Category: General news

Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on

TRAFFIC, NOISE CONCERNS OVER NW RAIL CONSTRUCTION

admin /1 August, 2012

Play Video Huge haul of fake washing powder Play Video Taxi driver stabbed to death Play Video 7News bulletin for July 31 Play Video Aussie facing drug charges in Malaysia Play Video King-hit victim wakes from coma Play Video Brutal bullying attack Play Video New twist in Ashby, Slipper case Play Video Possible jail term Continue Reading →

Studying Evolution With an Eye on the Future

admin /31 July, 2012

Studying Evolution With an Eye on the Future Jane Charlesworth GLIMPSING THE FUTURE Sinéad Collins studies evolution in marine algae. By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Published: July 30, 2012 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ E-MAIL SHARE PRINT SINGLE PAGE REPRINTS Charles Darwin came to many of his ideas by observing the wild creatures of South America. The biologist Sinéad Collins Continue Reading →

Chaos predicted as Port Botany container cap ends

admin /31 July, 2012

Chaos predicted as Port Botany container cap ends By NSW political reporter Sarah Gerathy, ABCJuly 31, 2012, 9:01 am tweet0 Email Print   The New South Wales Opposition has slammed a move to allow unrestricted container movements from Sydney’s Port Botany terminal. Treasurer Mike Baird says removing the current cap of 3.2 million container movements Continue Reading →

What evidence will it take to convince climate sceptics?

admin /30 July, 2012

What evidence will it take to convince climate sceptics? Prof Richard Muller’s research showing the world is warming and humans are largely to blame is being rejected by climate sceptics Share2 Email The annual and decadal land surface temperature from the BerkeleyEarth average, compared to a linear combination of volcanic sulfate emissions and the natural Continue Reading →

Magnetic field, mantle convection and tectonics

admin /30 July, 2012

Magnetic field, mantle convection and tectonics Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:21 AM PDT On a time scale of tens to hundreds of millions of years, the geomagnetic field may be influenced by currents in the mantle. The frequent polarity reversals of Earth’s magnetic field can also be connected with processes in the mantle. New results show Continue Reading →