This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about Australia’s big twist; slipped discs; poisonous rats; hungry bats; and more… [Read more…] about Australia’s big twist, slipped discs, poisonous rats and hungry bats
IdentifyLife and Atlas of Living Australia joint release
Posted on behalf of Lynne Sealie, Communication Manager, Atlas of Living Australia. Photos available.
“The beginning of wisdom is to call a thing by its right name.” Chinese proverb
IdentifyLife is being launched at 1.00pm on Thursday 28th July at the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne. [Read more…] about IdentifyLife and Atlas of Living Australia joint release
Personal helicopters, pruney fingers and screwed up beetles
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about personal helicopters; pruney fingers; screwed up beetles; rig recycling; and more… [Read more…] about Personal helicopters, pruney fingers and screwed up beetles
Protecting medical implants against hacking, restoring memories, and rocking adults to sleep
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about protecting medical implants from hacking; restoring memories; rocking adults to sleep; preventing heart attacks; and more [Read more…] about Protecting medical implants against hacking, restoring memories, and rocking adults to sleep
Living lasers, scuba diving spiders and magnetic blood flow
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about living lasers; scuba diving spiders; magnetic blood flow; genes that make you unfaithful; and more [Read more…] about Living lasers, scuba diving spiders and magnetic blood flow
Samurai of the sea
What sawfish really do with their saw
Scientists thought that sawfish used their saw to probe the sea bottom for food. But a Cairns researcher has found that these large (5 metres or more) and endangered fish actually use the saw to locate and dismember free-swimming fish – using a sixth sense that detects electric fields. She’s in Melbourne this week as a winner of Fresh Science. [Read more…] about Samurai of the sea
Mobile drug labs, dolphin gangs and the corpse flower
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about mobile drug labs; the corpse flower; Easter Island; dolphin gangs; and more [Read more…] about Mobile drug labs, dolphin gangs and the corpse flower
Deadly cucumbers, pre-crime detection and ailing frogs
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about deadly cucumbers; pre-crime detection; ailing frogs; distracting pain; and more
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The brightness of wealth, seal whiskers, and the smell of death
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about ozone-hole recovery; the brightness of wealth; seal whiskers; the smell of death; and more [Read more…] about The brightness of wealth, seal whiskers, and the smell of death
Surreptitious sleep, feeding hummingbirds, and bats in the rain
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about surreptitious sleep; feeding hummingbirds; why bats don’t like the rain; and more. [Read more…] about Surreptitious sleep, feeding hummingbirds, and bats in the rain