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Sea ice loss key to Arctic warming, study
29 Apr 2010
The story reports the conclusion made by two Australian scientists, Dr James Screen and Dr Ian Simmonds from the University of Melbourne, that the cause of the faster than expected temperature rises in the region are caused by the decline in sea ice. They explain this as due to the positive...
National Curriculum Year 10
Courts Rely On Unreliable Images
03 Dec 2009
This article is a report by a journalist on the findings of a group of Australian experts in science and law that suggest that courts are relying on unreliable evidence based on images collected on CCTV.
National Curriculum Year 9
Catalyst: Sports Motion
21 May 2009
Sports engineers from Griffith University in Queensland have developed a matchbox sized device for analyzing an athlete's technique. Existing methods often require athletes to be wired up to complex equipment which can limit their natural performance. Dr Maryanne Demasi reports on how this new...
National Curriculum Year 10
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
Professor Penny Sackett
02 Jul 2009
The program follows a day in the life of Australia's Chief scientist, Professor Penny Sackett. Her role is to provide independent advice to government about matters of science, technology and innovation that affect Australia and its people.
National Curriculum Year 9
Megafauna
20 May 2010
Reporter Dr Paul Willis visits Cuddie Springs, a rich fossil site in North Western NSW. The site is unique in that it provides a slice through time (about 900,000 years of prehistory). Dr Judith Field from Sydney University has been working this site for 20 years. The local Aboriginal community has...
National Curriculum Year 10
Fingerprints
28 May 2009
Fingerprints have been used by police for over 100 years to catch criminals. Dr Paul Willis reports on how advances in science are improving the expensive and dangerous practice of revealing fingerprints on paper. Students from the University of Technology Sydney were given the task of finding a...
National Curriculum Year 6
Exoplanets
10 Sep 2009
Since 1995 astronomers have uncovered more than 350 planets orbiting other stars. The study of these planets, known as exoplanets, is causing scientists to reassess and change their ideas about how planets are formed. The program reports on how the first exoplanet was detected and the latest ideas...
National Curriculum Year 10
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
Charcot-Marie-Tooth [Cmt] Disease
28 May 2010
Dr Maryanne Demasi reports on a research project at the Children's Hospital where a new treatment for a genetic neurological disorder, CMT disease, is being trialed. This project has developed from a research finding in France where mice with the disease responded to treatment with ascorbic acid...
National Curriculum Year 9
