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Micro-sensors stuck to honey bees to help solve mass deaths

Australian scientists revealed that they are using micro-sensors attached to honey bees as part of a global push to understand the key factors driving a worldwide population decline of the pollinators. >> view original

Qld govt mulls harsh penalties for drivers

QUEENSLAND'S government is reconsidering a range of driving penalties to make roads safer. ROAD Safety Minister Mark Bailey says a review will look at the adequacy of existing penalties for careless and dangerous drivers, especially those who cause ... >> view original

With $10 million under their belt, creators of popular Crossy Road game take ...

After three months on the market, Crossy Road had been downloaded 50 million times and earned revenue of more than $10 million. Now, after less than a year, the addictive game about a chook (and others) braving improbably dangerous crossings has ... >> view original

Report warns of heavy climate change toll

MORE frequent droughts due to climate change could sap one per cent a year off Australia's economic growth from 2020, a new report says. THE Climate Council on Tuesday released a report - titled Growing Risks, Critical Choices - which details the ... >> view original

Ashley Madison, parent company Avid Life Media sued in US

Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients' personal and financial information from theft, saying he suffered ... >> view original

Govt aid for coal industry 'unwise'

ABBOTT government subsidies for the coal industry including the proposed mega-mines of Queensland's Galilee basin would not be "wise", says Connie Hedegaard, the former European Commissioner for Climate Action. On Tuesday, Treasurer Joe Hockey ... >> view original

Climate change: Tropical forests almost the size of India set to be axed by 2050

Climate change: Tropical forests covering an area the nearly the size of India are set to be destroyed in the next 35 years, a faster rate of deforestation than previously thought, a study warned on Monday. By: Reuters | August 25, 2015 10:39 AM ... >> view original

Sex commentator Bettina Arndt outraged at being portrayed as a spruiker for ...

Social commentator Bettina Arndt has angrily denied she is a paid spruiker for the compromised dating website Ashley Madison, now at the centre of one of the most embarrassing data breaches in web history. The hack of the website and the subsequent ... >> view original

Facebook adds Donate Now button to nonprofits' pages, ads

New Delhi: Facebook has just made it easier for users to make donations to nonprofits with a simple click of a button. The social networking giant has added a new 'Donate Now' button that allows nonprofits' pages and linked ads to carry a call-to ... >> view original

Samsung Galaxy A8 review: Elegant phone, good battery and camera; will face ...

Samsung is on a phone-releasing spree. It has just released its latest A-series handset called the Galaxy A8 in the Indian market for Rs 32,500 and this announcement came in with the launch of its Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy 6 Edge+ devices. Launched in ... >> view original