Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== QUIZ: YOUR SENSES ==
We interpret our world through sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Take our quiz to find out how much you know about your senses.
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== DR KARL: MARRIAGE STATISTICS NOT WITHOUT A HITCH ==
A 20-year-old study about marriage prospects for older women is still causing a stir today. But Dr Karl thinks there's a hitch in the statistics.
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== ASK AN EXPERT: WHY ARE MOST SPACE OBJECTS SMOOTH? ==
If objects in space grow bigger as a result of smaller pieces colliding and 'sticking' together, why don't small asteroids look like coco pops?
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== AUDIO EXTRA: IN REALITY WITH CATCHMENT DETOX ==
Listen to ABC Local Radio's special series about the real life issues modelled in Catchment Detox. Bush Telegraph presenter Michael Mackenzie travels around Australia to take a look at what's happening in some of our catchments
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== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/1759/0/
KING TUT TOMB BABIES 'POSSIBLY' HIS TWINS
The remains of two foetuses found in the tomb of ancient Egypt's boy king Tutankhamen may have been twins and were very likely his children, says a UK expert.
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MONOGAMOUS OFFSPRING STICK CLOSE TOGETHER
Birds of a feather stick together, and the same is true for guppies with the same father, say Australian researchers.
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EXERCISE KEEPS DEMENTIA AT BAY
Regular exercise in old age not only reduces the risk of physical problems such as heart disease and hip fractures, Australian researchers have found it may also slow down memory loss as we age.
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OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE MARTIAN CRATER
Scientists from NASA have decided it's time for one of its Mars rover to get a move on and climb out of the big hole in the ground it has been exploring for nearly a year.
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== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The First Quarter Moon is Monday 8 September. Venus and Mercury are easily seen together in the early evening sky, with dimmer Mars above them forming a distinct triangle. Over the week the triangle becomes tighter, then a line. By Thursday 11 September Mars and Venus are exceptionally close. In the early evening of Saturday 6 September the dark side of the Moon passes over the star 2 Scorpii. This event can easily be seen in binoculars. Jupiter is the brightest object above the eastern horizon in the evening, and its moons look great in binoculars.
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== STARSTUFF PODCAST: CLASH OF CLUSTERS SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON DARK MATTER ==
The Hubble Telescope sheds new light on dark matter; the Milky Way gets a new look; and could delays to its replacement mean the Space Shuttle keeps flying?
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== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/1765/0/
== FACT BUSTER: DO MARRIED PEOPLE LIVE LONGER? ==
Is married life healthier than singledom? Find out the answer and have your say on our message board.
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== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
A COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE (In Conversation: 28/08/2008)
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DECODING THE PLATYPUS (Catalyst: 28/08/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/4952/0/
EMU BAY FAUNA (Catalyst: 28/08/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/4953/0/
THE WORLD OF ASPERGER'S (Catalyst: 28/08/2008)
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MODEL T – 100TH ANNIVERSARY (Science Show: 30/08/2008)
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PRIMATES - THREATS AND RESEARCH (Science Show: 30/08/2008)
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AUSTRALIAN STUDENT ATTENDS NASA SPACE CAMP (Science Show: 30/08/2008)
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ATTACKING CHYTRID, THE KILLER FROG FUNGUS (Science Show: 30/08/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/4958/0/
CIGUATERA POISONING - MICROALGAE INTRODUCE TOXINS TO REEFS (Science Show: 30/08/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/4959/0/
MARS UPDATE (Science Show: 30/08/2008)
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HENDRA AND THE BATS (Background Briefing: 31/08/2008)
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== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/1773/0/
THE SCIENCE SHOW - Let's go punting
Saturday 6 September, 12.05pm & Monday 8 September, 7.05pm RN
This week on The Science Show, Cambridge virologist Chris Smith takes us punting along the Cam River. Weaving around the old stone colleges, scientists jump on and off the punt, discussing their work with Chris. A local guide also describes the intriguing history of Cambridge, its colleges and the beautiful bridges across the river.
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ALL IN THE MIND - Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - probing the label
Saturday 6 September, 1.05pm & Monday 8 September, 1.05pm RN
Alcohol and pregnancy don't mix. In extreme cases children are born with low birth weight, craniofacial abnormalities, and restricted brain development. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is a term now used to describe the range of devastating impacts. Some believe the lid needs to be lifted on this "invisible disability", but others argue the label has the potential to discriminate.
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OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Let your immune system fly
Sunday 7 September, 8.45am RN
It's the season of coughs and upper respiratory tract infections which can leave us sick for up to two weeks. Today professor of biochemistry Alan Baxter from the James Cook University, tells us about our immune system – how it works and how it can go wrong.
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INNOVATIONS
Sunday 7 September (0830hrs UT), Monday 8 September (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 10 September (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
A new treatment where a blood pressure drug could help weight loss, and how some of Australia's biggest pastoral stations are mustering cattle with a computer mouse.
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THE HEALTH REPORT - ABC Radio National's weekly health roundup
Monday 8 September, 8.30am & 8.05pm RN
Join Dr Norman Swan for news of the latest issues and developments in the world of health and medicine on this week's Health Report.
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IN CONVERSATION - Human evolution
Thursday 11 September, 7.35pm RN
Have you ever wondered why there is only one human race? One theory suggests a volcanic eruption 73,000 years ago wiped out almost all human existence. This explosion, the biggest of the last 2 million years, left barely 20,000 survivors which some believe caused a bottle neck of human evolution and the reason why we have evolved into only one species of humans. Professor Martin Williams discusses his research on this explosion and some of his other exciting field excursions.
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== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/245225/686964/1773/0/
CATALYST
ABC1, 8:00pm Thursday, 11 September 2008
Catalyst presents a unique television event, crossing to the International Space Station for a chat with a NASA astronaut; also find out why samples of our nation's flora have been exposed to extra-terrestrial conditions; take a whirlwind tour of humanity's achievements in space; and explore space communication at Canberra's Deep Space Complex.
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