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Sophie Bestley catching tuna, photo credit Thor Carter, CSIRO
Issued on World Oceans Day
Southern bluefin tuna can’t even have a quiet snack without CSIRO researchers knowing. They’ve developed a way of tracking when the tuna feed and also where, at what depth, and the temperature of the surrounding water.
[Read more…] about Dinner for tuna: tracking tuna dining habits across the Indian Ocean
A Curtin University researcher has shown that some ancient periods of massive eruptions released green house gases so quickly that they caused rapid climate change and mass extinctions.
[Read more…] about Ancient eruptions warn of climate change and mass extinctions
Sherry Wu in the lab. Credit: Sherry Wu
Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a way to deliver drugs which can specifically shut down cancer-causing genes in tumour cells while sparing normal healthy tissues.
[Read more…] about One step closer to turning off cancer genes with gene-silencing
Dr Fiona Hogan is DNA fingerprinting Australian owls with the help of feathers and a keen public.
Her work is transforming our understanding of the night life of owls, normally notoriously secretive.
[Read more…] about Owl CSI – feathers and DNA reveal night secrets
Welcome to my June bulletin for the International Year of Astronomy in Australia.
There are over 30 events around Australia in June. I’ve listed them below and full details are online at www.astronomy2009.org.au. [Read more…] about Astronomy in June: Jupiter’s moons and Harmonious Revolutions
Using microscopic streams of liquid to separate valuable metals from dissolved rock could revolutionise mineral processing, according to researchers at the University of South Australia.
[Read more…] about From separating blood to separating copper
Don’t be concerned about imaginary friends, they are teaching your child to communicate, a La Trobe University researcher has found.
Children aged between four and six who have imaginary friends are better able to get their point across than their contemporaries who do not, psychologist Evan Kidd and colleague Anna Roby from the University of Manchester showed. The results are being presented at Fresh Science at Melbourne Museum this week.
(15-16 June)
It’s the anniversary of Darwin’s birth and of his theory this year.
Explore what evolution means in a changing world. Find out how your students can save the environment. Understand the reality of climate change. Discover new curriculum resources from ASTA, the Academy of Science, Bug Blitz and more.
You’re invited to a two-day workshop for teachers held as part of the national Evolution Festival. It’s on 15 and 16 June at Bio21 at the University of Melbourne. [Read more…] about Climate Change, the Environment and Evolution – Primary and Secondary teachers workshop
Australian celebrations of evolution and Darwin continue in May with exhibitions, books, events and ABC Online’s Gene Pool. And this month we have tickets to give away for the Sydney Writers’ Festival. [Read more…] about Evolution in May: writers, books and social networking