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  • UN urged to adopt asteroid impact treaty

    AAAS Failing to prepare is preparing to die

    Moves are afoot in the astronaut community to hustle the UN into adopting a treaty which would set a deflection mission in motion if Earth was threatened by a large asteroid impact. A series of four meetings organised by the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) will seek to draw up a protocol which the UN can act upon when …

    Science 17 Feb 2007, 02:24

  • Test ad hints at lower iPhone prices

    But don't pee your pants yet!

    At least two blogs are carrying images of test advertisement that price Apple's iPhone for as low as $299, leading to speculation the much-vaunted gadget may sell for significantly less than Steve Jobs announced last month. The ad priced the 4GB iPhone at $299 and the 8GB model at $399. That would represent a discount of 40 …

    Phones 17 Feb 2007, 02:38

  • Vodafone caves in to Microsoft IM

    Comment Undermines GSMA platform

    Among all of Microsoft's announcements at the 3GSM show was buried a piece of news that almost certainly means the end for the unification of cellular instant messaging efforts around a GSM Association standard. Exactly a year ago at last year's 3GSM show, 15 operators led by Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, China Mobile, O2, …

    Mobile 17 Feb 2007, 09:02

  • How old is my body if the cells keep renewing themselves?

    An Odd Body inventory

    Also in this week's column: Are there secrets to life-long brain power? Do we really need a daily shower or bath to stay healthy? Does the size of an animal determine the size of its sperm? How old is my body if the cells keep renewing themselves? Asked by Jo Hopkins of Belmont, California, USA About a century ago, …

    Science 17 Feb 2007, 09:02

  • Do we really need a daily shower or bath to stay healthy?

    Or are the techies the smartest of us all?

    Also in this week's column: Are there secrets to life-long brain power? How old is my body if the cells keep renewing themselves? Does the size of an animal determine the size of its sperm? Do we really need a daily shower or bath to stay healthy? Asked by Sarah Murdoch and Karl Stefanovic Today, Nine TV Network, Sydney, …

    Science 17 Feb 2007, 09:02

  • Are there secrets to life-long brain power?

    Brain drain

    Also in this week's column: Do we really need a daily shower or bath to stay healthy? How old is my body if the cells keep renewing themselves? Does the size of an animal determine the size of its sperm? Are there secrets to life-long brain power? Research shows that there are. According to Dr Dharma Singh Khalsa, …

    Science 17 Feb 2007, 09:02

  • Betfair takes on Australia for punter protection

    Analysis Freedom is just a word to gamble

    Western Australia legislators have threatened to reaffirm the stereotype that Australia is a “convict nation” by backing online gambling restrictions more draconian than those faced here in the US. And the bookies are less than pleased by the situation. Over a year of acrimonious finger pointing between Western Australia and …

    Law 17 Feb 2007, 17:34