Great white cull a 'waste of time' says abalone diver - The West Australian
Angela Pownall - The West Australian on October 16, 2016, 6:22 am A veteran abalone diver who has survived 13 face-to-face encounters with great whites says culling would not stop shark attacks along the WA coast. Marc Payne, who has been diving off WA’s south coast for 27 years, believes juvenile and sub-adult great whites are responsible for the increased number of attacks in WA in recent years.Mr Payne, who has helped WA Fisheries with shark tagging, said satellite tag ev..>> view original150 countries sign new Climate Change deal
NASA Is Helping Space Travel Companies Develop A New Economy In Orbit
NASA is abandoning its position in low Earth orbit and diverting federal funds toward a manned Mars mission, which opens up room for commercial space companies hoping to establish a new economy above our planet. To help make the transition, NASA is allowing private companies to add their own modules to the International Space Station and two industry leaders are preparing to launch their own habitats into orbit. NASA is moving from the development stage to the demonstration stage as it tests te..>> view originalTassie's disappearing forests
IT was one of the world’s great marine ecosystems. Stretching hundreds of kilometres along the eastern coastline of Australia, it provided shelter to a multitude of fish, algae and crustaceans and for many divers was considered a must-see spectacular. But this year a massive underwater heatwave smashed it into oblivion.This is not the Great Barrier Reef, but its southern equivalent; an underwater jungle that in the middle of last century ran the length of Tasmania’s East Coast. The trees, often ..>> view originalAncient swordfish skeleton unearthed in northwest Queensland
QLD: The bones of an ancient three-metre long swordfish-like predator were found by holidayers. The rare skeleton of a 100 million-year-old fish with a swordfish-like head and monstrous teeth discovered near Richmond.Two Queensland families holidaying in the remote outback town of Richmond have together uncovered an exceptionally rare skeleton of a 100 million-year-old fish with an incredible swordfish-like head and monstrous teeth. The discovery was made initially when the Johnst..>> view originalAncient wingless wasp, now extinct, identified as one of a kind
Ancient wingless wasp, now extinct, identified as one of a kind By Xinhua Preserved in 100-million-year-old amber, this ancient wasp without wings lived at the base of trees while dinosaurs wondered around above it. It is the only known specimen in a newly-created family of Hymenoptera. (Xinhua/Oregon State University) / MB.COM.PH SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers have identified a parasitic wasp without wings preserved in 100-million-year-old amber from what is now the Hukawng Valley in My..>> view originalSpidey sense: Jumping spiders can hear a shriek from across the room
In a spider's world, visuals and vibrations reign. These arthropods keep an eye out – or eight, in the case of jumping spiders – for predators and prey. They also sense how close another animal is from how its movement vibrates the floor, wall, or web where the spider rests.But arachnids might have another trick up their hairy sleeves: sound.Scientists thought spiders were only able to pick up on noises within just a few feet of their bodies. But new research suggests one species of jumping spi..>> view originalChina Amps Up Space Program in Race to Challenge US
BEIJING — If the U.S.-Soviet space rivalry helped define the second half of the 20th century, China's drive to become a space superpower looks set to mark the first half of the 21st. On Monday local time, China is set to launch a Shenzhou-11 into orbit from an isolated military launching pad in Inner Mongolia. Mission commander Zhai Zhigang waves a small Chinese flag shortly after climbing out of the Shenzhou VII spacecraft 215 miles over the Earth. The astronaut floated in orbit for..>> view original
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