SCIENCE

The sky might be a little closer to the Earth according to NASA satellite image data. Over the last ten years, the height of cloud covers has been lowered by one percent or 30 to 40 meters.

Santos, a coal seam gas (CSG) mining company in Australia, admitted committing environmental errors in its Pilliga East State Forest operations. In a report to the New South Wales government which contained a review of its drilling operation, Santos said there were many instances of pollution, including leaks and spills, that were reported.

Is your dog a couch potato in desperate need of some quality television programming while you're at work? If you and your four-legged friend happen to live in the San Diego area, you're in luck.

American scientists reported on Wednesday what they called an important step that could prevent sudden deaths due to ventricular arrhythmia or abnormal heartbeat that usually occur during the early morning hours.

Scientists mapping Venus's surface with the European Space Agency's Venus Express orbiter recently received a shock when features on the planet's surface appeared to have moved up to 12.4 miles from where they were expected to be, reports National Geographic.

Cynics will find a hard time believing the new study from researchers at Emory University. According to the results of the research conducted by Frans de Waal, humanity isn't nasty at their core.

Radioactive contaminants spewed from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan have reached the open seas, according to a new report issued this week by U.S.-based researchers.

Recent studies have considered obesity as a modern epidemic, with many adverse effects on a person’s health, such that researchers continue to focus on issues relating to obesity particularly the role of exercise in maintaining a healthy body.

Scientists have developed nano-robots that can deliver deadly payloads to unhealthy cells.

A team of Russian scientists have resurrected an entire plant that bloomed when sabre-toothed cats and wooly mammoths roamed the Earth.

The status of work-related cancer has received little attention from Australian policy-makers as well as researchers from Australia. Despite the heavy public and media attention for this, the progress that it has experienced as compared to tobacco use and sun exposure could be considered as "minimal". For example, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) established model regulations for the control of carcinogenic substances during the 1980s.

Queensland children who are affected by diseases that impair skeletal health like cancer or cystic fibrosis would soon experience the benefits of a new boned density technology.

When the Tongue Drive System was first launched, many people were doubtful about its effectiveness. This is the reason why many changes were incorporated in this new prototype in order to cater to the needs of people who would benefit from this tool.

One of the most alarming situations in health worldwide involves the spreading of bacterial resistance. This situation captured a young Danish scientist who has now discovered a natural substance found in the rainforest in Chile that effectively combats this problem with antibiotics.

Students from Flinders Maritime Archaeology have found a new discovery in the form of three shipwrecks near a site Bunbury.

Queensland researchers recently found a new genetic analysis which shows the relationship between genetics and schizophrenia.

A NASA spacecraft was a stunning video showing the sun's plasma spinning around in the sun's magnetic field earlier this month.

A novel formulation for metastatic colorectral cancer has been granted patent rights by the European Patent Office.

For the past years, there have considerable progress in terms of the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors within the brain. Despite the progress made in this department, brain cancer still has low survival rate due to high levels of resistance to the treatments available. In this new research article published in BioMed Central's open access journal Journal of Nanobiotechnology, it presented a new way to treat brain cancer.

Carbon emissions from cement are set to grow explosively as developing countries such as India create a ‘first-world’ infrastructure. Scientists and entrepreneurs are struggling to push alternative technologies out of the lab and onto the street.

The Gillard Government recently announced that they are allotting AU$1 billion in funding for manufacturers in order to improve energy efficiency as well as in reducing pollution.

Pregnant women who are suffering from asthma should be careful of the medications that they are taking. If a pregnant woman with asthma fails to take the correct medication, they might put their unborn child at risk.

Face recognition is something that people have difficulty with. For people with autism, the process of face recognition is much harder to do.

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Researchers have finally had the chance to map the genome of the Tasmanian Devil. This is the first time that researchers were given this opportunity which is also a crucial step in understanding tumuors and how it can relate to human cancer. Recently, Devil populations have been hit by the spread of the transmissible facial tumours.

A new analysis done by the University of Melbourne and the CSIRO revealed that in order to minimize the risks of bowel cancer, intensive screening should be done especially for people who already have a strong family history with this disease

A new formulation for bowel cancer has the potential to ease the way the cancer is treated, as soon as it hits the market.

For the first time in space, a humanoid robot makes “a firm handshake” with an Earth man. International Space Station (ISS) Commander Daniel Burbank on Wednesday became the first man to shake hands with a humanoid robot, which has been subjected to plenty of technical tests since it was launched into space to join Expedition 30 Commander Burbank and the crew of the ISS this time last year.

Professor Max Lu, the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor in University of Queensland recently received a prestigious and highly-acclaimed technology award. The reason behind the award was due to "distinguished and sustained contributions to collaboration with China in science and technology”. Professor Lu received the award together with other 6 awardees.