Science
The Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence and the Geothermal Energy Association has awarded Perth as one of the world's top five "geothermal cities".
The new rainforest research site, at the Robson Creek plot, forms part of the Far North Queensland Rainforest Supersite. It is the largest rainforest plot ever set up in Australia.
At about 3:15 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on February 15, 2013, an asteroid, some say it was a meteor, exploded in Earth's atmosphere above the Chelyabinsk region of Russia. Several injuries are reported to have resulted from the explosion, and much damage also occurred.
NASA Television will provide a broadcast of the small asteroid called 2012 DA14 that will fly by Earth on February 15, 2013, from a distance of about 17,150 miles (17,600 kilometers).
The two smallest moons of the dwarf planet Pluto were discovered in 2011 and 2012. These newly discovered moons are tentatively called P4 and P5 but the SETI Institute wants you to help them decide on permanent names for these moons.
North Korea's third nuclear test occurred on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, in defiance of its major ally China, and also in opposition of existing resolutions instituted by the international body, the United Nations.
During the last half of February 2013, the planet Mercury is visible just after sunset in the night sky. If you look close enough it might even appear to be colored pink.
For the first time, a robot has drilled into a rock on the planet Mars to collect a sample. Curiosity is that robot, and NASA is beaming its praise for this major milestone.
A couple vacationing in Hawaii had their video camera rolling as a humpback whale swam underneath their canoe and then leaped out of the water. Their video shows the humpback whale encountering these two humans.
The local organisation Commercial Radio Australia is well aware of the importance embracing the digital age of radio broadcasting. This is particularly significant for radios on the road; commercial radio listening figures for 2012 show 34% of radio listening is in the car and the radio industry is keen for those listeners to experience digital radio.
