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Australian scientists are trying to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's flocks Around 12 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gases originate with agriculture, and some 70 per...

We usually associate robots with activities connected to science and technology. They are seen in sci-fi movies and Robocop was all about Robot Policemen. But, Japan has brought the robots to the level of the common man. The Japanese robots...

A new poll conducted by an Australian institute finds that half the Chinese interviewees see US the biggest threat to China, followed by Japan and India. As a communication researcher, I suggest that US take effective measures to enhance its...

It was a bit of a surprise to learn that people wear spectacles nowadays not due to necessity because of impaired vision but as a part of fashion. Some possess several pairs of these attachments to match with their dresses....

This is a wakeup call for all mothers – especially if you happen to have toddlers around you. Karen Kilgour’s 14-month old child Harry locked her in the cupboard as she was cleaning the inside of the closet. The child...

Thanks to the aggressive marketing tactics and an urge to see the world fuelled by the fantastic travel documentaries one sees in the TV channels like Discovery or the Nat-Geo, everyone nowadays wants to travel and see the world. And,...

SEXUAL INTERFERENCE OF THE DEAD JOURNALISTS. New facts have become eveident to me in the past few days. Were the murders of the journalists connected to SEX? People excavating the dead from the mass grave have discovered that some of...

The farmer in Axedale, a town in Victoria in the south-east of the country, called the emergency services after believing he had smelled gas. But when the fire crews arrived, they found the real culprit – a 260lb sow the...