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Townsville Crocodiles confirm NBL future but may lose star Todd Blanchfield

The Crocodiles announced on Thursday control of the club has passed over to a new board led by local businessman and new chairman Andrew Gisinger with the team moving back to its traditional home court of the Townsville Entertainment Centre, locally ... >> view original

27yo Townsville man jailed for raping neighbour's 4yo girl

A Townsville father of two has been sentenced to seven years in jail for raping a four-year-old girl who lived in his north Queensland apartment block. The 27-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to 24 charges of indecent ... >> view original

Melbourne United sign Todd Blanchfield on two-year deal from Townsville ...

Melbourne United has signed one of Australia's most promising guards with Todd Blanchfield agreeing to a two-year deal. The 23-year-old has crossed to United after 153 games and six seasons with Townsville Crocodiles and was one of the United's top ... >> view original

Three injured as car hits bus

The bus was on the corner of O'Donnell and McAlister Streets in Oonoonba when the collision happened about 6.45pm. Three children, between the ages of seven and 12, were taken to Townsville Hospital. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said ... >> view original

Antarctica and its wildlife inspire awe - U

The scenery was incredible from the bow of the Akademik Ioffe, a One Ocean Expeditions ship that carries a maximum of 96 passengers on Antarctic adventures. Norma Meyer. Share Photo.  ·  · Reddit; ✉. The scenery was incredible from the bow of the ... >> view original

WWF marks Turtle Day

LAHORE - WWF-Pakistan celebrated Turtle Day to increase knowledge of freshwater and marine turtles among people and encourage human action to help them survive. In Pakistan, there are two species of land tortoises, five species of marine turtles and ... >> view original

Jurgen Otto and his dancing spiders

Forget big, black and hairy creatures. For biologist Jürgen Otto, the stars of the spider world are small, cute and colourful. inShare; submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. Return to video. Video settings. Please Log in to update your ... >> view original

'Non-Joulian Magnets' Discovery Sheds New Light On 175-Year-Old Principle

The researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) and Temple University have discovered a new class of magnets called 'non-Joulian magnets'. The unique property of this kind of magnets is that they expand in volume in the presence of magnetic field. >> view original

Unseen Albert Einstein letter offering advice to students found after 65 years

A letter written by Albert Einstein to students at a Brazilian college has emerged after nearly 65 years. The typed note, written in German and signed by the physicist, had been locked away in a school safe at Colégio Anchieta in Porto Alegre, Brazil. >> view original

Mars simulation researchers on final stretch of long-haul mission

They're in the home stretch of a long-running isolation study that aims to replicate a mission to Mars. Six aspiring astronauts have spent almost eight months now confined to a dome on the slopes of a Hawaiian volcano. Liz Hobday reports. LIZ HOBDAY: The ... >> view original