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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
Mystery Mountain Range Explained
10 Dec 2009
This article presents the geological formation of the Petermann Ranges in central Australia from the viewpoint of a scientist solving a problem. It provides a solution put forward by an Australian geophysicist Dr Alan Aitken.
National Curriculum Year 10
Mixed Messages On Gene Patenting
23 Apr 2010
A US district court ruling that genes are a product of nature and not made or invented makes them ineligible to be patented. The article canvases a range of Australian opinions and possible implications for scientific research and the development of treatments for genetic diseases if the decision...
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
Pedigree Dogs
17 Sep 2009
In August 2008, the BBC aired a documentary which claimed that a century of inbreeding and extreme selection to win shows has created a health and welfare scandal related to pedigree pets. This program follows up on reactions to the UK documentary. It examines changes that have occurred since it...
National Curriculum Year 10
Antarctic Glaciers
29 Apr 2010
The program explores the effects of warmer oceans and higher air temperatures on the world's biggest ice sheets in Antarctica. Evidence is presented for changes in both East and West Antarctica and possible causes and effects of these changes are described. A variety of data collection...
National Curriculum Year 9
Conversations: Tracy Chevalier
06 Apr 2010
Author Tracy Chevalier explains how Mary Anning inspired her latest book called Remarkable Creatures. Mary Anning was an unlikely fossil collector and self-taught palaeontoloist who lived at a time [first half of the 19th century] when people thought the Earth was 6000 yrs old and had no way, at...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Stem Cell Ethics
08 Apr 2010
The program is a follow up to Making Life screened the previous week where the process of making pluripotent stem cells from skin cells was described and where the potential to use these IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) instead of human embryos in stem cell therapies was discussed. This...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Making Life
01 Apr 2010
The program describes the ground breaking work of Japanese scientists in creating an alternative type of pluripotent stem cell, not from embryos but from skin cells. Unexpectedly, Chinese researchers then have shown that these cells have the potential to create new life. The program provides an...
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
