A “lost” population of tigers has been caught on camera living in the mountains of Bhutan, a discovery that could be crucial for the big cats’ survival. Their discovery has stunned experts, as the tigers are living at a higher altitude than any others known and appear to be successfully breeding. Their presence in the Bhutan highlands has been confirmed by footage taken by a BBC natural history camera crew — via richardfarner.newsvine.com
The Northern Territory-based FrogWatch group says it has found a new species of frog in East Arnhem Land — via ABC News
A secretive group of online investigators says it has identified more than 100 imposters who are blatantly posing as Australian war veterans, despite severe penalties for such activities — via ABC News
A newly discovered species of spider living in Madagascar makes the world’s longest known web, spanning 25m. The spider also makes the largest orb web yet found for any spider, and constructs it out of the most tough biomaterial yet known, say scientists — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Last Wednesday, my life changed forever. I got an iPhone. I consider it the greatest thing to happen to the blind for a very long time, possibly ever. It offers unparalleled access to properly made applications, and changed my life in twenty-four hours — via redwolf.newsvine.com
While debate rages on in Australia as to whether government building broadband fibre right to the home is the best option for Australia, the New Zealand Government’s fibre company Crown Fibre Holdings is looking at putting two fibres into each home as part of its Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A California man was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in laundering $2.5m in proceeds from stolen credit card schemes — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Telcos are blaming technology-challenged customers for the surge in complaints about phone and internet services — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Farmer Andrew Thibault has nothing against Labor’s ambitious National Broadband Network. He’d just prefer some of the $43 billion set aside for the project was spent on more pressing infrastructure needs – such as a decent rail line to get his bumper winter harvest to market — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Labor’s plan to privatise its $43 billion National Broadband Network is in jeopardy. The problem has arisen after Greens senator Scott Ludlam pledged to fight for the project to remain in public hands — via redwolf.newsvine.com
More than 500 years after Spanish priests brought wheat seeds to Mexico to make wafers for the Catholic Mass, those seeds may bring a new kind of salvation to farmers hit by global warming.
Scientists working in the farming hills outside Mexico City found the ancient wheat varieties have particular drought- and heat-resistant traits, like longer roots that suck up water and a capacity to store more nutrients in their stalks — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A research team reports new findings of stone age tools that suggest humans came “out of Africa” by land earlier than has been thought — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Consumer groups want the communications watchdog to regulate the prices charged for so-called ‘free-call’ numbers when they are dialled from mobile phones — via redwolf.newsvine.com
More than 600,000 plant species have been deleted from the dictionary of life after the most comprehensive assessment carried out by scientists — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A toddler was among four people killed after a woman armed with a shotgun went on a rampage before being shot dead by police in south-west Germany, police said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A German high-speed train will visit Britain for the first time next month on a dry run for a direct rail service between London and Frankfurt — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Over the last 36 hours or so, the ‘Anonymous’ masses and many unaffiliated sympathizers joined forces to attack the MPAA’s website. Continuing with ‘Operation Payback’, today an attack will be launched on the RIAA — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Federal Court in Sydney will next month hear experts determine if 64Kbps internet access can really be called “supersonic” broadband — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This wonderful woodwork by Kyle Buckner is hard to categorise – contemporary, sure, and custom crafted … but beyond that, these elegantly sculpted tables and chairs seem to span a wide stylistic gap without feeling as if they were created by various designers — via Dornob
In too deep, or still safe and shallow? Now your boots will tell you for sure — and down to an inch (or centimetre) of detail. Sometimes good design is as simple as adding something cosmetic that also has a twist of functionality … or might brighten a dark and rainy day for you or someone around you — via Dornob
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