Dr Pengyi Yang plans to transform stem cell research. “Today’s stem cell treatments have been the product of trial and error. My virtual stem cell will allow us to understand what’s happening inside a single stem cell that makes it decide what type of cell it will become, be it hair, skin, muscle, nerve, blood…
12,000 Powerful, Barking, Boobook, Barn, and Masked owl calls found so far Download sample audio here. Images available here. Video available here. Meet the owls here. More about the Australian Acoustic Observatory: acousticobservatory.org. Background information Scientists available for interviews Media release below Media contacts: Ben Keirnan, ben@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0408 184 858; or Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863. Is…
Sunday 22 August 2021 Highlights from the final day of National Science Week 117 events and exhibitions, 82 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: Climate change remedies SA: Science at the footy QLD: Save whales, but do we want…
Saturday 21 August 2021 Highlights from day eight of National Science Week 197 events and exhibitions, 103 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. NSW: An ocean defender to the rescue TAS: Hacking Minecraft, insect worlds, and cuddly animals at the…
Friday 20 August 2021 Highlights from day seven of National Science Week 262 events and exhibitions, 131 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. NSW: Quashing pandemics TAS: Hacking Minecraft, insect worlds, and cuddly animals at the Festival of Bright Ideas…
Thursday 19 August 2021 Highlights from day six of National Science Week 302 events and exhibitions, 162 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. NSW: Understanding addiction VIC: How will wildlife cope with climate change? NSW: Alternatives to meditation VIC: Australia’s…
Wednesday 18 August Get through lockdown with science. You and your family can contribute to real research projects without leaving home: help map Aussie owls by listening to their calls classify the coral, sand and sea creatures in the Great Barrier Reef. Or you can explore: virtually dive into the sea with Giant Australian Cuttlefish…
Wednesday 18 August 2021 Highlights from day five of National Science Week 343 events and exhibitions, 178 online activities, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: Seeking dark matter underground TAS: Experimenting with beer NSW: The threat of Aussie volcanoes NSW: Children’s…
Great National Science Week TECHNOLOGY stories up for grabs now around Australia. An eye in the sky over the deaths of one million fish – online, NSW How fast can a rocket go? – Adelaide, SA Smaller, lighter, faster X-rays – Tonsley, SA What to do with radioactive waste – online, NSW Hastening medical advances…
Tuesday 17 August 2021 Highlights from day four of National Science Week 381 events and exhibitions, and 200 online activities to go, and dozens of great stories and talent. Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. QLD/NSW: What makes us feel lonely? NSW: Shielding astronauts from cancer VIC: What’s the…