The all-new Toyota Corolla sedan headed to Australian showrooms in mid February will be shipped here from Thailand for the first time in the car’s history. Toyota Australia says the shift from Japanese to Thai production for the ...
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Global CO2 emissions continue to rise—in 2012 alone, 35.7 billion tons of this greenhouse gas entered the atmosphere. Some of it is absorbed by the oceans, plants and soil. They provide a significant reservoir of carbon. Scientists ...
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Older women who follow cancer prevention guidelines are less likely to develop cancer or to die from cancer and other diseases, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 66,000 postmenopausal women, aged 50 to 79, ...
BMW has released a video of its experimental automated driving system at work, including footage of a new 2 Series drifting without any driver input. The video of the BMW M235i coupe on track goes beyond showing the car safely driving ...
Mazda will launch its second generation of Skyactiv engines by the 2020, with a view to improving fuel economy by 30 per cent. The ‘Skyactiv 2’ engine range, as it will be known, is set to supersede Mazda’s current ...
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After years of sleuthing for clues about where and when pantherine felids ("big cats") originated, a Smithsonian scientist and an international team of researchers are one step closer to understanding the evolutionary history of these ...
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Styling updates and specification enhancements will be accompanied by small price rises when the 2014 Kia Optima launches in Australia next week. The price of the entry-level Optima Si increases $300 to $30,990 before on-road costs, while ...
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The Toyota FCV hydrogen-powered car has successfully been used as an alternative power source in a demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Toyota FCV, a forerunner to the car maker’s first production ...
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In December last year, new vehicle registrations (including cars and commercial vehicles) in the German market totaled 244,800 units, down by 17.50 month on month and up by 7.58 percent year on year, according to the data released by the ...
The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be available with a new ‘Performance Data Recorder’ (PDR), giving enthusiasts the ability to video and analyse their time behind the wheel. Shown for the first time at this ...
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The interior of the all-new Audi TT has been revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, premiering a heavily driver-focused cabin design for the third-generation sports car. Audi says the new TT – set to launch in the ...
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The massive Consumer Electronics Show (CES), hosted annually in Las Vegas, showcases the latest discoveries and innovations, including audiovisual, gaming, smartphones, computing, household appliances and in-car technologies. While we see ...
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In November last year, Japan's iron and steel product exports amounted to 3.39 million metric tons, decreasing by 4.3 percent year on year and up by 2.5 percent compared to the previous month, while Japan's iron and steel product imports ...
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Volvo’s new cloud-based Sensus Connect connectivity system will allow drivers to find and pay for parking from their car, pre-heat or pre-cool their car remotely, and quickly access Wikipedia and tens of thousands of digital radio ...
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A starfish has an eye at the end of each arm. While scientists have known about the existence of these eyes for about two hundred years, until now, they haven't been able to find out what starfish can see or what starfish use their eyes ...
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