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World-record wool bale to be auctioned

The world's finest bale of wool, potentially worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, will go under the hammer in Melbourne next week. The premium wool fibre is 11.4 microns - the measurement of the diameter of the wool fibre. The last world-record merino bale measured 11.6 microns and
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Second attempt to plug oil leak "delayed"

Updated October 9, 2009 15:43:00 The rig has been spewing oil into the Timor sea for almost two months. (Office of Senator Rachel Siewert: Chris Twomey) Map: Broome 6725 A second attempt to plug a leak that has been spewing oil into the Timor Sea for seven weeks has b ...

NASA downgrades threat of asteroid collision

NASA has downgraded the threat of a massive asteroid slamming into Earth in 2036.