Humans becoming part cyborg: SA experts and other top stories.

• Humans becoming part cyborg: SA experts

  

  Human evolution is blurring the line between man and machine but this doesn't mean people will turn into something out of a sci-fi movie, Adelaide researchers say.Pace makers, bionic ears and artificial limbs mean people are already part machine and will become more so as technological advances allow them to rely less on their own biology, University of Adelaide professor Maciej Henneberg says.The co-author of new book The Dynamic Human believes that in the future, society may need to redefine e..

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• Mars at tail-end of ice age that would have seen red planet covered in ice

  

  Mars at tail-end of ice age that would have seen red planet covered in ice Updated May 27, 2016 05:18:43 Mars is at the tail-end of an ice age that would have seen large swathes of the dusty red planet covered with ice. Key pointsFirst evidence of ice age cycles seen in Mars' northern polar ice capRadar data reveals last ice age began retreating 370,000 years agoNext ice age will peak in around 500,000 years Radar data from an instrument on board the Mars Reconnaiss..

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• Skyscanner's new Facebook Messenger bot

  

  Introducing Skyscanner's latest flight search innovation: the Skyscanner bot for Facebook Messenger. Using the latest technology, we've made it even easier for you to find the best flights, but how does it work? Let us explain.

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• Should Facebook decide what types of bodies we see on our feeds?

  

  Facebook have apologised for rejecting an ad by a Melbourne group featuring plus-size model Tess Holliday, after saying the image "depicts a body or body parts in an undesirable manner." Here's what the photo looks like. So what happened?Facebook admins for Cherchez La Femme, a monthly feminist event in Melbourne, wanted to "boost" (AKA pay Facebook to get more eyeballs on their post) an ad for an upcoming event. But Facebook rejected their ad, with this error message. "Your ad wasn't approved ..

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• UNESCO climate change report lead author disappointed Australian content removed

  

  UNESCO climate change report lead author disappointed Australian content removed Posted May 27, 2016 16:15:17 The lead author of a United Nations report about climate change threats to World Heritage sites says he is disappointed content about Australia was removed and does not understand why it was done. Key points:Lead author says what was removed was important to understanding risksEnvironment Department requested references to Australian World Heritage properties..

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• Larry Marshall: the CSIRO leader who divides opinions

  

  One sunny afternoon last September, more than 250 handpicked members of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, or CSIRO, gathered in a grandstand of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Researchers, business directors and site ...

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• Port Jackson sharks have individual personalities

  

  PORT JACKSON SHARKS, found in coastal regions in southern Australia, display predictable and consistent traits, such as their individual willingness to take risks, according to a study published today. “Animal personalities are much like human personalities,” explained Culum Brown, a biologist at Macquarie University in Sydney, and co-author of the paper. “We are largely born with our personality – it’s encoded in our genes – but it can also be influenced by experience during life.” The distin..

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• Subaru BRZ gets a power bump, new chassis setup

  

  Automotive Subaru BRZ gets a power bump, new chassis setup Scott Collie May 26, 2016 Just a month after Toyota announced a more power 86, Subaru has revealed its BRZ twin. As well as a mild power boost, the updated coupe has been treated to a stiffer suspension setup to fully exploit the rear-drive balance that had the world's motoring press raving at launch. First things first - Subaru has..

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• Dark Matter search enhanced by LHC's new turbocharged 'Brain'

  

  Graphic of a CMS collision event. CMS/CERN Press release issued: 26 May 2016 The hunt for Dark Matter taking place at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN has taken a great leap forward thanks to new detection technology developed by a team from the UK, including physicists from the University of Bristol. The system, installed on the CMS experiment, is being used for the first time anywhere in the world and the pioneering approach will enhanc..

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• Telstra internet outage was caused by a faulty 'software update'

  

  The Telstra outage that left tens of thousands of customers' without NBN and ADSL services last week was caused by a faulty software update, the telecommunications giant has revealed. But there will be no "free data days" like those that followed service failures earlier this year, with Telstra instead offering customers discounts on their bills.  We hate doing this to our customers  Kate McKenzie, Telstra Chief Operations Officer Chief Operations Officer Kate McKenzie said Telstra had run a ..

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