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Oceans face acid test

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 27 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
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 comments
Are modern relationships shaped by the romantic notion of love and fidelity or much greater evolutionary urges?