Jul 25 2011

Tour de France Winner Hailed in Australia

Tag: Cycling,Oceania and AustraliaDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 11:08 am
Cadel Evans wins one of the top sporting achievements among his fellow Australians.

Jul 06 2011

Rhinoceros-Sized Wombat Unearthed in Australia

The fossil of the largest marsupial that ever roamed Australia could offer insight into climate change.

Jun 26 2011

Drug Boosts Snakebite Survival Time By Half

Researchers in Australia showed that a class of compounds called nitric oxide donors delays the entry of toxins from potentially deadly snakebites.

Jun 15 2011

Giant Fish-Eating Dino Once Roamed Outback

This massive dinosaur was among the biggest of all the predatory dinosaurs and made T. rex look puny.

Jun 06 2011

Chameleon Bandage to Help Wounds Heal

Temperature-sensitive fibers change color in the presence of heat generated by infections or inflammation.

May 17 2011

Feral Camels Plague Australian Outback

Tag: Camels and Llamas,Deserts,Drought,Oceania and AustraliaJessica Marshall @ 3:39 pm
Feral camels in the Australian desert are attacking air conditioning units, toilet systems and more in a desperate search for water.

May 17 2011

Police Caution as ‘Planking’ Goes Global

A Facebook craze could be putting some people in harm's way.

Mar 10 2011

When You Wish Upon a Falling… Toolbag?

We know that space junk is a problem, but could it completely cut off our access to space? Astronomer Mark Thompson gives his opinion.

Feb 23 2011

New Zealand Quake Struck Deadly Bullseye

Tag: Building,Earthquakes,Geology,Oceania and AustraliaDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:49 pm
Tuesday's cataclysmic tremor was so close to Christchurch and so shallow that major damage was inevitable.

Feb 14 2011

Great Barrier Reef In Jeopardy Following Cyclone

Tag: Climate Change,Coral Reefs,Corals,Cyclones,Oceania and AustraliaDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 10:30 am
Localized cyclone strike and flooding stress on the Great Barrier Reef likely to have far-reaching effects.

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