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Floodwaters consume road subject to flooding sign

Flood predictions Gaps in flood knowledge: experts

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

As floods continue to cover parts of Australia, scientists are calling for an urgent change in thinking on how we predict and cope with flood events.

Vision insightsResearchers say sharks are probably attracted to all bright colours.Sharks may be colour blind

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

This month in natureA world in a rock pool

Tuesday, 18 January 2011
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News in ScienceMore than a million people die from road injuries, according to the researchers Blood drug could save crash victims

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

OpinionFloodwaters creep up a Brisbane home on January 13, 2011. Climate change predictions say event like this are likely to become more common. OK global warming, this time it's personal!

Monday, 17 January 2011

Dr Karl

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Body temperature, blocked noses and itchy bitesArticle has audio

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Why does some people's body temperature get higher at night?

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Eastern sedge frog in lilyFrog fable brought to boilArticle has audio

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Popular theories abound regarding the frog that never jumps from water slowly rising to boiling point. 5 comments

Ocean currents

Water temperatures vary throughout the year.

Why do ocean temperatures vary throughout the year?

Thursday, 13 January 2011
Does ocean temperature change, and if so by how much? Does it change seasonally or does our body temperature make the water feel colder? 2 comments

Summer photos

Golden stag beetle

Last week to enter our summer bug photo competition

Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Capture the beauty and buzz of Australia's bug life this summer and you could win a ABC shop gift voucher. Competition closes 5 pm (AEDT) 21 January.

Antarctica blog

Breaking the Ice

Breaking the Ice

Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Karen Barlow blogs about her journey to Antarctica onboard the Aurora Australis. Send her a question about Antarctica or comment on her blog.

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The fishy quiz

Thursday, 9 September 2010

As our appetite for seafood rises, so too does our need to understand changes to the fish we eat.

An Australian postage stamp celebrates the mining industry.Aussie mineral resources quiz

Thursday, 15 July 2010

Australia is rich in mineral resources, but how much do you know about the wealth that lies under your feet?

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Catchment Detox

Thursday, 14 August 2008

Can you save a water catchment in distress?

Feral Month

Spot a feral animal today and help create a national map.

StarStuff

NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detects beams of antimatter launched by thunderstorms. Acting like enormous particle accelerators, the storms emit gamma-ray flashes and high-energy electrons and positrons.Earthly storms shoot antimatter into spaceArticle has audio

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

NASA finds thunderstorms sending antimatter gamma rays into space. Plus: claims our moon has Earth-like core; and are comets responsible for lunar water?

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