaging reefs, impacting fish
July 11th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 11 (IANS) The impact of a warming climate on reefs is already upon us -- complex changes have begun that could fundamentally change what reefs look like in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Fish learn to cope with high CO2 in oceans
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 3 (IANS) Some coral reef fish may be better prepared to cope with rising carbon dioxide in the world's oceans - thanks to their parents.
Researchers at the ... Read more...
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Coral reefs will survive ravages of warming: Scientists
April 17th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 17 (IANS) Marine scientists in Australia undertaking the world's first large-scale investigation of the impact of climate change on coral reefs suggest that many of them would survive ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Fish make sacrifices to play great dads
March 9th, 2012 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 9 (IANS) Cardinal fish can go to great lengths to protect their young. That means starving or even putting up with a jealous spouse - and often, dying ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
World’s biggest trees face dire future
February 9th, 2012 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 9 (IANS) The world's biggest and most magnificent trees face a dire future - thanks to logging, deforestation, pest invasions and effects of climate change.William Laurance, professor at ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Bowerbirds entice females with illusory designs
January 30th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) Male bowerbirds woo females by building 'artistic' bowers out of vegetation which is shaded by plants or trees that create an illusion of uniform decor.
The ... Read more...
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Oldest dinosaur nest discovered
January 27th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 27 (IANS) A 190 million-year-old dinosaur nesting site - the oldest ever - has been unearthed in South Africa.The discovery of the prosauropod dinosaur Massospondylus has revealed significant ... Read more...
Posted in World |
CO2 threatens fish’s very survival in oceans
January 16th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 16 (IANS) Can you imagine seas and oceans completely bereft of colourful fish? The possibility may not be all that far-fetched, thanks to rising carbon dioxide (CO2) ... Read more...
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India, Australia to co-fund research projects
May 17th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India and Australia will co-fund 18 collaborative projects under a multi-million dollar programme that could lead to better vaccines, more temperature tolerant crops and ... Read more...
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Fish know to avoid the spearguns
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 22 (ANI): Fish that are regularly hunted with spearguns are wary and keep their distance from fishers, marine scientists have found.The finding indicates that fish are not as dumb as ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Weed-eating fish key to reef’s survival
March 11th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 11 (IANS) Preserving a species of weed-eating fish may be the key to saving the world's coral reefs from being engulfed by weed as human and climate impacts ... Read more...
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Weed-eating fish ‘vital to coral reefs’ survival’
March 11th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 11 (ANI): A new study has found that a weed-eating fish could be the key to saving the world's coral reefs.Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, an ‘interview’ to detect drug users
December 12th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 12 (IANS) A new tool to detect drug users on verbal cues alone may replace cumbersome doping tests, a study suggests.
Forensic psychology masters student Catherine Stipis from the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ants help scientists develop speedier computer networks
December 10th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 10 (ANI): An analysis of how ants trace the quickest route could help scientist speed up computer networks, suggests a new study.The research has shown that Argentine ants (Linepithema humile), ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oz researchers discover ‘new seahorse species’
November 1st, 2010 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 01 (ANI): Researchers at the James Cook University (JCU) have apparently discovered a tiny new species of seahorse in the north of Queensland.The scientists were on a weeklong expedition ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Turtle, Dugongs ‘at risk due to climate change’
October 9th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 9 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and Torres Strait region, is under immense pressure due to climate change from human actions such as fishing, ... Read more...
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Oz fossil discovery offers clues on human evolution
September 23rd, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 23 (ANI): Aussie scientists have unveiled a cast of the nearly complete skeleton of Australopithecus sediba- a first time discovery that could be called as one of the most important ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New approach to ease the oceans from overfishing, pollution and human impact
September 15th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): Leading international marine scientists have proposed changes in the governance of the world's oceans in a bid to save them from overfishing, pollution and other human impacts.Based ... Read more...
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Scientists discover how corals fight diseases and bleaching
August 19th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Australian researchers have achieved a breakthrough in understanding the immune system of coral reefs.Caroline Palmer, Bette Willis and John Bythell, scientists from the Australian Research Council Centre of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oz men ‘don’t like to date women much younger than them’
August 19th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Aug 19 (ANI): Australian men do not like to date women who are much younger than them, an international study has revealed.The survey of 22,400 heterosexual people using dating websites in ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Soaring temps lead to mass coral killing in Indonesia: Study
August 17th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): A new research has shown that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated coral populations.WCS's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oz scientist discovers world’s rarest coral in Pacific
July 30th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): An Australian scientist has found what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean.The coral bears a close physical resemblance to the critically endangered ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fish lose ability to smell danger in acidic oceans
July 18th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Fish lose their ability to smell danger as the oceans grow more acidic, says a new research.
Marine biologists, studying the impact of ocean acidification, which occurs when ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Global warming could lead small fish to engage in ‘risky’ behaviour
July 7th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 7 (ANI): A study has suggested that global warming could have an unexpected effect on small fish, like the clownfish, by making them indulge in risky behaviour.A previous study had ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
10 Year Old Girl Survives Deadly Box Jellyfish Sting
April 27th, 2010 - 11:59 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Apr 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) One expert is stating that medical history may have been rewritten by the little girl who recently survived an attack from a deadly box jelly fish. She was ... Read more...
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10-year-old girl survives after being stung by deadly box jellyfish
April 27th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Apr 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 10 year old girl survived after being stung by the world’s most poisonous creature – deadly box jellyfish, has baffled all the medical experts no end. ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Docs stunned after Oz girl, 10, survives box jellyfish attack
April 27th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 27 (ANI): Doctors in Australia are stunned after a 10-year-old girl survived being stung by the world's most venomous creature.Rachael Shardlow was stung on her legs by a box jellyfish ... Read more...
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Natural birth after C-section safe
March 12th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 12 (ANI): An expert review from the US has stated that it is safe to have a normal vaginal birth even though previous babies were delivered through a Caesarean section.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Termite wings may pave way for hydrophobic materials
February 8th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 8 (ANI): The unique water-repelling ability of termites might help scientists from James Cook University in Townsville in developing new hydrophobic materials.According to Nanoscience researcher Dr Gregory Watson, water droplets ... Read more...
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Aussies are world’s worst sinners
January 29th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, January 29 (ANI): Australians are the most likely to commit one of the biblical seven deadly sins, a new study claims.According to an article in the February edition of Focus, a ... Read more...
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Seaweeds fast endangering coral reefs
January 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Seaweeds have claimed huge tracts of the coastal shelf of Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are endangering them, says a new study.
Part of a global effort ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Ripping off Band-Aid slowly causes more pain than removing it quickly
December 14th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, December 14 (ANI): It is more painful to slowly rip off a Band-Aid than do it quickly, according to Australian researchers.Experts from James Cook University examined person's pain against slow and ... Read more...
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