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Future science: the next 10 years
Thursday, 11 March 2010
New worlds, new life, new bodies: just some of the breakthroughs we may see by 2020, predict our panel of leading Australian scientists. 11 comments
Is your brain making you fat?
Summer sky tour
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Smile please: the evolution of the digital camera
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Great sandy land
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Summer means getting sand between your toes. But have you ever thought about the sand dunes that shape the Australian landscape from the coast to the outback? 4
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Why we must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Each year humans emit more greenhouse gases than the previous year. Australia needs to help turn this around if we don't want to bear the brunt of climate change, says Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett. 94
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Cautious response to technology strategy
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Unions, consumer and environment groups have given a cautious response to a new Australian government strategy for handling controversial developments such as nanotechnology.
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Oceans face acid test
Wednesday, 11 November 2009 27
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Ocean acidification is dramatically changing the chemistry of our oceans and affecting sea creatures like the humpback whale. Is it too late to turn the problem around?
High fire danger
Thursday, 29 October 2009 3
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Predictions that fire will become more frequent and intense may change everything we know, and love, about the Australian bush.
How epigenetics is changing our fight with disease
Thursday, 1 October 2009 6
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Sequencing the human genome was supposed to answer our questions about the genetic origins of disease but the burgeoning science of epigenetics is telling us it's a whole lot more complicated.
When did life begin?
Thursday, 17 September 2009 35
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Biological curves were used to date the earliest forms of life. But could the discovery of how to make curved inorganic materials in the laboratory throw our understanding of life on Earth?
Spare parts
Monday, 31 August 2009 3
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A bionic eye, a new heart grown in the lab, spinal implants that will help quadriplegics walk again... Will we soon be able to replace any body part at will?
Let there be night
Monday, 17 August 2009 7
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Light pollution is a problem for star gazers all across Australia. So what can we do to preserve our night sky heritage?
How the sky works
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 10
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Finding constellations and planets in the ever-moving night sky can be challenging. But with these tips, a few handy diagrams and your imagination, it's easier than you think!
Australia's first astronomers
Monday, 27 July 2009 33
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Astronomy didn't start with the Greeks. Thousands of years earlier Aboriginal people scanned the night sky, using its secrets to survive the Australian landscape.
Video games are good for you
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 11
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Critics say video games can make you angry, unresponsive and soft in the brain. But that's not the whole story. Some cognitive scientists argue they can also be good for you.
Species on the move
Thursday, 28 May 2009 10
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Moving vulnerable species to cooler climates in advance of climate change is a controversial strategy, but could it be the best way of ensuring their survival?
Australia's battle with the bunny
Wednesday, 8 April 2009 36
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They may look cute and cuddly but rabbits have been a persistent pest in Australia for 150 years. So are we any closer to eradicating this ecological nightmare?
The hunt for dark energy
Thursday, 2 April 2009 29
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It's stronger than gravity, thought to make up 75 per cent of the universe and we have no idea how it works. So how are astronomers hoping to crack what's been dubbed the deepest mystery in physics?
Exploring Antarctica
Thursday, 12 March 2009 0 comments
Much has changed in the hundred years since Australian explorer Sir Douglas Mawson first located the South Magnetic Pole, yet Antarctica still holds challenges for modern scientists.
Wave power
Monday, 23 February 2009 8
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The peaks and troughs of the sea are taking on new dimensions as science and technology turns waves into a source of electricity.
The evolution of sex
Thursday, 12 February 2009 12
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Are modern relationships shaped by the romantic notion of love and fidelity or much greater evolutionary urges?
