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According to a new report, climate change is going to have destructive effects on Australia's food supply. The report named 'Appetite for Change' reveals that the taste of meat, vegetables and grains could change due to climate change.

The report also revealed that quality of these food items will also be impacted. Rising temperatures will also particularly affect dairy. David Karoly, co-author of the report, said that because of climate change the amount of bush fires and heat waves have been increased. The rise in heat-waves and bushfires poses major threat to agricultural regions of Australia.

Oregon State University's Dynamic Robotics Laboratory has developed a robot which is believed to be the fastest bipedal robot ever designed. The robot dubbed 'Atrias', which stands for Assume the Robot is a Sphere, has unusual leg design which its makers think is central to its agility and efficiency. The robot is currently under training to master different speeds before it is launched.

They explained that the four-bar carbon-fiber leg mechanism is very lightweight, softening each football instead of sending large jerks to the body.

The robot's legs are mounted to series-elastic fiberglass springs, which act as suspension and a means of mechanical energy storage.

NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge has released a new software application that will enable members of the public to find asteroids.

The app is collaboration between NASA and space mining corporation Planetary Resources. It runs on PCs and Macs to study photos from space and spot space rocks.

Planetary Resources firm visited Austin's SXSW festival and announced an Asteroid Data Hunter challenge of $55,000 in December 2014. The goal of the challenge was to design algorithms to search for asteroids in images obtained by Earth-bound telescopes.

NASA then tested the entries on its stockpile of images of our solar system's Kuiper belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.

According to scientists, they have developed a new method to develop a class of crystalline materials called as perovskites. It has a lot of potential that can be used in the clean energy world. A research team at Brown University said that perovskite in solar cells serves as outstanding light absorbers.

According to the team of researchers, this new way can help generate perovskite crystals using a solvent bath at regular room temperature. It will also prevent the requirement of a blast of heat that is needed in present methods of crystallization.

Miami Beach City Manager Jimmy Morales said public safety is their priority therefore, they are offering the facility in which they have installed 50 sunscreen dispensers at different public pools, parks and beach entry points. "As the fun and sun capital of the world, people engage in the many outdoor activities available from relaxing at the beach to playing on our courts and doing so unprotected can lead to sunburns, which is a major cause of skin cancer", affirmed Morales.

The free sunscreen is part of Miami's official sun care line, called MB Miami Beach Suncare. The product used in the dispensers will be Triple Action Sea Kelp sunscreen having SPF 30. It protects against UVA and UVB rats and is also water-resistant for 80 minutes.

Previously, many online services reported security breaches. To provide safety to users, many online services have been offering two-factor authentication. When a user tries to login from a new device for the first time, the user is asked to enter both password and secondary code which is sent to the user via text message.

To boost privacy for users, the search engine company Yahoo has been considering 'end to end encryption' for its email service. According to reports, the beta version of the encryption software will be available soon for the developers. The company said that its plans are to protect the privacy of its users. The internet giant has shown the new security feature for its email service at the South by Southwest festival in Austin.