au-hotdailynews: 2015-05-16 Australia Science

Lomborg's think tank looking for a home
The Australian Financial Review
Bjorn Lomborg says he is confident the Australia Consensus Centre will go ahead. Ben Rushton. by Tim Dodd. Who would have thought there would $4 million up for grabs for an Australian university? Education Minister Christopher Pyne has put that amount ...

Why the Abbott government wants Bjørn Lomborg's Consenus Centre   The Saturday Paper (subscription)

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Rockhampton Morning Bulletin

Top five 'firsts' in human space exploration
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
AS much as human exploration of space is said to bring us together as a species, our competitive spirit has driven our best efforts. So who, or what, got there first? 1. The first human-made object in space. While the Paris Gun and unfortunate sewer covers ...

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ABC Online

Lightning Ridge opal miner says having dinosaur named after him will 'make him ...
ABC Online
Back in 1985, Bob Foster had no interest in dinosaurs — his only concern was striking it lucky in his opal mine. He had mined his claim at Lightning Ridge in north-west NSW for 25 years without luck when he unearthed some strange looking fossils. "Well we ...

New species of dinosaur discovered   ABC Science Online

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West Texas News

Researchers detect strong warming in upper levels of lowest layer of earth's ...
West Texas News
The researchers from the University of New South Wales have confirmed strong warming in troposphere. The research paper was published results in Environmental Research Letters, which confirmed that there is strong warming in the upper troposphere, ...

New study finds a hot spot in the atmosphere   The Guardian
Researchers Find Clear Indications of Warming in the Upper Troposphere   AZoCleantech
Study confirms global warming high the atmosphere   Summit County Citizens Voice
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Daily Mail

Spectacular images show thousands of spiders using their silk to fly
Daily Mail
Everybody knows the phrase 'it's raining cats and dogs,' but how many times have you heard that it's raining spiders? A resident of the Southern Tablelands in New South Wales took to Facebook to report that millions of baby spiders appeared to be falling ...

Be Glad You Don't Live in Australia Where Spiders Are Raining Down From the ...   RYOT
Raining spiders in Goulburn? Entirely possible, scientist says   Sydney Morning Herald
Spiders fall from the sky in Australia leaving what enthusiasts call 'Angel Hair'   The Independent

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Meet the 'science nut' who grew up to be a space archaeologist
Brisbane Times
Dr Paul Willis, director of the Royal Institution of Australia (RiAUS), which has produced the Ultimate Science Guide 2015 to encourage students to take up jobs in science, technology, engineering and maths. When Dr Alice Gorman was a girl she would stare ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Remember #TheDress? Now MIT scientists use it explain why we see colours so ...
Telegraph.co.uk
It divided opinion and caused more arguments than any other dress in living memory. But scientists have concluded that a dress seen by some as blue and black and by others as gold and white was in fact both, depended on whether they spend their time ...

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Port Stephens whale watching season in full swing
ABC Online
The Port Stephens whale watching season officially starts today, and cruise operators are already reporting sightings of the migrating mammals. Industry statistics suggest that around 18-thousand whales will travel past the region, with humpbacks and ...

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