Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Most women in Australia who have breast cancer recover. But many then relapse years later. Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat wants to know why. If she can solve this mystery, her work will open up opportunities for new drugs and treatments. Her achievements to date suggest that she […]
Quarrying data for gems of knowledge
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Predicting where Australia’s next mineral boom will come from is serious business. Data collected using satellite sensing, airborne surveys, seismic crews and prospecting teams is immense and is piling up rapidly. But what use are all these data? [Read more…] about Quarrying data for gems of knowledge
Sixty-third United Nations DPI/NGO conference – media resources
From 30 August Australia will play host to a major UN conference focusing on global health and the Millennium Development Goals.
The conference, entitled Advance Global Health – Achieve the Millennium Development Goals, brings together more than 300 non-governmental organisations from over 70 countries. Some 1,500 delegates will explore the challenges of meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
The conference comes at a critical time:
- for the Millennium Development Goals which have been set back by the global financial crisis. The UN Secretary General has called world leaders to a summit in September to accelerate progress
- and for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria which will be seeking a further $20 billion in October. [Read more…] about Sixty-third United Nations DPI/NGO conference – media resources
Skipping stones, African dust, the mystery of allergies and more. Tim on radio 18 August
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about why pierced ears became inflamed; how the physics of skipping stones can improve flying; boosting your brain; using your home computer to find heavenly bodies; and more…
Are we all mined out?
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Most of the easily-found, economically exploitable mineral deposits in Australia have already been discovered, and are steadily being mined out. We need new, large, rich ore bodies to replace them.
How we go about finding and developing them is at the core of an Australian Academy of Science Think Tank to be held in Canberra on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 August. The media are invited to the first day, and the speakers are available for interview. [Read more…] about Are we all mined out?
The Stupid Species
Why everyone (except you) is an idiot.
Live show on tour
Daniel Keogh, reporter for ABC’s Hungry Beast and Radio National’s Science Show, is on tour for National Science Week to show why human stupidity is unavoidable.
What Tim’s talking about on radio – 10 August
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the extinction of Australia’s megafauna; regenerating hearts and limbs; the essence of being a sponge; childhood obesity; and more…
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What Tim’s talking about on radio – 4 August
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the decline of tiny seaweeds in the ocean; diet and disease; orang-utan couch-potatoes; high tech odour prevention; and more…
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What Tim's talking about on radio – 4 August
This week on radio, Tim Thwaites is talking about the decline of tiny seaweeds in the ocean; diet and disease; orang-utan couch-potatoes; high tech odour prevention; and more…
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What Tim’s talking about on radio – 28 July
This week Tim Thwaites has been talking on radio about the wiggly universe, baby’s breath, champagne, blind mice, fish sex, fat marmots, the Arctic Ocean, belly flopping frogs and more. [Read more…] about What Tim’s talking about on radio – 28 July