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Science Feature Keeping time

As the song says: "Time keeps on slipping". Now science is looking to the past to help us tell time in the future. read more 'Keeping time'

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A trip to the movies needn't mean leaving your science knowledge at home.Science at the Movies

Quiz Can you tell the difference between science fiction and science fact? Take our quiz on the science behind some popular movies and find out.more'Science at the Movies'
Thursday, 18 December 2008

Mozzie man Cameron Webb is a medical entomologist.Medical entomologist

Ace Day Jobs Mozzie man Cameron Webb had no idea his love of the environment would lead him to become a specialist in disease-carrying insects - a medical entomologist.more'Medical entomologist'
Thursday, 18 December 2008

They may look yummy, but make sure they don't go cold!Why do cold roast potatoes cause hiccups?

Ask an Expert One of the downsides of scoffing traditional leftover fare like cold roast potatoes is hiccups. So what causes these vexatious spasms?more'Why do cold roast potatoes cause hiccups?'
Thursday, 11 December 2008

Chameleon belief blends into background

Great Moments in Science The chameleon has a fancy knack of changing skin colour to suit its environment. Dr Karl reveals the reason why, but the cold-blooded truth might make you want to change colour.more'Chameleon belief blends into background'
Tuesday, 09 December 2008

Swimming with seaweed

Scribbly Gum Battling kelp in the 'swash' zone over summer might be the only interaction you have with Australia's rich seaweed flora. But the next time you get caught in the spiny grasp of some wave-tossed kelp, it's worth considering the vital role seaweed plays as a nursery and home for a myriad of Australia's marine organisms.more'Swimming with seaweed'
Thursday, 06 March 2008

A bright and expansive coronal mass ejection (CME) unfurled itself on January 24, 2007. As seen in SOHO's LASCO C2 coronagraph, the bright front emerged in the shape of an arc from behind the occulting disk but soon expanded into a ragged, bulbous shape with lots of structural lines inside it. The source of this CME was an active region that had just began to rotate into view the next day. An EIT 304 Angstrom image of the Sun taken at nearly the same time was enlarged and superimposed on the occulting disk.Sun not strictly spherical

StarStuff Podcast New facts about Earth's nearest star; what's the link between super-massive and stellar-sized black holes?; and another entrant lines up for the space tourism race.more'Sun not strictly spherical'
Wednesday, 10 December 2008

The genome of a platypus, released in May, unexpectedly revealed that sex determination in mammals evolved more than 160 million years later than previously thought.News in Science 2008

Photo Gallery From climate change and the Large Hadron Collider to genomes, fossils and fertility, we look back on another year of scientific discovery.more'News in Science 2008'
Thursday, 11 December 2008

A scanning electron micrograph of HIV budding from a cultured white blood cell.HIV: a Nobel discovery

Science Feature It's been 25 years since scientists isolated HIV. We trace the history behind this profound discovery that changed our understanding, treatment and prevention of AIDS.more'HIV: a Nobel discovery'
Thursday, 27 November 2008

Zoe Harkin helps shape international forest management and climate change policy. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how she became a senior forestry consultant.Senior forestry consultant

Ace Day Jobs Zoe Harkin helps shape international forest management and climate change policy. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how she became a senior forestry consultant.more'Senior forestry consultant'
Thursday, 04 December 2008

A male sea spider carries eggs it has fertilised on specially adapted appendages under its body. This spider is one of many possible new species from the Antarctic, some of which may grow up to the size of dinner plates.Inhabitants of the deep

Photo Gallery Our oceans cover more than 70 per cent of our planet, yet we know very little about the creatures that live in them. Take a look at some of the amazing animals identified as part of the Census of Marine Life.more'Inhabitants of the deep'
Friday, 14 November 2008

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