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2014-08-25 Australia Science

  The Guardian   
Sydney harbour's plastic pollution at 'alarming' levels, scientists find  The Guardian
Sydney harbour Thin plastic fibres found at the bottom of Sydney harbour have the potential to poison fish. Photograph: Paul Miller/AAP Image. Researchers have found “alarming” level of plastic pollution in Sydney harbour, with fibres from clothing and ...

Danger to food chain? Microplastic contaminates found in Sydney Harbor   RT
The tiny terrors at the bottom of the harbour   Sydney Morning Herald

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  ABC Science Online   
Toad personalities key to territorial takeover  ABC Science Online
To boldly go ... Cane toads with the personality to boldly go where no cane toad has gone before pave the way for more timid toads to rapidly take over new territories, say Australian researchers. First introduced into Queensland in the 1930s, cane toads are ...

The beef jerky we just bought isn't beef at all': Woman finds CANE TOAD in her ...   Daily Mail
'Absolutely putrid': NT man unwittingly takes bite from dried cane toad found in ...   9news.com.au

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Brittle stars light up scientists' understanding of marine life evolution  Sydney Morning Herald
The scientific secrets of some of Museum Victoria's unique marine animal collection have been unlocked for the first time, thanks to DNA testing. Researchers sequenced more than 400 genes from 50 different types of brittle stars, with the results set to shed ...


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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Native vegetation bill a seed of contention  Sydney Morning Herald
Farmers have vowed to be "unyielding" in their lobbying on controversial native vegetation laws, with the Baird cabinet expected to discuss a bill that green groups fear will gut the protection for endangered species on private land. Sensitivity on the issue has ...

Land-clearing laws need to be not just enforced, but protected   The Australian (blog)

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  DigitalJournal.com   
John Büsst, Ellison Reef and the birth of reef conservation  ABC Online
Today, despite continuing threats, the Great Barrier Reef is protected by a marine park and is recognised as a World Heritage Site. Back in 1967, however, the Queensland government was preparing to open the reef to mining. That is, until artist John Büsst got ...

The Great Barrier Reef: The battle rages on   DigitalJournal.com
Ports and Great Barrier Reef Fact Sheet   My Sunshine Coast (press release)

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Architecture students toast their designs on robots  Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney University's Faculty of Architecture and Design is showcasing students' work with a bartending cocktail robot. As it whirrs and spins in a noisy bar setting in the faculty's labs, the robot's arm flies from one liquor dispenser to the next along a rack of 20 ...


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  Sydney Morning Herald   
The Zone transcript: Kirsty Albion  Sydney Morning Herald
The Zone: A climate of change · Multimedia. Michael Short: Kirsty Albion, a very warm welcome to The Zone. Kirsty Albion: Thank you. MS: Thank you kindly for your time. You are co-director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Let's start, please Kirsty, ...

The Zone: A climate of change   The Age

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  Tech Times   
NASA confirms Mars 'thigh bone' is not an alien fossil  Tech Times
NASA officially addressed the rumors regarding a photo that looked like Martian fossil remains. The photo went viral after appearing on a UFO blog, but NASA confirms the image is of rock. (Photo : NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS). The 'thigh bone' that was found ...

'Thigh bone' on Mars is just another rock: NASA   Business Standard
No thigh bone on Mars, says NASA   Economic Times

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Is this washed up 'mysterious blob' a sea slug?  Ballina Shire Advocate
Natasha Christian Journalist Young journalist and sane cat lady with a passion for online news and the quirkier things in life. Based in Maroochydore. Full Profile Login to follow. Story Tools. 0 0. Use this content. What is this? A red blob was found at Mudjimba ...


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  Daily Mail   
Mysterious Fissure Splits Ground in Mexico  Nature World News
A Massive crack tore through more than a half-mile of ground in northern Mexico, according to numerous local reports. Now experts are struggling to explain what caused it and if it is a threat to public safety. (Photo : Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Emergency ...

Giant crack in Earth in Mexico sparks fears, stuns scientists (+Video)   Examiner.com
1-km long fissure appears in Mexico   Deccan Chronicle
Giant, unexplained half-mile long fissure opens up in Mexico   Geek
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