http://www.sciencenews.net.au/ Science News on research in the fields of: Evolution - Robotics - Genes - Embryonic Stem Cells - Astronomy - Biology - Geology - Archeology - Engineering - Disease Treatments en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:42:00 GMT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:42:00 GMT info@sciencenews.net.au info@sciencenews.net.au http://www.sciencenews.net.au/images/newscience.jpg http://www.sciencenews.net.au/ http://www.sciencenews.net.au/questions/ Do you have a Science Question? Do you have a suggestion for topics you would like to read more about on Science News? Do you have a tip for breaking... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/questions/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/questions/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:42:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/unscientific-america-how-scientific-illiteracy-threatens-our-future/ "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future" is a new book by Chris Mooney. Excerpt: This country features a massive science infrastructure, supported by well over one hundred billion... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/unscientific-america-how-scientific-illiteracy-threatens-our-future/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/unscientific-america-how-scientific-illiteracy-threatens-our-future/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:19:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/is-your-cat-left-or-right-pawed/ Did you know that cats tend to favour one paw over the other? Your feline friend is either left-pawed or right-pawed. More often than not, females tend to be righties... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/is-your-cat-left-or-right-pawed/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/is-your-cat-left-or-right-pawed/ Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:02:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/a-fossil-or-two-and-a-kangaroo/ So what's going on in the world of fossils? Here are some recent discoveries: New Australian Dinosaurs Fossils of three new species of dinosaurs have been discovered in Australia, including... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/a-fossil-or-two-and-a-kangaroo/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/a-fossil-or-two-and-a-kangaroo/ Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:30:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/antibiotic-delays-mice-aging/ Scientists may have found the fountain of youth for geriatric rodents. The antibiotic is called "Rapamycin". It is already being used in humans to suppress the immune system in cancer... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/antibiotic-delays-mice-aging/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/antibiotic-delays-mice-aging/ Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/how-to-become-a-scientist/ We all know the archetype of the mad scientist. Einstein's appearance probably has a lot to do with what we assume scientists look like. The electrified salt and pepper hair... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/how-to-become-a-scientist/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/how-to-become-a-scientist/ Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:07:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/robot-learns-to-smile/ Wired Science has reported on a new robot that has taught itself to make facial expressions. The Einstein robot can look happy or sad or shocked. This a remarkable moment... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/robot-learns-to-smile/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/robot-learns-to-smile/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:08:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/polar-ice-on-mars-is-pure-water/ This blog should be renamed "What else happened on Mars?" in light of my preoccupation with posting news about the Red Planet. I can't help it - I'm fascinated by... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/polar-ice-on-mars-is-pure-water/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/polar-ice-on-mars-is-pure-water/ Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:32:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/how-do-planes-fly/ The common understanding about the lift caused by an airplanes wing is that the air travels faster over the top than the bottom, as explained by this video: Well, that's... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/how-do-planes-fly/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/how-do-planes-fly/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:11:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/excessive-methane-found-on-mars-caused-by-life-or-geological-processes/ This image is from a startling press release from NASA, stating that they've measured unusual amounts of methane in the Martian atmosphere. ""Methane is quickly destroyed in the Martian atmosphere... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/excessive-methane-found-on-mars-caused-by-life-or-geological-processes/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/excessive-methane-found-on-mars-caused-by-life-or-geological-processes/ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:54:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/scientists-create-artificial-selfreplicating-rna/ In an important step towards creating artificial life, researchers have managed to create RNA that self-replicates, producing its own little ecosystem. There are no cells, as Wired reports, but a... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/scientists-create-artificial-selfreplicating-rna/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/scientists-create-artificial-selfreplicating-rna/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:47:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/using-lasers-for-better-random-numbers/ Random numbers are incredibly important to the information age, used for cryptography and statistics. Currently, your computer generates random numbers psuedo-randomly, by taking the quickly-chaning last digits of the computer's... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/using-lasers-for-better-random-numbers/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/using-lasers-for-better-random-numbers/ Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:57:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/3d-images-of-the-martian-surface/ This image was taken by the Mars Orbiter, resolving the surface of the Red Planet in one meter resolution as part of HIRISE, or High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, reported... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/3d-images-of-the-martian-surface/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/3d-images-of-the-martian-surface/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:03:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/empowering-women-is-the-best-climate-control/ Found on BoingBoing, but originally posted by Alex Steffen on Worldchanging: the idea of how important peak population is. Read about peak population - basically, the maximum population we'll see... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/empowering-women-is-the-best-climate-control/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/empowering-women-is-the-best-climate-control/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:12:00 GMT http://www.sciencenews.net.au/buried-glaciers-found-on-mars/ I got a little excited a month ago, when they announced that it was snowing on Mars. A litlte bit of snow, evaporating before it hit the ground - still... http://www.sciencenews.net.au/buried-glaciers-found-on-mars/#comments http://www.sciencenews.net.au/buried-glaciers-found-on-mars/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:03:00 GMT