Darwin Harbour has extreme tidal rises and falls of up to eight-metres. So the ebbing and flowing currents in the channels are strong and fast, all of which makes it difficult for pilots to berth bulk carriers or manoeuvre dredges. [continue reading…]
Soil has the answer to burning climate questions
Decreasing the frequency of wild fires in northern Australia would lead to an increase in the amount of carbon stored in the soil, significantly lowering greenhouse gas emissions, according to CSIRO ecologist, Dr Anna Richards. [continue reading…]
Biodiversity events happening during National Science Week in South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory
Nanotechnology is here.
It’s at the heart of the chips in your computer and in the new hard disk with all your photos and videos on it; it’s the next generation of (plastic) solar cells; there are nano-gold particles finding cancer cells; carbon nanotubes and much much more. [continue reading…]
Sarah is Charles Darwin’s great, great granddaughter and a biologist. She is retracing her ancestor’s steps on the Dutch clipper Stad Amsterdam for TV station VPRO.
Sarah and her project colleagues Redmond O’Hanlon and Hans Fels will discuss the expedition, the science and what it means for them to recreate the voyage of the Beagle.
The deep ancestry of Charles Darwin and his great, great grandson will be revealed tomorrow, Thursday 4 February, at a press conference at the Australian Museum in Sydney, 1pm.
In this bulletin for the Evolution Festival there are some spectacular activities to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the book that brought Darwin’s theory of evolution to the public.
This month we report on the very popular Journey of your Genes—over 500 Melburnians took the opportunity to trace their deep ancestry last Sunday. The results will be revealed on Sunday 6 December. [continue reading…]
This month the City of Darwin has its own special celebrations to mark the 170th anniversary of the naming of the city. Elsewhere activity is again building up as the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species approaches in November. [continue reading…]
Simon Conway Morris, accomplished British palaeontologist, presenter and committed Christian, is in Australia discussing evolution. His take is “Darwin was right. Up to a point.”
Conway Morris argues evolution isn’t random but that something like us is an inevitable result. He’s is visiting Melbourne, Geelong, Hobart and Sydney and is available for interview. [continue reading…]
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