News tagged with sydney
Australian students 'pro-rape' Facebook scandal
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Members of an elite Australian college linked to Sydney University provoked outrage Tuesday after it was revealed they had set up a "pro-rape" group on social networking site Facebook.
Australia investigates mysterious penguin killings
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The first battered bodies were found on a small Australian beach, the white sand around them stained crimson with their blood. A few days later, the killer struck again - this time on the nearby cliffs ...
Australia welcomes its first new-born elephant
Jul 04, 2009 |
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Australia has welcomed the first elephant ever born in the country with the arrival of a 100-kilogram (220.4-pound) male calf at a Sydney zoo, according to keepers.
Sharks pose Sydney food-chain puzzle
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Three shark attacks in Sydney in three weeks drove newspapers and talk show hosts into a feeding frenzy and sent a collective shudder through the other species at the top of the food chain -- humans.
New study set to change how critically ill patients are treated
Mar 24, 2009 |
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The current practice of intensively lowering blood glucose in critically ill patients increases the risk of death by 10%. Results of the largest trial of intensive glucose lowering in critically ill patients published today ...
Australia's most endangered snake might need burning
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Conserving Australia's most endangered snake might mean lighting more bush fires, ecologists have proposed.
Study Rules Out Fröhlich Condensates in Quantum Consciousness Model
Mar 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists don't fully understand how consciousness works, and, so far, no classical theories can explain consciousness in the brain. In light of this lack of understanding, some researchers ...
Peer-to-peer heart monitoring
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 09, 2009 |
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The possibility of remote monitoring for chronically ill patients will soon become a reality. Now, researchers in South Africa and Australia have devised a decentralized system to avoid medical data overload. They describe ...
Crafty Australian crayfish cheat
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Nestled just off the east coast of Australia, picturesque North Stradbroke Island is a haven for local wildlife. Yet some of the inhabitants of the island's creeks and swamps are far from peaceful. Slender crayfish are aggressive ...
Growing danger from post-birth bleeding
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) immediately after giving birth is the largest threat to new mothers in high-income countries. An Australian study, featured in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, shows that a ...
Study challenges popular image of dingo
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Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study of dingoes in the Blue Mountains challenges the postcard image of dingoes as only being white pawed and sandy coloured.
Your face reveals sleep disorder risk
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the University of Sydney has developed an innovative method to analyse digital photographs of faces in order to determine an individual's risk of developing Obstructive Sleep Apnoea ...
