Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
= GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE - DO BLACK HOLES SUCK? =
Apparently there is a fearsome force that lurks in deep space ready to drag all matter to a crushing, violent end. But Dr Karl isn't so sure and will boldly go where no one has gone before.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4319/0/
= ASK AN EXPERT - WHAT SHOULD I PLANT TO BALANCE MY CARBON FOOTPRINT =
What plants should I put in my garden to help balance my carbon footprint? Read the answer and have your say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4320/0/
== STARSTUFF - IS BACK! ==
StarStuff has a new home on Science Online! This week Stuart Gary explores the outer edge of our solar system. Subscribe to our podcast to get your weekly fix.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4321/0/
== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1759/0/
ARCHAEOLOGISTS GOOGLE AN ANCIENT FIND
Indiana Jones's next adventure may well be in front of a computer if Hollywood scriptwriters decide to embrace a new approach to archaeological research in war-torn zones.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4322/0/
NORTHERN STAR BREATHES NEW LIFE
A star destined for a slow death that sits high above the North Pole, is puzzling astronomers after recent observations have revealed that it's breathing strong again.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4323/0/
CUCKOO CHICKS ARE MASTERS OF DECEPTION
The chicks of a species of Australian cuckoo can adjust their call in order to fool other species into rearing them, despite never having heard the cry, researchers have found.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4324/0/
BENDING LIGHT THE KEY TO 'INVISIBILTY'
A pair of British researchers has come up with a theory of how to design a material that would help you avoid detection by making light reflect back towards the viewer.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4325/0/
== GREEN AT WORK: http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/2581/0/ ==
PAPER TOWEL OR ELECTRIC HAND DRYERS?
The bathroom dilemma that just won't die. When you weigh up the energy/paper/water/pollution factors, which hand drying method is better for the environment?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4326/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The Last Quarter Moon is Friday 25 July. Venus can now be readily seen just above the western horizon in the early twilight. During the week it rises higher in the sky, heading towards Regulus, Mars and Saturn. By the end of the week these four objects form an attractive line above the north-west horizon in the early evening. Jupiter can be seen as the brightest object above the eastern horizon in the evening, and its moons look great in binoculars. This is an excellent time to look at this giant world through a small telescope. If you don't have a telescope, go to one of your local astronomical societies open days. In the late evening of Monday 28 July to the early morning of Tuesday 29 July, the Aquariid meteor shower may be seen. Places with clear, dark skies should see a meteor every 3-5 minutes or so.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1764/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1765/0/
== HEALTHY LIVING VIDEO: BEATING TIREDNESS ==
Feeling tired all the time is horrible, and working out the cause is difficult. But effective treatments could be close to hand.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4327/0/
== THE PULSE: CATCHING THE EARLY BABIES ==
As Australia's mothers get older, their chances of a premature birth are rising too. Friday 25 July is National Premmie Day - and neo-natal specialists say parents should be better prepared for an early arrival.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4328/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE =
THE STOMACH & INTESTINES (Catalyst: 17/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4331/0/
THE FORENSIC GUY FROM THE FBI (In Conversation: 17/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4332/0/
SPECIAL SERIES (PART 2 OF 3) UP THE LINE TO GOODNA: STORIES FROM INSIDE THE ASYLUM (All In The Mind: 19/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4333/0/
SOLAR POWER IN EUROPE (Science Show: 19/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4334/0/
BEHAVIOUR OF ULTRACOLD ATOMS (Science Show: 19/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4335/0/
REVOLUTIONARY FIBRES USING NANOTECHNOLOGY (Science Show: 19/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4336/0/
ISLANDS OF THE SUB-ANTARCTIC (Science Show: 19/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4337/0/
EXOTIC SPECIES INVADE WARMING SOUTHERN WATERS (Science Show: 19/07/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4338/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1773/0/
SCIENCE SHOW - Saving Chinese archaeological treasures
Saturday 26 July, 12.05pm & Monday 28 July, 7.05pm RN
Now that China is building at an unprecedented rate many sites will soon be covered by concrete or even flooded. Professor Rowan Flad of Harvard University has spent years in the region where the Three Dams will cause vast areas to be covered by water. He has unearthed millions of artefacts (pottery) and animal bones. But can archaeologists do enough before it is too late? And what is the Chinese Government's attitude to the conflicts between science and development?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND – Up the line to Goodna (Part 3) – patient rights and staff fights
Saturday 26 July, 1.05pm, & Monday 28 July, 1.05pm RN
As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia's largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime. During a time of major institutional and cultural upheaval, the Office of the Patient's Friend opened its doors in 1977, the first patient advocacy service to operate within the confines of an Australian psychiatric hospital. Part advocate, part whistle-blower – running the service has taken a might of steel and a heart of gold. Over 30 years later, Nadia Beer remains in the role.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/903/0/
THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - Philosophy at sea
Saturday 26 July, 1.30pm & Monday 28 July, 1.35pm RN
Herman Melville, the man who created Moby Dick, also told the story of Billy Budd, an angelic, essentially good, seaman aboard a British man-of-war who is hanged for killing an evil colleague in a outburst of rage. But did his captain do the right, the just, thing? Did he behave morally or with rigid legality? A philosopher investigates and reaches a republican conclusion.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/904/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Dr W G Grace – Peak oil – the trigger for global sustainability
Sunday 27 July, 8.45am RN
With the ever increasing price of oil Ian Dunlop, Deputy Convener of the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil takes this opportunity to explain exactly what the term means. When we pass this peak what are the solutions? Unfortunately most of them will take time to implement and the need is urgent. He also addresses our other problem – global warming and the fact that we have to radically reduce our carbon emissions from fossil fuel use.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 27 July (0830hrs UT), Monday 28 July (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 30 July (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
Needle-free technology for treating eye disease; and the complex business of filling the world's rice bowls, a special report from the Philippines on Australians tackling the global food crisis.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1775/0/
HEALTH REPORT – Research into weight loss with three different types of diets
Monday 28 July, 8.30am and 8.05pm RN
A group of international researchers assigned 322 moderately obese people to one of three diets to investigate the effectiveness of the diets on weight loss. They looked at low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean or low-fat diets.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - Snoring kills
Thursday 31 July, 7.35pm .
The quiet hero of snoring therapy has just received a Clunies Ross Award, yet another recognition for physiologist Professor Colin Sullivan of Sydney University. His work begun over thirty years ago has led to a global, multi- billion dollar industry based on masks directing airflows over the user's face. But is it true that apnoea, when people stop breathing as they snore, is behind most of today's vascular disease? And what next in this immensely important research?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/1773/0/
CATALYST
ABC1, 8:00pm Thursday, 31 Jul 2008
Go behind the scenes at the Australian Institute of Sport to meet the scientists supporting our Olympic athletes; discover how gene doping works; and in the future, will we see disabled athletes competing side by side with the able bodied?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/206335/686964/4339/0/
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