All News from October 2010
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Tiny Pacific island in world-first personal pollution scheme
Norfolk Island residents to trial carbon credit scheme for power, petrol and food Read more…
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Iodine deficiency dumbing down the nation
Study of TSH concentrations in all Victorian newborns between 2001 and 2006 consistent with three smaller Australian studies - researchers Read more…
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Closer off-licences increase drinking problems – study
Increases the odds of binge drinking by about 4 percent, new Otago University research shows Read more…
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Antarctic chopper crash kills four
Included two staff from the Dumont d'Urville French research base in Antarctica Read more…
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DNA barcoding aims to protect species, food
Scientists estimate the International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL) will have barcodes for all 10 million species of multicellular life within the next 20 years Read more…
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Astronauts: Asteroid threat calls for teamwork
Scientists and former astronauts call for the world's space agencies to pool resources to prevent an asteroid strike Read more…
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Iran ready for nuclear talks after Nov. 10
Fresh prospect of talks is significant - EU foreign policy chief Read more…
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Tutankhamun’s treasures headed Down Under
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, currently on show in New York, opens at the Melbourne Museum on 8 April 2011 Read more…
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Warning systems often don’t help tsunami victims
Experts say tsunamis generated by an earthquake close to shore can reach land long before there's a chance to raise an effective alert Read more…
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Eliminating malaria impossible without vaccine
Leading medical researchers examine the practicalities of wiping out the disease in a special issue of the Lancet Read more…
