Canberra (Australia), July 28 : Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has condemned the serial bombings in both Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

"The Australian Government condemns the bomb attacks in Ahmedabad and Bangalore ... and extends its condolences to the Indian Government and people," The Australian quoted Smith, as saying.

His comments came as Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and India’s Home Minister Shivraj Patil are heading for Ahmedabad to visit the survivors of the blasts in various hospitals and also be briefed about the security situation in the city.

Canberra, July 23 : A new seismic array that has been proposed for north-west Australia and improved computer modeling can help in faster and more accurate tsunami predictions in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to a report by ABC News, the seismic array would consist of at least 10 seismographs to be built near Marble Bar.

The system will also incorporate improved computer fault rupture models for faster tsunami prediction.

Dr Barry Drummond, head of Earth Monitoring at Geoscience Australia said that the tsunami-monitoring group is currently using a seismic array at Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory, to analyze earthquakes in the region.

Canberra, July 14 : The WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) conservation group has warned that global warming will allow several exotic plants and animals, which can be referred to as pests, to invade

Canberra, July 14 : Physicists from Australia have suggested that a laser beam that emits a continuous stream of atoms may one day help ultra-precise navigation of space craft.

According to a report by ABC News, physicists Dr Nick Robins and colleagues from the Australian National University in Canberra are developing the first gyroscope of its kind that emits atoms.

While atom lasers have been made before, research team member Associate Professor John Close said that the team has overcome a major barrier to developing a laser that pumps atoms continuously.

“It carries the promise of measuring at enormously increased precision,” he said.

Canberra, July 12 : A scientist has suggested that reducing green house emissions

Canberra, June 25: An Australian researcher has suggested that a rise of about 50 to 100 centimeters above the 1920 sea level, may be enough to threaten the west Antarctic ice sheets.