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Past Decade Set To Be Warmest On Record
09 Dec 2009
The article provides an overview of high temperatures over the last decade in Australia and some other countries. An Australian scientist discusses the influence of El Nino on temperatures in Australia.
National Curriculum Year 9
Catalyst: Weedy Seadragons
10 Sep 2009
The program details a research project about one of the most visually striking animals in the sea, the Weedy Seadragon. It lives in the waters off southern Australia and very little is known about it. The program describes how this long term project is being carried out, why it is important and...
National Curriculum Year 7
Catalyst: Uranium Minerals
11 Jun 2009
Reporter Dr Paul Willis investigates a unique deposit of beautiful crystals found in a quarry at Lake Boga in country Victoria. This new type of uranium phosphate crystals may provide clues for the long term storage of nuclear waste as they are stable and insoluble. Details of a project to unlock...
National Curriculum Year 9
Trawl Team
20 May 2010
Reporter Mark Horstman follows the research expedition of a team of scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division to the Southern Ocean to discover the mysterious benthic [sea floor living] creatures that live under up to two kilometres of water. Information is provided about the technology...
National Curriculum Year 8
Squeaky Sand
18 Jun 2009
Surfing scientist, Ruben Meerman seeks to answer the question — why does some sand squeak and some sand doesn't? Associate Professor Tim Senden, an applied mathematician from the Australian National University uses some models to provide a possible explanation.
National Curriculum Year 8
Southern Ocean Sentinel
29 Apr 2010
The Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica is a thermostat regulating the Earth's current climate. Scientists believe that it can be a sentinel, an early warning system, of climate tipping points to come. Tiny plankton and massive currents hold the clues to how rapidly the Southern...
National Curriculum Year 9
Sea Urchins
24 Sep 2009
The program reports on the devastation of the Tasmanian fishing industry by the NSW long spine sea urchin. It looks at why this has happened and a scientific approach designed to stop this invasion of sea urchins.
National Curriculum Year 8
Green Roofs
20 May 2010
Scientists from the University of Melbourne and CSIRO are working on a collaborative project investigating a more efficient approach to air conditioning urban buildings by placing cooling plants on the roof. The program provides a very relevant context for students to able to apply their scientific...
National Curriculum Year 9
Eureka People's Choice Awards Finalists
09 Jul 2009
The program interviews and briefly describes the research of 3 finalists for the 2009 Eureka People's Choice Awards. Dr Amanda Barnard is a physicist from CSIRO materials Science and Engineering Victoria. Her discovery unlocks the potential to use tiny diamonds (nanodiamonds) for medical...
National Curriculum Year 10
Eco-Farming
02 Jul 2009
The program shows how the development of a computer land-management tool, the Catchment Management Framework (CMF), now allows natural resource managers to access all of the science that's been accumulated over the last 100 years. Soil scientists, plant scientists, ecologists and hydrologists have...
National Curriculum Year 10
