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Saturday Nov 7 15:31 AEDT

Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking

7 hours 5 mins ago

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US network CBS says.

Saturday Nov 7 14:50 AEDT

Dinosaur prints found in NZ South Island

7 hours 46 mins ago

Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.

Saturday Nov 7 11:53 AEDT

Microsoft websites prove most popular

AFP | 10 hours 43 mins ago

Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

Saturday Nov 7 07:23 AEDT

Summit proposes global privacy standards

15 hours 13 mins ago

Experts from 50 nations meeting in Madrid have reached a draft agreement on international standards for the protection of privacy and personal data.

Thursday Nov 5 22:06 AEDT

ABC sets down web socialising guidelines

By Crystal Ja | 5 Nov 2009

The ABC has just released a new set of guidelines for employees using social media, including popular internet sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.

Thursday Nov 5 12:44 AEDT

Robots compete in Space Elevator Games

5 Nov 2009

A laser-powered machine has zipped hundreds of metres up a cable dangling from a helicopter in a competition to develop space elevator technology.

Thursday Nov 5 09:49 AEDT

Great Whites hang out in 'shark cafe'

5 Nov 2009

Great Whites may be loners but they also hang out together between Mexico and Hawaii at a deep sea watering hole known as the White Shark Cafe, a study reveals.

Thursday Nov 5 05:12 AEDT

Mobile phone inventor wants to go back to basics

AFP | 5 Nov 2009

The inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago.

Wednesday Nov 4 14:06 AEDT

Astronomers see 'skeleton' of universe

4 Nov 2009

Astronomers have seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.

Tuesday Nov 3 16:45 AEDT

Inventor 'who saw Nessie' dies at 87

3 Nov 2009

Robert Rines - whose discoveries improved radar, sonar and ultrasound imaging and who also claimed to have seen the Loss Ness Monster - has died aged 87.

Tuesday Nov 3 10:34 AEDT

Worms infesting PCs worldwide: Microsoft

By Glenn Chapman | 3 Nov 2009

A Microsoft security report warns that cyber crooks are digging into computers for weak spots to penetrate with worms.

Tuesday Nov 3 07:29 AEDT

Kilimanjaro snows could vanish in 20 yrs

3 Nov 2009

The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, a US study says.

Monday Nov 2 22:01 AEDT

Scientists map genome of pig

2 Nov 2009

An international team of scientists announced on Monday that it had produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig,

Monday Nov 2 18:00 AEDT

Gene may help food crops survive drought

By Danny Rose | 2 Nov 2009

A mutant gene, which can make a plant more able to survive drought, offers new hope for the nation's farmers and rivers, Australian scientists say.

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 Dinosaur prints found in NZ South IslandScientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.
 Great Whites hang out in 'shark cafe'Great Whites may be loners but they also hang out together between Mexico and Hawaii at a deep sea watering hole known as the White Shark Cafe, a study reveals.
 Brazil blackouts result of cyber hackingMassive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US network CBS says.
 Mobile phone inventor wants to go back to basicsThe inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago.
 Microsoft websites prove most popularIndustry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.
 Astronomers see 'skeleton' of universeAstronomers have seen part of the "cosmic web" of galaxies that permeates the known universe in a gigantic assembly some seven billion light-years from Earth.
 Robots compete in Space Elevator GamesA laser-powered machine has zipped hundreds of metres up a cable dangling from a helicopter in a competition to develop space elevator technology.
 Worms infesting PCs worldwide: MicrosoftA Microsoft security report warns that cyber crooks are digging into computers for weak spots to penetrate with worms.
 Inventor 'who saw Nessie' dies at 87Robert Rines - whose discoveries improved radar, sonar and ultrasound imaging and who also claimed to have seen the Loss Ness Monster - has died aged 87.
 Google Maps adding street-level imagesGoogle has taken its mapping technology one step further by giving users 360-degree vistas of mapped streets from the kerbside.
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