CSIRO technology to be at the heart of the world's largest radio telescope in China and other top stories.

• CSIRO technology to be at the heart of the world's largest radio telescope in China

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. World's largest telescope dish A timelapse of workmen building the world's largest single-span telescope dish, designed by CSIRO and The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. PT0M29S 620 349 Australian technology is literally going to be at the heart of the world's largest single-dish radio telescope, to be commissioned this year in China.The Five-hundred Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, will dwarf the curr..

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• All the better to see you with: Crocs look to the horizon

  

  Horizontal band of photoreceptors means crocodiles can spot prey in front or to the side Photoreceptors means crocs can see clearly without moving their head, making them better hunters Freshwater crocs are more sensitive to red lights than salty cousins CROCODILE eyes are uniquely adapted to scan riverbanks for prey with equal clarity without moving their heads, thanks to a horizontal band of photoreceptors on the back of their eye. Most animals, including humans, have a section on their re..

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• Ground-breaking images of nearby star give new insight into Sun's infancy

  

  Pioneering new research that has provided close-up pictures of a nearby star has given a fascinating insight into how the Sun may have behaved billions of years ago. A team of international astronomers, including Professor Stefan Kraus from the ...

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• Australian scientists find Antarctic fossils

  

  Australian scientists find Antarctic fossils

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• Aust funds climate change risk aware

  

  Aust funds climate change risk awareAAPMay 5, 2016 1:23PMSavePrint Some of Australia's largest super funds have been ranked as world leaders in protecting investments against climate change risk.The Global Climate Index ranked Australia, based on the performance of its largest funds, as third best at managing the risk posed by climate change to assets.Sweden topped the list and Norway came in second.The index ranks the 500 biggest pension, insurance and sovereign wealth funds on their managemen..

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• Collective Framing of Climate Change Causes More Effective than Individual, UC San Diego Study Suggests

  

  What can you do about climate change? The better question might be: What can we do about climate change? University of California San Diego researchers show in a new study that framing the issue collectively is significantly more effective than ...

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