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<description><![CDATA[More attention should be given to a potential environmental disaster in Papua New Guinea downstream from one of the world's largest copper mines, say some scientists.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New method detects corrosive fingerprints]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[British scientists have developed a new crime-fighting technique that would make even Sherlock Holmes proud.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Birds 'behave like football fans']]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Challenges galore for new CSIRO chief]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS: The incoming chief executive of Australia's top scientific research organisation must ensure better funding, less spin and improved staff morale, say commentators.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jerusalem dig uncovers ancient walls]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Israeli archaeologists say they have rediscovered rare remains of the wall that surrounded Jerusalem more than 2100 years ago after locating the site of a 19th century dig.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Marriage statistics not without a hitch]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: A 20-year-old study about marriage prospects for older women is still causing a stir today. But Dr Karl thinks there's a hitch in the statistics.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Monogamous offspring stick closer together]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Birds of a feather stick together, and the same is true for guppies with the same father, say Australian researchers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Humanities 'key to innovation': minister]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The humanities must be put on an equal footing with the physical and life sciences if Australia is to boost its ability to innovate, says the federal science minister.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ion beam helps fight against wine fraud]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Nuclear scientists in France have unveiled a 21st-century tool for unmasking counterfeit vintage wines, by zapping bottles with ion beams from a particle accelerator.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exercise keeps dementia at bay]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Regular exercise in old age not only reduces the risk of physical problems such as heart disease and hip fractures, Australian researchers have found it may also slow down memory loss as we age.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Minke whales shedding blubber: study]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Japanese scientists have released a study that suggests whales are losing blubber because ocean resources are growing scarce, a claim discounted by others as flawed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smell needs constant supply of nerve cells]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mature brains need a continuous supply of new nerve cells to sustain functions like smelling and memory, an experiment with mice in Japan has shown.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why are most space objects smooth?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ASK AN EXPERT: If objects in space grow bigger as a result of smaller pieces colliding and 'sticking' together, why don't small asteroids look like coco pops?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[King Tut tomb babies 'possibly' his twins]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The remains of two foetuses found in the tomb of ancient Egypt's boy king Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely his children, says a UK expert.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Viruses to power batteries of the future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The energy for tomorrow's miniature electronic devices could come from tiny microbatteries about half the size of a human cell and built with viruses.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers break open cancer enzyme code]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers have broken the code of an enzyme that plays a key role in the growth of most cancers, opening a path that could lead to a new class of anti-cancer drugs, according to a new study.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Glow worms turn on to a rhythm]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Glow worms switch their prey-catching light on and off to a daily rhythm, says an Australian researcher.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene test could 'prevent' heart disease]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS: Australian health authorities could prevent costly heart disease cases with a targeted genetic screening program, suggest some experts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Greenland isn't so green]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climatologists poring over Greenland's ancient past say global cooling, unleashed by a fall in atmospheric greenhouse gases, caused the vast island to ice over around three million years ago.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opportunity to leave Martian crater]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists from NASA have decided it's time for one of its Mars rover to get a move on and climb out of the big hole in the ground it has been exploring for nearly a year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Channel country]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[INDEPTH FEATURE: Over ten years ago Cooper Creek escaped large-scale irrigation when scientists and graziers banded together to protest the plan. But has time and more research borne out that decision?]]></description>
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