All News from Fri, 10 Sep 2010
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Higher price for water would counter shortages
Few countries have economic incentives to use water sensibly - former UN climate chief, Yvo de Boer Read more…
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Female snails grow penises on heads
Curtin University researchers have been studying the effects of TBT exposure on the marine snail, Thais orbita Read more…
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Digitise a book in a minute
To view the prototype "book-flipping scanning" system developed by researchers at Tokyo University's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology; http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/vision/BookFlipScan/index-e.html Read more…
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Sea temperatures around Japan hit record high in August
Ocean surface temperatures in much of the archipelago's Pacific Ocean and Sea of Japan waters reached more than 25 degrees centigrade in August - Japan Meteorological Agency Read more…
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UN climate chief urges flexibility in talks
New head of the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, says negotiation key to consensus at upcoming talks in China Read more…
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UK govt told to cut 2020 biofuels target
Climate change committee supports lowering biofuel target from 10 to 8 percent by 2020 Read more…
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Locusts could harm area “size of Spain”
Farmers report egg beds over about 500,000 square kilometres in NSW and bordering states Read more…
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Domestic violence could treble in wake of quake
Studies show more women report abuse after extreme events - Massey University disaster researcher, Dr Rosalind Houghton Read more…
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New Zealand film wins international award
Otago science communication students Guy Ryan and Nick Holmes have won the Platinum Best Film Award at the Colorado International Film Festival for their documentary on climate change 'Carving the Future' Read more…
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China aims for next moon orbit shot this year
Plans a trial flight mission of the Chang'e-2 lunar orbiter by the end of 2010 Read more…
