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Bones of 1.9m year-old boy found

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:26:18 GMT

HE WAS probably 12 years old when he died, weighed about 30kg, would have been no taller than 1.2m - and lived 1.9 million years ago.

Bones of 1.9m year-old boy found

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:26:18 GMT

HE WAS probably 12 years old when he died, weighed about 30kg, would have been no taller than 1.2m - and lived 1.9 million years ago.

Female snails growing penises

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:56:53 GMT

FEMALE marine snails off the Perth coast are growing male sex organs on their heads after exposure to the chemical TBT, according to researchers.

Female snails growing penises

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:56:53 GMT

FEMALE marine snails off the Perth coast are growing male sex organs on their heads after exposure to the chemical TBT, according to researchers.

Is Bear Grylls 'afraid' of crocodiles?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:16:44 GMT

SURVIVALISTS "nerves on edge" trekking through Northern territories 'croc infested' waters.

Chickens aren't bird-brains after all

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:29:53 GMT

PRIZE-winning research finds that chickens speak their own language and could possess human-like tendencies.

Boffins focus on first invisibility cloak

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:48:21 GMT

US-based scientists claim to have reached a significant milestone in their efforts to create the world's first invisibility cloak.

Colonise space or else face 'extinction'

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:24:06 GMT

STEPHEN Hawking proposes a solution to dwindling resources on earth - move to outer space.

Tibetans may be the fastest evolving race

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:59:36 GMT

HIGH altitude genes among Tibetans rose from 10 percent of the population to 90 percent in less than 3,000 years.

Forty-year mystery of Mars solved

Wed, 26 May 2010 21:34:52 GMT

ASTRONOMERS said they could explain a four-decade-old enigma surrounding rugged troughs and a chasm in the northern ice cap of Mars.

Volcanic vent could hold clues to life

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:18:05 GMT

SCIENTISTS using a remote-controlled submarine have discovered the world's deepest known volcanic vent and say the super-heated waters inside could contain undiscovered marine species and perhaps even clues to the origin of life on earth.

Jesus returns for Last Supper upsize

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:41:43 GMT

WE'VE been overeating our way through ever-larger portions over the past 1000 years, a US study revealed after studying more than 50 paintings of the Biblical Last Supper.

Jesus returns for Last Supper upsize

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:41:43 GMT

WE'VE been overeating our way through ever-larger portions over the past 1000 years, a US study revealed after studying more than 50 paintings of the Biblical Last Supper.