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WA has best offshore wind site
Friday, 16 May 2008

Western Australia has Australia's best offshore windfarm site, according to research, though while Australia has spare land offshore wind probably won't be used.
 
Weird shrimp has amazing vision
Friday, 16 May 2008

Researchers have discovered that the strange looking mantis shrimp has unique polarised vision that allows it to see a world invisible to all other animals.
 
Site checks originality of ideas
Friday, 16 May 2008

A new site has been created that allows entrepreneurs and inventors to check whether their revolutionary idea or invention is really a new one.
 
Universe really twice as bright
Friday, 16 May 2008

An international collaboration has found that the Universe is really twice as bright as previously thought, with dust clouding much of the starlight generated.
 
Memory cells may be replaceable
Friday, 16 May 2008

Scientists have discovered the resident stem cell in the part of the brain that stores memories, and have found out how to activate it to produce new neurons.
 
Receptor may control heroin addiction
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Researchers have discovered that an adenosine receptor plays a major role in the regulation of herion addictions, providing hope for new treatments.
 
Fish conformity zealous but discerning
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Desire to conform can be so strong in lone fish that they will follow another fish into danger, though in crowds they stay with more popular trends, research has found.
 
New research helps ostriches orgasm
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Scientists have developed a safer method of manually collecting ostrich sperm using a dummy, rather than human, sexual partner for the powerful males.
 
Oral diabetes drug safe for pregnancy
Thursday, 15 May 2008

The oral diabetes drug, used as an alternative to insulin injections, has been found to be both safe and effective for pregnant women.
 
Program helps parents manage babies
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Researchers have developed a program that can help parents share the workload of a newborn baby, in an effort to improve the health of new mums.
 
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