Tasmania is remarkable But I do not like Sydney society That was Charles Darwin’s view of Australia according to Emeritus Professor Frank Nicholas speaking on the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth. Darwin’s 200th birthday is tomorrow, Thursday 12 February. It will be celebrated by scientists around the world, recognising the role that Darwin’s theory of…
The evolution of the Universe The evolution of life The end of human evolution Climate and an evolving planet These are some of the big topics that will be explored Sunday evening at a free public forum discussing evolution and its implications.
A church service is probably the last thing you would expect to kick off a year-long celebration of evolution-but that’s exactly what’s happening at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne at 2 pm on Sunday 8 February.
Melbourne will host a unique dinner to celebrate Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday on 12 February at Melbourne Museum. Guests will eat their way through the evolutionary tree – from primordial soup, to the first life on Earth, to the mammals.
The Australian Launch of the International Year of Astronomy at Questacon in Canberra Australia’s Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett launched the 2009 International of Astronomy on 28 January at Questacon in Canberra.
Australian technology that saves the ozone layer and reduces greenhouse gases 3 December 2008 Three medals will be presented to leading scientists in Adelaide tonight. Three CSIRO scientists will be awarded the Walsh Medal in Adelaide tonight for their work to destroy CFCs. Their approach – using a plasma reactor working at 20,000 degrees –…
Astronomy at the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The discoverer of pulsars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell The UK’s Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars by chance when she was a student. Detecting a bit of “scruff” on her chart recorder papers that tracked across the sky with the stars, Bell Burnell found that…
Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation’s physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar power Michael Geyer, Abengoa Solar will talk about introducing concentrated solar power on the international energy market. This Spanish company is building the world’s largest…
Stories from the Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress in Adelaide The nation’s physicists are meeting in Adelaide this week. Some of the topics on the agenda are: Solar power Michael Geyer, Abengoa Solar will talk about introducing concentrated solar power on the international energy market. This Spanish company is building the world’s largest…
A new report released today by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) says immediate measures are necessary to ensure vulnerable forests and those that rely on them for their livelihood aren’t subject to the devastating effects of climate change.