Yahoo!7 Pulse

One model's life is on the ascent while another model's life has ended. The rise and fall of two models this week, Kazhak's Ruslana Korshunova and Australia's Demelza Reveley, have both been reflected in Search.

There's a fine line between art and the sexualisation of children. Bill Henson's controversial exhibition of naked 12 and 13-year-olds has stirred Search online and caused debate both on the net and on the streets.

Lookups on the Federal Budget 2008 skyrocketed to more than 8000% overnight as the nation turned to the net to find out more about what many have labelled the 'Robin Hood' Budget.

Cyclone Nargis' devastation of Myanmar arrested folks attention as horrified users searched Myanmar cyclone and Burma Cyclone news online for updates on the disaster which left approximately 100,000 confirmed dead, around 41,000 missing and tends of thousands homeless.

Some folks would do just about anything for cash but sell off one of your kidneys? The news about kidneys for cash has sent searches spiraling upwards for queries 'sell kidney' and 'sell your kidney'.

As food shortages threaten social upheaval in 33 countries around the world, closer to home Aussies have plumped up the Search box with their concerns about surging inflation.

Olympics buzz continues to build online as the Olympic torch relay makes its way to our nation's capital this Thurdsay. Folks are turning to the web for information on the beleagured Olympic Flame, protestors, debates on the merits of China hosting the games and disgraced Australian swimmer Nick D'arcy who is keeping searchers occupied with messageboards and news, not to mention general Olympics lookups.

Wow we can hardly believe it but the 2020 Summit was even enough to knock Paris Hilton and her alleged engagement to Benji Madden off the Search popularity pile.

Ok we get the message loud and clear, you folks are baffled. You're not sure what the heck the time is and when daylight saving ends.

Pregnant man? Virtual pill-popping bimbos? What next! No sooner did we get over the shock of hearing about a woman stuck to a toilet for over a month after spending two years in her boyfriend's bathroom but now we have to contend with the news of a pregnant man and a web site which allows youngsters to create virtual bimbos.

There's been a spate of UFO sightings in the past few weeks and the surge of lookups (+2324%) for UFOs is testament to the intense curiosity of searchers who turned to the net for further investigation.

There's been a whole lot of rumbling going on in Search as anxious Searchers dial up the latest news on the asteroid (+1135.30%) which narrowly averted slamming into the earth this week.

She's the leggy, Russian blonde who this week whipped American sweetheart Lindsay Davenport. Maria Sharapova is also the most sought after tennis star du jour online, spiking 3,876.47% this past week alone, even trumping news on Cypriot tennis star Marcos Baghdatis currently embroiled in a racial scandal.

Shark attacks (+121.75%) - just the phrase sends a shiver down your spines. With sharks creating a stir in Search as well as in the water, we thought we'd expose your collective fears when it comes to this predator of the sea.

Oh what a year 2007 has been! Australians proved once again they are obsessed with celebrities alive and dead. Yahoo!7 Pulse's 2007 top searches are a true yardstick of Pop Culture, reflecting what Australians are curious about. It showcases our passions from celebrity news to hot tech gadgets to our concern for the environment as well as our interest in suspenseful TV shows, blockbuster film sequels and our perennial fascination with Sport and sporting scandals.

In a move which is sure to send ripples through romantic circles everywhere, a young, besotted New Yorker found the woman of his dreams on the Subway, blogged about it, captured the interest of online searchers and nabbed the girl.

As Australia prepared to celebrate the horse race that stops the nation, Aussies were jolted by the news The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is considering whether to raise interest rates tomorrow (Wednesday November 7) for the second time this year.

Often Search reflects the collective shock and sadness of a community. Searchers are still reeling from the shattering news of Channel 10 newsreader Charmaine Dragun who took her own life this past weekend.

Daylight savings, you either love it or loathe it and judging by the amount of queries such as when is daylight savings and how long is daylight savings, plenty of you seemed to be confused by it.

Searchers joined the throngs hoping to catch a glimpse of the world's first jumbo airbus and contribute to aviation history when the Airbus A380 made its way into the history books and Search when it touched down in Sydney yesterday.