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Feeding The Birds Changes Species
04 Dec 2009
This article describes the research of German scientists into the possibility that humans feeding a particular group of birds has brought about genetic changes in the bird populations and the possibility that in the future a new species of bird may emerge.
National Curriculum Year 10
Finches
04 Jun 2009
Mark Horstman reports on the extraordinary sex life of the Gouldian Finch. Research by scientists from Macquarie University provides new information about mating behaviour that links colour, genetics and natural selection. This knowledge is being used in a program to increase populations of these...
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
Dugongs
17 Sep 2009
The program is about dugongs, a protected marine animal that is still threaten with extinction, and the research scientists from the University of Queensland are carrying out into their behaviour and breeding patterns in an effort to ensure their future. The scientists are pioneering a new way of...
National Curriculum Year 7
Devil In The Detail
18 Jun 2009
Tasmanian Devils are threatened with extinction. They are afflicted by a unique type of contagious cancer that's never been seen in nature before. Unless the spread of the cancer can be stopped, they could be wiped out with devastating effect to Tasmania's ecosystems. New research from human cancer...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catchment detox MB2903
13 Jun 2010
An interactive game where students can change the activities carried out on areas of land so that after 100 years they have a healthy economy and a healthy environment. Students make decisions about economic and environmental issues relating to water status, income and expenditure, production and...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Giant Cuttlefish
24 Sep 2009
The program is about the one place in the world where a quarter of a million Giant Australian Cuttlefish migrate each year to reproduce. It details research about the cuttlefish and the potential impact on this population of a planned desalination plant.
National Curriculum Year 7
Catalyst: Carbon Country Update
08 Oct 2009
The program looks at how Aboriginal rangers in West Arnhem land are using a scientific approach to pioneer a carbon trading project. It is the first of its kind in the world. The program details earlier research into how savannah burning contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and raises the...
National Curriculum Year 9
Right as Rain Part 2
08 Dec 2009
The program describes Peter Andrews personal crusade for acceptance of his ideas for managing the Australian landscape in a sustainable way [natural sequence farming or NSF] and the personal cost to him of that crusade. He has some important backers now and science is being used to test his ideas,...
National Curriculum Year 10
Right as Rain Part 1
01 Dec 2009
The program describes Peter Andrews personal crusade for acceptance of his ideas for managing the Australian landscape in a sustainable way [natural sequence farming or NSF] and the personal cost to him of that crusade. He has some important backers now and science is being used to test his ideas,...
National Curriculum Year 10
