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Governments doubt dire fishing threat

Governments and the UN food agency have cast serious doubts on a major scientific study that predicts all marine fish and seafood species face will collapse by 2048.

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New laws may 'cripple' online searching

Plugging a word or phrase into a search engine may soon give you fewer results if proposed new Australian copyright laws are adopted, according to internet giant Google.

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Stem cell bill bans human-animal 'hybrids'

NEWS ANALYSIS: Australian scientists will not be allowed to use animal eggs to create embryonic stem cells under a bill passed by the Senate this week.

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Museum merger sparks international concern

NEWS ANALYSIS: International researchers are so concerned about the proposed merger between the Australian and Powerhouse museums that they are urging the government to drop its plans.

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Free trade deal may fast track nanotech

Australia may be forced to rush through inadequately tested and unsafe medical nanotherapies because of its free trade agreement with the US, a health technology regulation expert says.

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Iran gears up for uranium enrichment

Iran says it is pressing ahead with a plan to install 3000 atomic centrifuges and achieve industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel, which the West fears is part of a program to make bombs.

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West slams China's satellite-killer test

Australia, the US and Canada have voiced concerns to China over the first known satellite-killing test in space in more than 20 years, the White House says.

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Mental torture as bad as physical

Psychological torture, including some of the techniques reportedly used on Guantanamo Bay detainees, appears to inflict the same kind of long-term mental damage as physical abuse, a new study says.

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Pluto still a planet, in New Mexico

Seven months after being stripped of its planet-hood by an international scientific organisation, Pluto has found a loyal friend in New Mexico.

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China named as world's top CO2 polluter

China's has already overtaken the US as the top emitter of carbon dioxide, thanks to the energy used to fuel its economic boom, a Dutch government-funded agency says.

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Signs of activity at Iran nuclear site

Satellite imagery shows Iran is building a new tunnel facility near a key nuclear complex, according to analysts who say this may be an attempt to protect parts of its uranium enrichment program from...

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US bridge collapse raises engineers' hackles

This week's Mississippi River bridge collapse has thrown the spotlight onto ageing US infrastructure, with experts warning that billions must be spent to bring standards into line.

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CIA, FBI computers used to edit Wikipedia

People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo Bay prison, according to a new tracing program.

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Could Kyoto Protocol learn from Montreal?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Could the solution to global warming be as simple as a switch of cities?

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Time to rejoin space race, say scientists

Australia may gain a National Space Science Institute and send a spacecraft to a fiery death into the sun during the next 10 years, under a proposal by the nation's space scientists.

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Political conservatives more jumpy: study

Calm people tend to lean to the left side of politics, while those who react strongly to sudden noises and threatening images are more likely to support political conservatives, according to a US study.

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New strategy to break climate impasse?

The fairest way to fight climate change is to base a country's emission targets on the number of wealthy individuals it has, argues an international team, but some Australian experts are not so sure.

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Borders tell tales on land management

Sensitive political borders between countries in the Middle East and in other parts of the world are providing clues on how best to manage the land, say ecologists.

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New call for e-waste controls

NEWS ANALYSIS: The world needs global standards for the reuse and recycling of electronic goods to curb growing e-waste exports to developing countries, a recent meeting in the Netherlands heard.

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Randomness could 'improve democracy'

PARLIAMENTARY DUTY: Democracy can be better served by randomly selecting representatives, argue Italian researchers.

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