Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== ASK AN EXPERT: DO ANCIENT TEETH DECAY? ==
Sometimes when skeletons are unearthed the teeth look in very good condition. Why do modern teeth decay and need constant attention? Read the answer and have your say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3404/0/
== DR KARL: LIFT THAT FINGER ==
Dr Karl loves a bit of magic. But he can't abide hocus-pocus, and he takes great delight in dispelling shifty myth-making activities.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3405/0/
== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1759/0/
HANGING WITH THE YOUNG LENGTHENS LIFESPAN
If it's longevity you are after, you may want to consider spending more time with members of the younger generation, according to an animal study released this week.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3406/0/
MARS ROVER EYES HOT SPRING-LIKE DEPOSITS
Deposits of near pure silica on Mars were formed by volcanic vapours or hot-spring-type events crossing through soil and could contain traces of past life, scientists say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3407/0/
NEW MOSQUITO REPELLANTS CAUSE A BUZZ
US researchers have identified several potential new insect repellants that are up to three times more potent than DEET, the active ingredient in most tick and insect repellents.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3378/0/
AUSTRALIANS FIND A MOTHER OF A FOSSIL
The world's oldest mother and her baby have been found fossilised in north-western Australia, pushing the known record of live birth back by about 200 million years
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3408/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The New Moon is Wednesday 4 June. The evening sky to the north is enlivened by Mars and Saturn. In the North-west Mars is in Cancer. Saturn can be seen near the bright star Regulus high in the northern sky. During the week Mars moves towards Saturn and Regulus. Jupiter can be seen as the brightest object above the eastern horizon in the evening, and its moons look great in binoculars. Comet Boattini can be seen easily in binoculars reasonably high in the early evening sky. The comet is brighter than predicted (it is a distinct fuzzy ball, like a globular cluster), and may become visible to the unaided eye under suburban skies very soon.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1764/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1765/0/
THE PULSE: THE FAGS OR THE FRIENDS?
Peer group pressure - from friends family and work mates - is what ultimately forces people to quit smoking, say US researchers.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3409/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE
EATING THE SUN (In Conversation: 22/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3410/0/
UK MICROGEN (Catalyst: 22/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3411/0/
GREEN CEMENT (Catalyst: 22/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3412/0/
FAT & FIT (Catalyst: 22/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3413/0/
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS AFFECT BIRD POPULATIONS (Science Show: 24/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3414/0/
EVOLUTION OF WHALES (Science Show: 24/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3415/0/
MANTIS SHRIMP SEES CIRCULAR POLARISED LIGHT (Science Show: 24/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3416/0/
DESERT LIZARDS (Science Show: 24/05/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/3417/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1773/0/
SCIENCE SHOW - Phoenix has landed
Saturday 31 May, 12.05pm & Monday 2 June, 7.05pm RN
After the crushing failures of previous Mars missions we now have a winner. Phoenix has defied the odds to land perfectly and will soon begin sampling the sub-surface of the Martian landscape. Jonathan Nally reports on the latest achievements. We also examine revolutionary carbon fibres being used at Deakin University to build the next generation of planes and cars to make them stronger, lighter and more efficient.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND - When words and science meet
Saturday 31 May, 1.05pm, & Monday 2 June, 1.05pm RN
Stefan Merrill Block's debut novel, The Story of Forgetting, is a clever tale about familial Alzheimer's disease. Spanning time and place, it's the surprising story of a gene, a fantasy land where memory is absent, a hunchback, and one boy's quest to understand the disease stealing his mother's mind. And, Canadian emergency physician, Dr Vincent Lam, takes us inside the lives of four young doctors in his compelling debut, Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures. Both writers join Natasha Mitchell in discussion from the 2008 Sydney Writers Festival.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/903/0/
THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - Mai '68
Saturday 31 May, 1.30pm & Monday 2 June, 1.35pm RN
In May 1968, the universities of France and Germany erupted. There were protests, there were sit-ins, there were riots and, among students of philosophy, there was a total rejection of the older generation. Jean-Paul Sartre found himself outflanked from an unexpected direction: the left. We look at the consequences of 'les evenements' of 1968 on two influential thinkers: Paul Ricoeur, who suffered first hand at the University of Nanterre, and Michel Foucault, who lived through much graver events in Tunisia.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/904/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - There is something odd happening in the minds of the Australian public
Sunday 1 June, 8.45am RN
Craig Cormick, Manager of Public Awareness, Biotechnology Australia, looks at recent public attitude studies towards biotechnology that showed some really significant changes in the way people think about themselves, technology and the state of the planet.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 1 June (0830hrs UT), Monday 2 June (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 4 June (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
A devil of a challenge to save the Tasmanian Devil and, a revolutionary procedure that could see the end of insulin injections for Type 1 diabetics.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1775/0/
HEALTH REPORT - Health controversies surrounding milk
Monday 2 June, 8.30am and 8.05pm RN
A1 and A2 are names used to identify different proteins found in milk. The idea that A1 milk may be detrimental to health has been around for a while. Some suggest that there is a link between A1 milk consumption and Type 1 diabetes and some other illnesses. Professor Boyd Swinburn from the School of Health Sciences at Deakin University in Melbourne discusses his review into A1/A2 milk claims for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority. Also on the program - an alternative treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - Spreading the light
Thursday 5 June, 7.35pm
The research began at Macquarie University and now promises to make an impact world wide. LEDs: Light Emitting Diodes are a way of illuminating without the inefficiencies of traditional bulbs - which are essentially intense heaters pretending to be lights. Giles Bourne of the company BLUGLASS tells how they took a bright idea in physics and turned it into a business venture. Can this be a model for university-based innovation?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/1773/0/
WILD CHINA - TIBET
ABC 1, Sunday 1 June, 7.30pm
This week we travel through Tibet - from the vast Tibetan plateau, which covers a quarter of China and is bounded by the glacier-strewn Himalayas, to the famous Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. Home to the world's loftiest mountains, deepest gorges and highest-dwelling creatures, we discover Tibet's unique animals like the rare chiru, wild yaks, argali sheep, Tibetan foxes, rabbit-like pikas and brown bears.
CATALYST
ABC 1, Thursday 5 June, 8pm
The first scientific investigation of the M24 Japanese Midget Sub, lying off Sydney's coastline; Meet the World's Oldest Mum; The Surfing Scientist checks out a mesmerising marvel of physics; Meet Associate Professor Dale Bailey
http://abcmail.net.au/t/164579/686964/834/0/
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