This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about how bugs control our lives; how “now” is three seconds long; fish parasites; single-bladed helicopters; and more [Read more…] about How bugs control our lives, fish parasites, and single-bladed helicopters
Galactic voting, lethal injections and nutritious bat dung…
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about galactic voting; what playing on-line games reveals about you; executions by lethal injection; plants that feed on bat dung; and more [Read more…] about Galactic voting, lethal injections and nutritious bat dung…
Bird flu, GM chickens, and cradle-snatching crickets…
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the impact of the floods on the Reef; fighting bird flu [Read more…] about Bird flu, GM chickens, and cradle-snatching crickets…
Twitter dialects, dazzling pirates, and new urban birds
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about Twitter dialects; dazzling pirates; smart contact lenses; new urban bird species; and more [Read more…] about Twitter dialects, dazzling pirates, and new urban birds
Frog pee, eating arsenic, and swine flu
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about arsenic-eating microbes; vegetarian pandas; frog pee; the swine flu wash-up; and more [Read more…] about Frog pee, eating arsenic, and swine flu
Obese pets, reverse ageing and heat stress…
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about obese pets; reversing ageing; how your mother is to blame for your sense of taste; the peril of heat stress; and more… [Read more…] about Obese pets, reverse ageing and heat stress…
Australian Fellows win Eureka Prizes
2008 Fellow Amanda Barnard and 2010 Fellow Rowena Martin have been awarded Eureka Prizes for their research achievements. Amanda has won the 2010 Eureka Prize for Scientific Research for her work on predicting properties of nanoparticles in sunscreens. The $10,000 prize is sponsored by UNSW and presented by the Australia Museum. You can read more […]
‘Earth on the edge’ – Melbourne 2011
CSIRO media release 24 December 2009
Reference: 09/231
A major conference to be held in Melbourne in 2011 will focus the world’s attention on the broad issues of a sustainable planet.
“Thousands of scientists will meet in Melbourne in mid-2011 to discuss the state of the Earth,” according to CSIRO’s Dr Tom Beer, the first Australian to be elected President of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG).
“Scientists from around the world working on issues of sustainability will exchange information at the IUGG General Assembly,” Dr Beer said. “They will discuss issues affecting our climate and atmosphere, water resources and oceans, volcanoes and polar regions, and earthquakes and tsunamis.”
This will be only the second time that the IUGG General Assembly has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
“The conference – Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet – will bring together the eight earth science associations of the IUGG. These foster collaborative research and information exchange between scientists in 66 countries and the application of this research to societal needs such as mineral resources, mitigation of natural hazards, and environmental preservation,” Dr Beer said. [Read more…] about ‘Earth on the edge’ – Melbourne 2011
Earth on the edge
CSIRO media release 13 October 2009
Reference: 09/185
Thousands of scientists will meet in Melbourne in mid-2011 to discuss the state of the Earth, including its climate and atmosphere, water resources and oceans, volcanoes and polar regions.
Launching the conference today during the 90th anniversary celebrations for the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), the first Australian to be elected President of the IUGG, CSIRO’s Dr Tom Beer, said this will be only the second time that the IUGG General Assembly will have been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
“The conference – Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet – will bring together the eight earth science associations of the IUGG,” Dr Beer said.
“These foster collaborative research and information exchange between scientists in 66 countries and the application of this research to societal needs such as mineral resources, mitigation of natural hazards, and environmental preservation. [Read more…] about Earth on the edge
Darwin’s Armada
By Iain McCalman: How four voyagers to Australasia won the battle for evolution and changed the world.