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Tassie devil in a trap

News in Science Gene protects some Tassie devils from tumour

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

The discovery of a genetically different population of Tasmanian devils has raised hopes for the survival of the iconic Australian mammal threatened by a deadly cancer.

Dr Karl

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Fruit verses vegies and sensitive sensesArticle has audio

Thursday, 4 March 2010

What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?

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Swearing is the least-common presentation of Tourette syndrome'Swearing' syndrome a sensational screamerArticle has audio

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Tourette syndrome can manifest itself in more than coarse words repeated over and over again. 0 comments

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Infrared images let us 'see' temperature; hot things are red/yellow, cool things are green/blue.

Electromagnetic radiation: same, same but different

Thursday, 18 February 2010
What have radios, warm hugs and nuclear blasts got in common? Practically everything!

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Sunburnt country: continental dunes cover about 40 per cent of Australia.

Great sandy land

Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Summer means getting sand between your toes. But have you ever thought about the sand dunes that shape the Australian landscape from the coast to the outback? 4 comments

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Tsunami waves get higher the closer they get to land.

Why hasn't Australia been badly affected by recent tsunamis?

Thursday, 4 March 2010
There have been many recent earthquakes and tsunamis in the Asia-Pacific region, but so far Australia has escaped damage. Why is this so? 2 comments

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Nocturnal bulldog ants have exceptionally large eyes with which to view their world

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Experience the wonder of science up close through the winning and highly commended entries in our summer photo competition.

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Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Is your chemistry knowledge as light as helium or as heavy as plutonium?

Experts say Jupiter could cause planetary mayhem in our solar systemNews in Science 2009 quiz

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Planetary mayhem, a patent win for CSIRO and another Australian Nobel Laureate were just some of the stories our news team covered this year.

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Catchment Detox

Thursday, 14 August 2008

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StarStuff

Sunset for the dinosaurs. Even if T-rex survived the initial asteroid impact, it would not have lived through the great global warming event that followed.Asteroid impact ended dinosaurs' reignArticle has audio

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Scientists answer what killed dinosaurs; are type 1A supernovae the best mile-markers?; and life-enabling organic molecules discovered in Orion nebula.

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