All News from Mon, 6 Sep 2010
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Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers
Participating in an online project sponsored by the Boston Museum of Science Read more…
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Cockroaches ‘may help beat superbugs’
A University of Nottingham researcher has identified nine different molecules in the tissues of cockroaches that are toxic to bacteria responsible for MRSA and E-coli infections Read more…
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Japan detects first case of superbug
New Delhi metallo-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) has been found in a patient at a university hospital north of Tokyo Read more…
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Christchurch quake may trigger series of impacts
Records show large earthquakes can trigger a cluster of big quakes -Victoria University geophysicist, Professor Euan Smith Read more…
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Future farms run by robots – academic
Queensland University robotics researcher, Dr Adam Postula, will speak on the role of smart machines in the future of Australian farming at an industry event this week Read more…
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Expert warns may still be a big aftershock to come
GeoNet's Ken Gledhill says a magnitude 6 quake in the next week is still possible Read more…
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Govt opens consultation on timber treatment
Calling for submissions from the building sector and consumer advocacy groups on proposed changes to the Building Code Read more…
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Canterbury fault had not ruptured for at least 16,000 years
The earthquake produced a 22km-long surface rupture and up to 4m of horizontal displacement in alluvial terraces that were deposited at the end of the last Ice Age - GNS scientist, Kelvin Berryman Read more…
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Diverse water sources key to food security
A new International Water Management Institute report estimates that up to 499 million people in Africa and India could benefit from diversifying water storage options to address increasingly unpredictable rainfall Read more…
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Endangered or not, wolf killings set to expand
US authorities consider new measures to keep problem gray wolf packs under control Read more…
