Great lakes on Mars help rewrite the Red Planet's history and other top stories.

• Great lakes on Mars help rewrite the Red Planet's history

  

  Liquid water existed on the surface of Mars more recently than previously thought, according to a new study that found several lakes, some as large as the Great Lakes of North America, that were formed between 2 billion and 3 billion years ago.The study, which is set to be published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, was conducted through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The new discovery not only suggests that water remained on Mars once it lost its magnetic field it started los..

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• New research shows pigeons can be taught to read - kind of

  

   A new study has suggested that pigeons can be taught to read, and might be able to distinguish ‘words’ from ‘non-words’. This makes pigeons one of the few animals on Earth that have been taught to read – an exclusive club including humans, monkeys, and a dog called Willow.  Scientists from the University of Otago in New Zealand started off with 18 pigeons (Columba livia), and whittled them down to the smartest four using a type of conditioning called autoshaping. Autoshaping involves flashing ..

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• Open-plan offices might be making us less social and productive, not more

  

  “If we all work side-by-side in an open-plan office or ‘hot desk,’ moving from place to place, it’s sure to increase collaboration!” It turns out that may be wrong. If you don’t have your own space, perhaps you are better off working remotely with your cat for company. Our research found that there were increases in “employee social liabilities” in shared working spaces: distractions, uncooperativeness, distrust, and negative relationships. More surprisingly, both coworker friendships and perce..

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• This NASA probe will reach record speeds and withstand blistering temperatures as it gets dangerously close to the Sun

  Blazing hot temperatures. Sizzling space dust and subatomic particles flowing at supersonic speeds. Solar storms ejecting billions of tons of material as fast as 1,240 miles per second. These are just a few of the insane conditions NASA's Solar Probe Plus spacecraft will face as it plunges into the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, moving as fast as 450,000 miles per hour - venturing where no manmade object has been before, moving multitudes faster than any manmade object h..

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• Australia's largest species discovery program makes discovery near Roxby Downs

  A NEW species of teddy bear bee may have been found by experts in the South Australian outback. Bee expert Dr Remko Leijs was one of 16 scientists and eight BHP employees who have been searching the region around Roxby Downs for new species over the past two weeks.The search, which is part of the Bush Blitz — Australia’s largest species discovery program — includes plants, reptiles, spiders and bees.An Australian native bee, the teddy bear bee uses “buzz pollination” while honey bees don’t “buzz..

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• University of Bristol Reveals Most Lifelike Depiction of a Dinosaur

  

  University of Bristol researchers reveal the most lifelike depiction of a dinosaur ever. The dinosaur, called Psittacosaurus, was found to have a light underside and darker top. As reported in the journal Current Biology, the dinosaur, which is ...

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Tasmanian politicians back salmon farming and other top stories.

• Tasmanian politicians back salmon farming

  THE State Government has rallied behind the Tasmanian aquaculture industry in the wake of a documentary on the growing concerns about the environmental impact of fish farms. The ABC’s Four Corners program that aired on Monday night detailed the concerns of Huon Aquaculture co-founder Frances Bender, who said she believed the industry could be heading for catastrophe in Macquarie Harbour.Concerns from Ms Bender, as well as environmentalists, scientists and locals on the East Coast were largely ai..

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• ANZ eyes sale of Asian bank stakes after offloading retail and wealth business

  

  ANZ head of institutional banking Mark Whelan says his message to employees and customers is that ANZ was not retreating from the Asia region. Olivia Martin-McGuire ANZ Banking Group is closer to selling "one or two" of its four minority stakes in banks across Asia, according to the head of institutional banking, Mark Whelan, who said the move was part of a "reshaping" of the business rather than a "retreat" from the region.Mr Whelan, who was i..

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• Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's billion-dollar Melbourne Cup failure

  

  Cup winner Lloyd Williams insisted this week that money can't buy you success on the track.These words proved to be true for his big rival on the day, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.  More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Almandin wins the Melbourne Cup Stars of sport come to play at Flemington Campbell sisters face the Birdcage Melbourne Cup tips from the betting ring Matt Cumani: Grey Lion 'is ready' Timel..

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• From lipstick to Dreamworld: The unlikely rise of Ardent Leisure CEO Deborah Thomas

  

  GOLD COAST, Ardent Leisure CEO Deborah Thomas attends a candlelight vigil outside Dreamworld on October 28, 2016 in Gold Coast, Australia. Glenn Hunt When it came to carpets, Deborah Thomas specialised in red.Before she was appointed managing director of Ardent Leisure Group a year and a half ago, the former catwalk model was a professionally frustrated publicist who couldn't break through to the male-dominated upper echelons of Australia's bi..

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• Aldi Australia gets fresh as sales exceed $7 billion

  

  Aldi Australia chief executive Tom Daunt wants to convince customers to shop more frequently by expanding the discounter's fresh food range. Daniel Munoz Aldi Australia will spend more than $1 billion over three years expanding and revamping its east coast stores and increasing its fresh food range to address a major gap in its offer as sales surge through the $7 billion mark.Chief executive Tom Daunt has detailed plans to expand and refurbish..

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• Minister presses China on detained Aussies

  

  JUSTICE Minister Michael Keenan has raised concerns with Chinese counterparts over four Australians held in detention in Shanghai on suspicion of gambling crimes, but was unable to give any detail on what charges they could face.Mr Keenan is the first government minister to visit China since 18 Crown Resorts employees, including the four Australians, were arrested in raids a fortnight night ago.While meeting China’s Minister for Public Security and his deputy in Beijing, Mr Keenan said he presse..

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• House prices again high on RBA's agenda

  

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• Australian business woefully unprepared for climate change

  

  On Friday, the Paris climate change agreement comes into legal force. It signals profound changes to energy and resources markets that, frankly, a lot of companies look woefully unprepared for.The goal of the Paris agreement is to contain global warming to well below two degrees above pre-industrial levels. More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide How does the insurance industry prepare for climate change? Salmon farming hits a snag Baby powder..

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• Miners and farmers join forces to oppose water bill they say will ruin livelihoods

  

  New Acland mine: Miners and farmers join forces to oppose water bill they say will ruin livelihoods Posted November 01, 2016 19:40:46 Hundreds of Darling Downs coal miners, contractors and farmers have protested in Brisbane against a water bill they say will threaten their livelihoods.There was a sea of orange shirts and balloons emblazoned with the message "Save Our Jobs" as they picketed outside Queensland Parliament.Workers and managers from New Hope's New Acland m..

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Dreamworld accident: four dead at Gold Coast theme park and other top stories.

• Dreamworld accident: four dead at Gold Coast theme park

  

  5:40pm; Georgina Mitchell There was a problem with the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld several hours before one part of the ride flipped over, a witness said. On Tuesday morning, visitors were left waiting as engineers were called in to inspect the ride. "We were waiting there for about half an hour and the engineers had to come," a witness told Nine News. "They drained all the water out and then had to refill it back up. Then we were allowed to go. We were stuck there for about 30, 4..

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• Gold Coast lotto mystery winner comes forward

  

  A Gold Coast business is down one very happy worker after a somewhat delayed $4 million lotto win.The man in his 50s, who wanted to remain anonymous, checked his winning ticket half a dozen times before he asked his boss to double check on his phone. The winner said his boss told him cheerily to go and never return: "He's a good boss."  "Then my boss cheerily told me to go and never return. He's a good boss," he said with a laugh, according to Golden Casket."I'll definitely be taking some..

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• Gold Coast men arrested in fraud probe

  Two Gold Coast men are facing fraud charges for setting up bogus investment companies to fleece victims of $3 million.It's alleged the men, aged 23 and 37, were the principals of two companies operating at Surfers Paradise between August 2014 and December 2015, selling bogus investment services. An elderly couple were allegedly fleeced of $180,000 by two Gold Coast fraudsters. Photo: tanya lake An elderly couple from NSW lost $180,000. The arrests followed a long-running investigation by..

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• Gold Coast Gift in danger of folding

  

  ONE of the oldest sporting events on the Gold Coast is under pressure to stay afloat.The Griffith University Gold Coast Gift, a prestige professional foot race, has been staged for the past 34 years and has been held at the Evandale base of the Gold Coast City Council since 1997.The Gift became an integral part of Australia Day celebrations at the venue but organiser Bruce Duncan fears for the race’s future.Duncan is desperate to find a new arena to host the men’s and women’s sprints.“With all t..

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• M1 moving again after serious crash

  TRAFFIC is starting to flow on the M1 northbound again after an earlier crash that caused 20km of gridlock.Two trucks collided on the busy motorway at Loganholme about 7.15am with initial reports a driver was trapped.Lanes of traffic were closed as paramedics treated patients and tow trucks cleared the scene.Long delays were experienced with traffic banked back to Ormeau on the Gold Coast.The two drivers were taken to hospital in stable conditions.Meanwhile about 6.55am a male cyclist in his 60s..

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• Pacific Surf Lifesaving Club at Palm Beach, Gold Coast named best ...

  

  PACIFIC Surf Lifesaving Club is the second smallest on the Gold Coast and it’s been named the country’s best.The tiny Palm Beach club is hidden down a long driveway off the Gold Coast Hwy on a small beachfront block valued at just $5 million.On Saturday night the club went up against the country’s best, some boasting large headquarters worth tens of millions of dollars, but came out on top.BURLEIGH HEADS SURF CAMPlease enable Javascript to watch this videoPresident Kevin Schofield, who joined th..

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Xiaomi signs deal with Indian retailer StoreKing for offline sales presence and other top stories.

• Xiaomi signs deal with Indian retailer StoreKing for offline sales presence

  

  Xiaomi India has entered into a partnership with rural retailer StoreKing as per a report by IANS. According to the report, the partnership is aimed at expanding Xiaomi’s reach into the interiors of the country and was announced earlier today by StoreKing Founder and CEO Sridhar Gundaiah. “With Mi India on-board, we aim to serve rural consumers better regardless of their location and give them access to the best of products,” Gundaiah stated. The commerce retailer StoreKing partners..

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• LG's V20 in Oz from 8 November with 'pro-level video and audio'

  

  LG’s newest premium smartphone is set to swing into JB Hi-Fi stores from 8 November at the premium price of $1099, while promising a powerful pro-level multimedia punch. iTWire's Ray Shaw has previewed LG’s V20 in two articles, first in August with an article entitled ‘LG V20 coming with Nougat’ and in September in an article entitled ‘LG positions new V20 as its flagship smartphone.’ With those two articles as background, if you’re tempted by LG’s V20, you’ll be pleased to know that it is la..

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• XG.Fast delivers 8Gbps over copper in NBN lab trials

  

  NBN has achieved speeds of up to 8 gigabits per second over 30 metres of copper using XG.Fast, the company announced today.The peak aggregate speed over twisted-pair was achieved during lab tests of the emerging standard. NBN has been trialling the technology in conjunction with Nokia. The two companies also achieved up to 5Gbps over 70 metres, which NBN says is about three times the length of the average copper lead-in to an Australian home.NBN chief technology officer Dennis Steiger said that..

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• Apple smart-car project stalls

  

  Apple has reportedly scrapped plans to make a car. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty ImagesRod ChesterNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE dream of an Apple Car has just hit a dead end with reports the technology giant has scrapped its plans to build a self-driving vehicle and has slashed hundreds of people from the clandestine Project Titan.Apple reporter Mark Gurman yesterday broke the news that the top-level research team working on a car as Apple’s next big thing was being dismantled.Apple has never pu..

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• Horror Stories From The Samsung Galaxy Note7 Flight Ban

  

  On Saturday the federal flight ban on Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones went into effect in the United States. All four major Australian carriers have also banned the phone. We asked our readers how this was working out around the globe and from the replies we’ve received, it’s safe to say that, so far, this sucks. The US Transportation Department’s decision to ban the Note7 from all flights came just days after Samsung announced that it was killing the phone for good. That short window left little ..

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• Samsung 960 Pro review: The fastest consumer SSD you can buy

  

  Edward Chester reader comments 34 The all new Samsung 960 Pro, released today, is the follow up to last year's 950 Pro. It offers the same core set of features, with an M.2 form factor, four-lane PCIe 3.0 interface, NVMe communication standard, and 3D V-NAND. But the 960 Pro isn't just a minor spec bump. Samsung has seriously cranked up the speed (and capacities) of its flagship drives to the point where such ludicrous performance may be lost on all but the most demanding of users. These a..

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• October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month: How secure is your enterprise?

  

  With recent headlines talking about stolen emails and possibly state-sponsored system hacking, every enterprise should be more than a little concerned about cyber security and the overall safety of their data. Let's face it—your information technology systems have been, or someday will be, compromised. No amount of planning nor technological countermeasures is likely to be enough to stop motivated perpetrators from penetrating your defenses.There is one simple reason for this lack of defensive ..

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Brexit fallout sends pound to 168-year low and other top stories.

• Brexit fallout sends pound to 168-year low

  

  The fallout from the United Kingdom's Brexit vote has led to the British pound falling to its lowest level against the Australian dollar in three years and, on one measure, to its weakest position in 168 years. The sterling has dropped to 31-year lows against the US dollar and slipped 15 per cent against the euro since Britain's shock vote in June to the leave the European Union.  More Business Videos Previous slide Next slide Post Brexit pound sparks a tourism boom ..

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• Trading hours in Queensland southeast expanded, in $100m boost

  

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• Beauty brands Sephora, Mecca challenge fashion labels for prized retail real estate

  

  In the queue outside Mecca Maxima's store opening in Melbourne this week, a young woman patiently waited for her chance to get a selfie with big-name Australian beauty blogger Chloe Morello.The line was long, but Madeleine was happy to wait to share a precious few seconds with one of her beauty idols and be one of the first customers admitted into Mecca Maxima's biggest store to date in the newly opened precinct at Vicinity Centre's Chadstone shopping centre. More Business Videos ..

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• Fantastic agrees to $361m takeover

  

  Discount furniture retailer Fantastic Holdings has agreed to a "compelling" takeover valuing it at $361 million from the acquisitive South African owner of the Freedom and Snooze furniture chains.Steinhoff Asia Pacific Holdings' $3.50-a-share bid is 43 per cent above the stock's last trading price. It has the support of Fantastic's two key shareholders, chairman Julian Tertini and former finance director Peter Brennan, as well as the board in the absence of a superior offer and subject to an ex..

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• ASIC gagged on life insurance review

  

  ASIC gagged on life insurance reviewAustralian Associated Press4:21PM October 14, 2016SaveThe corporate regulator knows of two life insurers that pay staff partly according to how many claims they deny - but is not able to publicly name them.Fronting a House of Representatives standing committee on economics on Friday, officials from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission were repeatedly asked to reveal which insurers had the highest rates of rejected claims, and those that link re..

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• beer maker Broo makes strong market debut

  

  An emerging brewer has enjoyed a strong debut on the share market, adding over $4 million to its value.Shares in Broo jumped 40 per cent on its market debut, up eight cents from their issue price of 20 cents, taking its market value to $170.3 million. Drink to that: Broo Executive Chairman Kent Grogan. Photo: Pat Scala Broo currently makes two beers - Broo Premium Lager and Australia Draught - which it markets as premium mainstream beers, rather than craft beers.They are currently brewed..

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• Off-the-plan settlement risk rising, RBA warns

  

  An inner-city apartment glut in Melbourne and Brisbane threatens to squeeze property developers, the Reserve Bank has warned, amid signs some off-the-plan buyers are already facing difficulties settling on their purchases.In its latest check-up on the banking system, the Reserve says risks in the apartment market are "coming to the fore," especially in inner-city Melbourne and Brisbane, which face the greatest increase in housing supply from a building boom. Construction in Docklands, a ho..

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• The new resources boom - is the party over already?

  

  Before we all get too excited about an emerging commodities boom Mark 2 - be aware that the smart money is already calling it over.In the last week, headlines screamed about the deficit-improving, economic-boosting prospects that we will enjoy thanks to surging prices for our minerals. But don't bank on the resources stock dividend trickle turning to a flood just yet. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Fracking now 'safe' Caulfield newcomer with 'uniqu..

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• Iron ore edges higher, but BHP, Rio hit by rating cut

  

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• BHP Billiton, bank stocks send ASX lower for the week

  

  The Australian sharemarket ended the week underwater, led down by mining and bank stocks as investors prepare for an interest rate hike in the US and investment banks turned negative on miners.News from the US, including a fiery presidential debate between candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as well as the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve that pointed to an imminent rate hike influenced the market, as well as local pessimism towards the prospects for resources and energy stoc..

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Earth Continues To Lose Oxygen, And Scientists Are Stumped and other top stories.

• Earth Continues To Lose Oxygen, And Scientists Are Stumped

  

  The oxygen levels on earth continue to drop, and scientists are struggling to find an explanation. There’s no cause for alarm yet, as the steady decline has been going on for roughly 800,000 years. However, a new study on the phenomenon conducted by Princeton University researchers is creating considerable interest within the scientific community and raising questions about the possible effects of fossil fuel usage, according to a report from Gizmodo. “We did this analysis more out of interest ..

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• Is There Alien Life On Europa? NASA To Present New Findings About Jupiter Moon

  

  Has NASA found evidence of alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa? On Sept. 21, the U.S. space agency announced that it will present new findings about Jupiter's icy moon on Sept. 26, based on images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA has long labeled Europa, one of Jupiter's 67 known moons, as one of the most likely places to host alien life in the Solar System so speculations about scientists finally revealing they have found signs of life on the moon are not at all surprising. NASA, h..

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• Star Citizen's First-Person View Is Based On Birds

  

  Star Citizen’s first-person view isn’t like other games, where you’re essentially in control of a floating camera. That approach is tried and true, but not wholly realistic. In the preposterously ambitious space game, your view and your body are one-in-the-same, just like in a real human body. Problem: Turns out, human bodies have a lot going on. As we (and now, in a truly mammoth feature, Kotaku UK) have reported on multiple occasions, Star Citizen might be too ambitious for its own good. Thi..

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• Book Review|The Story Behind This Week's Best Sellers

  

  Photo Peter Wohlleben Timber: “I speak for the trees,” the Lorax proclaimed. But maybe trees can speak for themselves, if we’d just shut up and listen. That’s the premise of a book by the German forest ranger Peter Wohlleben, “The Hidden Life of Trees,” that debuts at No. 5 on the hardcover nonfiction list and explains — in strikingly anthropomorphic terms — how trees protect their young, communicate through underground networks and develop sophisticated social communities, among other thin..

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• Conference to protect endangered species

  

  A key conference has opened in Johannesburg to discuss eventual changes to trade controls on some of the world's most endangered animal species, ranging from elephants to sharks.More than 2000 delegates from 183 countries were attending the 17th meeting of the Convention on Illegal Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), which runs through October 5.In force since 1975, CITES provides protection to more than 35,000 plant and animal species.The Johannesburg conference will co..

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• Fears Latrobe Valley will turn into a ghost town as news of Hazelwood power station's closure spreads

  

  They knew it was coming. Yet another big employer was soon to close in the already disadvantaged Latrobe Valley. But it was a blow for valley residents to wake up to news on Saturday morning that the Hazelwood power station would almost certainly close in April. The Hazelwood Power Station could be closed as soon as April. Photo: Chris Hopkins They say they are angry at the Andrews government, which they believe hasn't done enough to create new jobs for the up to 1000 workers who will be..

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• Analysts Update Their Price Target On Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE)

  

  Recently analysts working for numerous investment brokerages have updated their research report ratings and price targets on shares of Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE). Recent broker ratings and price targets: 08/17/2016 – Ferrari N.V. had its “overweight” rating reiterated by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a USD 56 price target on the stock. 08/08/2016 – Ferrari N.V. had its “buy” rating reiterated by analysts at UBS. They now have a USD 53 price target on the stock. 04/19/2016 – Ferrar..

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• Viking cats: Travelling the high seas helped felines conquer the world

  

  Viking cats: Travelling the high seas helped felines conquer the world Updated September 24, 2016 09:56:33 From internet memes to stalking the corridors of power, cats have virtually taken over the world — and now a new study has given us some insight into the beginnings of our furry friends' global spread.A study into ancient feline DNA found the emergence of agriculture and boat travel were catalysts — pun intended — for the domestication and proliferation of house ca..

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• European bison 'Sauron' poisoned, decapitated at reserve in Spain

  

  An investigation has been launched after the macabre discovery of two decapitated European bison on a nature reserve in Spain. The headless body the bison herd’s dominant male, named Sauron,was discovered on the Valdeserrillas reserve in the eastern Valencia region last Friday.On Thursday, less than a week later, a second decapitated bison was found on the private reserve close to where Sauron’s body was located.Seprona, the environmental crime unit of Spain’s Civil Guard, say the..

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• Tasmanian tiger believers share images of sightings

  Extinct or just in hiding?EIGHTY years ago, almost to the day, a Hobart zookeeper locked up for the night, his mind most likely on getting home in time for dinner.Benjamin – the last known thylacine on earth – was locked out of his shelter, and not for the first time. As the mist rolled down from Mt Wellington and settled over the city on the bitterly cold evening, nobody heard Benjamin’s whimpers as he shivered on the concrete floor of his cage. By morning the creature, malnourished and long-ne..

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Space to invest in Robina and other top stories.

• Space to invest in Robina

  

  Interstate buyers are finding Robina’s new boutique lakeside development an affordable market to kickstart investment opportunities. Robina Group’s $65 million Bohème Apartments will feature 129 apartments across two towers once complete by mid-2017.Buyers from New South Wales are a part of a growing number of investors favouring the Gold Coast’s inner urban areas.Urbis senior consultant Lynda Campbell said many investors were interested in the Gold Coast’s precincts, with strong economic indica..

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• Stepping up treatment

  

  THE Gold Coast Primary Health Network is putting the spotlight on mental health, alcohol and drug initiatives to promote early intervention and treatment.Another aim is to improve access to services and the network has been consulting with local residents, health organisations and professionals, consumers and carers to investigate what is needed to address these issues.Chief executive Matt Carrodus said the aim was to understand local needs.“A needs assessment has been completed and we are now l..

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• Friendship key to a stylish design

  

  Befriending an architect paid off for Bruce and Judith Chapman of 37 Riverwood Drive, who built a home exuding style overlooking the Nerang River. media_cameraThe home is centred around a stylish pool on“Des Biggs from Agenti Architects was the architect who designed the home and we met him years ago when we built our first home in Brisbane,” Bruce, a grandfather-of-four, says.“Des is from Noosa and we got him to come and check out this block in Ashmore to see what he could do with it.”media_cam..

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• Charity thefts prompt security increase

  

  LOW-LIFE thieves are targeting local charities, cutting fences to steal 80 per cent of donated goods at one site and triggering a need for overnight security staff and cameras.Lifeline and St Vincent de Paul have been hit hardest with thefts at St Vinnies’ Arundel site believed to be the highest in Queensland.Shane Klintworth, executive officer of the south coast diocesan central council of St Vincent de Paul Society of Queensland, said the charity had been forced to take the unusual step of emp..

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• High hopes for superyacht boom

  

  THE Gold Coast is on track to receive a wave of superyachts as construction starts this week ( on a project valued at more than $500,000 to berth the multi-million dollar vessels at Coomera. This will pave the way for 65m superyachts to finally visit the Coast and have their expensive refit and maintenance work carried out here, which will be a massive boost for the local marine industry.media_cameraGold Coast City Marina’s Steve Sammes with representatives from all of the businesses that work i..

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• How tropical travels inspired home

  

  MIMICKING a resort style, this sprawling single-level Broadbeach Waters home is designed to embrace the outdoors, inside. Owner Dino Leon was inspired by his travels to tropical destinations when he built his home in 2005.media_cameraThe home embraces the outside inside with clever use of gardens“I wanted to build something for myself,” Dino says. “I had this concept of building something that was very open-planned and spacious, with a big focus on the garden. I told the architect my idea and he..

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• Keeping your cool in Blue Mountains

  

  FORGET the blues. The inspirational, world famous Blue Mountains west of Sydney are beckoning and an easy road trip from Sydney is the way to enjoy everything that’s on offer in this most beautiful of Australian landscapes. Apart from breathtaking scenery and breathtaking walking trails, there’s now a real foodie culture blossoming plus accommodation a long way removed from the old guesthouses of the past. Enough said!media_cameraThe recently renovated Hydro Majestic in the Blue Mountains. Photo..

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• Worst still to come as storm nears mainland

  

  HURRICANE Matthew has lashed historic cities in America’s Deep South as it continues its deadly march along the Atlantic coast. Four people in Florida have died, and the death toll in Haiti is now nearing 900, as the monster storm continues its destructive northern trajectory towards Georgia and North Carolina.The hurricane has been downgraded to a category 2 but remains powerful, flattening trees, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people across both states without power.Matt..

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• Air strike kills mourners in Yemen

  

  Yemeni security and medical officials say at least 45 people have been killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike that targeted a funeral hall in the capital Sanaa.The officials say at least another 100 have been wounded in the Saturday strike.They say the dead and wounded include military and security officials from the ranks of the Shi'ite Houthi rebels fighting the internationally-recognised government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi as well as their allies, loyalists of former President..

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• Previews: Hawkesbury and Coonamble

  

  GARY Moore believes Winning Supreme will live up to his name at Hawkesbury on Sunday as the gelding prepares to cash in on his consistency.The four-year-old has been knocking on the door in recent months, notching top-four finishes at all four starts this campaign and Moore feels he is ready to strike in the Benchmark 60 Handicap (1000m).“He is holding his form and he worked very well on Wednesday,” Moore said. “I think he has got a good chance. He has been a model of consistency this time in an..

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