Comet space probe falls silent
THE space lander Philae has explored the comet’s surface and transmitted data before depleted batteries forced it to go silent.
Health Science
Obama puts climate at centre stage
BARACK Obama has put climate change where Tony Abbott least wanted it at this year’s G20 summit — centre stage.
Kakadu, Wet Tropics under threat
KAKADU National Park and the Wet Tropics of Queensland have been identified as being under major environmental threat.
Unions key to payroll success: NSW Health
CLOSE collaboration with key union groups helped drive the success of an ambitious payroll systems upgrade at NSW Health.
Wearable suit makes you a weightlifter
TOKYO University of Science and robotics venture Innophys say they are shipping a new wearable power-assist device intended for use by nurses, factory workers and farmers.
Comet landing: what happens next?
A EUROPEAN spacecraft has made history with a successful landing on a comet, but what answers are scientists actually seeking?
Probe lands on comet in historic first
A SPACECRAFT has made history with a successful landing on the surface of a speeding comet millions of kilometres from earth.
Rosetta begins descent to comet
A SPACE probe the size of a small fridge has begun its journey towards a comet 200 million km away from earth.
Rosetta spacecraft to land on comet
AFTER a decade-long trek through the solar system, the Rosetta spacecraft will today land on the surface of a comet.
Musk plans global wireless internet
HIGH Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless internet globally.
Google plans space projects
GOOGLE has signed a long-term lease for part of a historic US Navy air base.
Doctors hauled in over billing rort
DOZENS of doctors have been implicated in a patients-for-profits scam running out of major medical clinics across Australia.
Vietnam, PNG seek help on logging
VIETNAM and PNG have asked for more help to fight illegal logging after Australia pledged $6 million.
NZ paper targeted in Ebola hoax
A NEW Zealand newspaper has been subjected to an apparent hoax involving a vial of liquid sent with warnings of the Ebola virus.
Cannabis use shrinks brain: study
REGULAR cannabis use shrinks the brain but increases the complexity of its wiring, a study has found.
‘Frankenstein’ chromosomes unpacked
SCIENTISTS have discovered how DNA morphs into “Frankenstein” chromosomes that cause dozens of rare cancers.
Left ‘more emotion-driven’ than right
ISRAELI research has helped explain why conflicts persist: because pacifists are more fickle than warmongers.
Richie’s spin on a deadly foe
“WHEN I was a kid we never, ever wore a cap,” Richie Benaud says. “It was because Keith Miller didn’t wear a cap.”
Nitschke faces probe over death
EUTHANASIA campaigner Philip Nitschke has been referred to a tribunal over the death of a suspected killer.
Aussies get less sex but trying more
AUSTRALIANS are having less sex but attitudes have become more progressive, the largest study of its kind has found.
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