au-hotdailynews: 2015-11-03 Australia Science

Abrupt changes in food chains predicted as Southern Ocean acidifies fast: study
Sydney Morning Herald
The Southern Ocean is acidifying at such a rate because of rising carbon dioxide emissions that large regions may be inhospitable for key organisms in the food chain to survive as soon as 2030, new US research has found. Tiny pteropods, snail-like ...

Acidifying Waters May be a Major Threat to Creatures in the Southern Ocean   Science World Report
Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem   UH System Current News
Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem ...   EurekAlert (press release)

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Humpback Whale Swimming To Be Allowed In Western Australia For The First Time
Huffington Post Australia
A snorkeler and a humpback Whale at the Dominican Republic. | ullstein bild via Getty Images. Share 0 · Tweet. Email 0. Comment 0. Print. There's an enormous new drawcard set to lure tourists to Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia -- a 30,000kg ...
WA to offer close encounters with humpback whales on Ningaloo coast   WA today
Swimming with humpback whales available at Ningaloo Marine Park in 2016   International Business Times AU
Swim with humpbacks coming to WA   Perth Now
SBS
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Driverless cars to 'see' around corners
The Australian
DRIVERLESS cars will be able to see around corners using radio waves, a South Australian technology company says. A “BREAKTHROUGH” sensor, launched in Adelaide on Monday, lets driverless cars detect buildings, road signs and see around corners ...

Driverless cars to cost $7000 extra as human leadfoots pose IT problem   Sydney Morning Herald
Cohda unveils upgrade ahead of driverless conference   dailytelegraph.com.au
Driverless cars could be reality in Australia within a decade   RenewEconomy
CarAdvice
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Australia's 'ant man' says he was lucky not tough
BBC News
A 62-year-old Australian man, who says he survived without water by eating ants while lost in the Outback for six days, has spoken of his ordeal. "I wouldn't say I'm tough...just lucky", said Reg Foggerdy who disappeared last month while hunting a ...
'Ant man' Reg Foggerdy tells incredible survival tale   The West Australian
'Ant man' Reg Foggerdy breaks silence on outback survival in WA   WA today
Man who ate ants to survive speaks out   New Zealand Herald
Yahoo7 News
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Low-lying Pacific nations push to have their climate change concerns put on ...
ABC Online
He's in the Marshall Islands to discuss the impact climate change will have on the small Pacific nation. The visit coincides with a switch by the Federal Government in its approach to tackling global warming. Environment Minister Greg Hunt is using a ...

Marshall Islands 'feeling climate effects'   The Australian (blog)

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'Godzilla' El Nino spells death for crocodiles stranded and waiting for Top ...
ABC Online
For saltwater crocodiles stuck far from water and waiting for wet season rains, the coming "Godzilla" El Nino could bring a slow death. The wet season — officially listed as beginning in November and lasting until April — is characterised by heavy ...
NT races crocodiles for Melbourne Cup   9news.com.au
El Nino could cause larger numbers of Australian crocs to die   Xinhua
Dehydrated crocodile carcass photos show the effects of the Northern Territory ...   Daily Mail

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A plant known to Aboriginals could help grow food in space
Business Insider Australia
Scientists have discovered a gene within an Australian plant which could open the door for space-based food production. The gene is in the Nicotiana benthamiana, a type of native tobacco plant known as Pitjuri to indigenous Australians. Plant ...
Genetic breakthrough could help support life on Mars: Scientist   Brisbane Times
Australian tobacco plant that survives in the Northern Territory could support ...   Daily Mail

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