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the Lab's 1999 Features1999


The Australian Bird Count Results of the first Australian Bird Survey, includes interactive seasonal distribution maps. Full Story | Published 16/12/1999.

Mars Polar Lander Special Lab feature on the 'Mars Polar Lander' - a significant event. Full Story | Published 02/12/1999.

The Real Millennium Bugs Our once invincible arsenal of antibiotics is losing its punch. Full Story | Published 25/11/1999.

So you want to be a Doctor? Damon Shorter explores the reality of being a first year medical student. Full Story | Published 28/10/1999.

Animal Attraction The companion web site to the 5 part ABC TV series 'The Animal Attraction'. Full Story | Published 28/10/1999.

The Galapagos The companion site to the 3 part TV series exploring life on the most amazing archipelago on Earth. Full Story | Published 14/10/1999.

Walking with Dinosaurs The Lab's website for the acclaimed 'Walking with Dinosaurs' TV series. Full Story | Published 14/10/1999.

The Duyfken an Experiment in Marine Archaeology The technology of sail and what we can learn from the past. Full Story | Published 16/09/1999.

Salinity our Silent Disaster Salinity is Australia's most urgent environmental problem. Full Story | Published 02/09/1999.

The Downside of Skepticism Alistair Cooke questions the public unease about genetically modified foods. Full Story | Published 19/08/1999.

Sound Decision Questioning the practice of implanting bionic ears in the very young. Full Story | Published 29/07/1999.

Footprints on the Moon Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing. Full Story | Published 15/07/1999.

Fair Warning Reflecting on predictions made by the Club of Rome in the early 1970s. Full Story | Published 24/06/1999.

Hunting the Wild Parasite The diary of Louise Goggin during her research trip to Korea : searching for a natural enemy for the Pacific Seastar. Full Story | Published 17/06/1999.

Information Poverty Why the Internet isn't helping the 3rd world as much as originally hoped. Full Story | Published 03/06/1999.

Silent Sentinels A mini-website based upon the TV documentary 'Silent Sentinels' on the 1998 coral bleaching event. Full Story | Published 20/05/1999.

Backyard Birdwatch Identify the birds in your backyard. Including sound. Full Story | Published 13/05/1999.

Cyberwarfare Feature includes synchronised audio. Is our dependance upon computers posing a potential threat to national security? Full Story | Published 13/05/1999.

A Science Week special - an online comic about women and engineering. Full Story | Published 06/05/1999.

Great Inspirations A mini-web site for Science Week. A young woman scientist writes about the people who inspired her to take up a career in science. Full Story | Published 06/05/1999.

Looking Back to Next Week's Forecast Weather forecasting has advanced a lot over the past 100 years. Full Story | Published 29/04/1999.

Martian Invasion II The next phase in the exploration of Mars. A comprehensive feature. Full Story | Published 22/04/1999.

Waiter there's a Gene in my Food Exploring the real issues behind the genetic engineering of food. Full Story | Published 08/04/1999.

Why Science is Media Dumb How science is communicated in the mass media. Full Story | Published 08/04/1999.

Energy - The 1999 Australia Prize Celebrating the work of the researchers who won the 1999 Australia Prize. Full Story | Published 18/02/1999.

AIDS - Where are we now? 1999 A summary of the current state of knowledge about HIV and the extent of the epidemic. Full Story | Published 04/02/1999.

Invasion of the Killer Seastars Australia's most serious marine invader - the Northern Pacific Seastar. Full Story | Published 21/01/1999.


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