June 16, 2010

Latest Science and Technology News


Whale poo fights climate change: study
The fight to stop whaling has been boosted with new research showing the southern ocean sperm whale can remove large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.

Surprise eco find in Snowy forest
A recent field survey in a remote part of Kosciuszko National Park in the New South Wales High Country has discovered nine plant species never before recorded in the area.

Russian, US astronauts blast off to ISS
A Russian cosmonaut and two American astronauts have blasted off to the International Space Station (ISS) for a restaffing mission.