Aug 24 2008

News

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  • New driving simulator tested by Treasurer - Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says a new driving simulator should help reduce the road toll.
  • Saturn's rings a chaotic clutter - Scientists say the serene and majestic rings of Saturn are actually a rough and violent mix of frozen particles.
  • DNA identifies WWI digger - DNA collected from living relatives has been used to identify a Nhill soldier killed at the Battle of Fromelle in 1916.
  • Queen ants put stop to sperm wars - The female of a species of ant that mates with many males, can stop the battle between competing sperm in her reproductive tract, researchers have found.
  • Dingo could be the world's oldest dog - A group working to protect dingoes on Fraser Island has welcomed a new study that has found the Australian dingo may be the world's oldest dog.
  • Early humans in Indonesia for 1 million years - Scientists have discovered evidence that early humans were living on the Indonesian island of Flores at least one million years ago.
  • Conference to showcase sugarcane innovation - A group of sugar industry researchers say a conference in Bundaberg will give local growers greater access to new technology.
  • Dingoes may be world's oldest dog breed - A new study has found the Australian dingo may be the oldest breed of dog in the world.
  • Butterflies 'fly early as planet warms' - Australian scientists have uncovered a link between the early emergence of a common butterfly and global warming.
  • Climate change linked to change in butterfly life cycle - Research has found the common brown butterfly is emerging from its coccoon ten days earlier than it was 65 years ago, and scientists have linked that change in behaviour to climate change.
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