SCIENCE

Tips to Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer

New figures have been revealed to the public by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Cancer Australia showing that for over two decades, lung cancer incidences have rapidly increased in Australia, with women contracting the disease more often than men.
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Sea Life to Swim Faster to Survive

Australian men’s water polo coach John Fox has named a reduced 17-man squad for next month’s second Aussie Sharks training camp to be held in Sydney from November 13-16.

Bangkok Flood Nears Bus Terminals, Train Stations

Floodwater in Bangkok has crossed the Lat Phrao intersection on the northern edge of the city center and is closing in on bus terminals, subway stations and Skytrain stations on Sunday, according to reports.

Environmental News 04/11/2011

Environmental News You Shouldn't MissA report commissioned by the coal seam gas industry into its own greenhouse gas emissions, and held as commercial-in-confidence for months, shows that Australian gas exported to China is likely to be little better for the environment than coal.

Optus will Launch New Australian Satellite by 2013

Arianespace will launch its sixth satellite for Optus by 2013 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. The rocket will launch from Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, Paul O'Sullivan, Optus Chief Executive, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, announced in Sydney, Australia.

Zombie Worms and other Weird Creatures of the Deep

Nature has spawned pretty strange creatures in its day from long-necked dinosaurs to the dodo. Another one of nature's weird children have been found by scientists, the bone-eating "zombie" worm. Traces of the zombie worm, Osedax was found on a 3-million-year-old fossil whale bone from Tuscany in Italy.

Glowing Brain Makes Surgery Fast and Easy

Researchers at the University of Cambridge found a new way to make brains glow, literally. The team created this fluorescent chemical for the convenience of surgeons during brain tumor surgeries.

Heart Cells Grown in Laboratories

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Australia and now, in a major boost for drug development, scientists will be able to mimic its effects in a petri dish after identifying a new, reliable way of producing heart cells in the laboratory.

Scientists Squabble Over Climate Change

Climate change has been the subject of debate for the longest time. Scientists bicker about whose fault it is. Why some still want facts to be sure, others point towards humans for the fault.

English and Australian Diets that Save Lives

The most remarkable thing about these two health strategies is that it safeguards the physical condition of people and helps in preventing loss of lives.

China Achieves its First Spacecraft Docking

China achieved another milestone in its space program with the successful docking of its two spacecrafts on Thursday. The Shenzhou-8 and space lab module Tiangong-1 made the historic docking at 1:36 a.m. local time, according to Wu Ping, spokeswoman for the country's manned space program.

Life on Mars: Is There Martian Life in Underground Caverns?

Could Martians be hiding underneath Mars' surface? A new study from NASA released on Wednesday brought up the possibility that life on the planet Mars would have occurred not on the surface of the Red Planet but below in subsurface rocks.

Mars: Home to Longest Lasting Habitats?

After years of data gathering and mineral-mapping from over 350 locations on the planet Mars, scientists have not proven that life currently exists on the planet. It does not mean, however, that no life form has ever existed on Martian environments with abundant liquid water. In fact, a new NASA study hints that if there had been living creatures and organisms on Mars, then the longest lasting habitats may have been under the red planet's surface.

Asteroid 2005 YU55 to Pass by Earth Next Week: But What If It Hit?

Scientists are eagerly anticipating to witness a rare cosmic event with the flyby of Asteroid 2005 YU55 on Nov. 8. The huge space rock is expected to safely miss the Earth, but just what if it hits the planet? It can cause earthquakes and tsunamis, a scientist said.

Website Streams Live Video of Migrating Polar Bears

An animal welfare group and philanthropic organization are showing live online the migration of polar bears in Canada only previously seen by locals, tourists and scientists.

Animal Extinction: Humans’ Fault or Climate Change’s?

There have been a number of species of animals that have long faced their end. And as society would have it, the only two that can be blamed are either humans or the changing climate. Who is the culprit?

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