Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== SCRIBBLY GUM: QUINTESSENTIAL AUSTRALIANS ==
Synonymous with summer, our venomous snakes are misunderstood Aussie icons.
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== PHOTO GALLERY: YOUR WATER IN NATURE PHOTOS ==
Thank you to everyone who entered our water in nature photo completion! Check out the winning and highly commended entries in our photo gallery.
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== ACE DAY JOBS: AUDIO ENGINEER ==
Daniel Brown records music and special effects for television, film and music albums. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how he became an audio engineer.
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== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/381670/686964/1759/0/
FREE-RANGE CHICKENS MAY BE LESS HEALTHY
A free-range label doesn't guarantee your poultry had a worry-free existence, according to Swedish researchers.
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ZIRCON GRAIN DATES MOON CRUST'S FORMATION
Dating of the oldest-known piece of lunar zircon, brought back from our nearest neighbour in 1972, has pushed back the time when the moon's surface first formed.
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WATER STORAGE MAY SPREAD DENGUE FEVER
Climate change will "dramatically" expand the range of dengue fever in Australia, but according to new research it has little do with the weather.
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SEQUENCING SHOWS EXTREME GENES OF HEAD LICE
Genetic research has confirmed what parents struggling to rid their school children of head lice already suspected - the little louse truly is a super bug.
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== ABC GREEN AT WORK == http://abcmail.net.au/t/381670/686964/2581/0/
== THE GREEN ROOM: GREEN NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS - THE FINAL SAY ==
ABC radio presenter John Barron and Hack Half Hour host Steve Cannane wrap up our rundown of Green New Year's Resolutions by ABC personalities.
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== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The first quarter Moon is Tuesday February 3. Venus is easily recognized as the brightest object in the western evening sky and is bright enough to be seen in daylight, but can be hard to find. On Friday January 30 Venus is just two finger-widths above the crescent Moon making it much easier to find. You should wait until the late afternoon, when Venus and the Moon are reasonably high. Make sure the Sun is hidden behind a building or wall or something substantial, so you cannot accidentally damage your eyesight. The moon will be around 44 degrees from the Sun (around 6 handspans i.e. if the Sun is due west the Moon will be northwest). You may need to hunt for it a bit to see the relatively thin crescent against the bright sky. Once you have the Moon, Venus will be readily visible just above it. Later in the evening, the airing of the crescent moon and Venus will be quite beautiful.
Saturn is now rising well before midnight and can be easily seen as the second brightest object above the north-eastern horizon almost midway between the bright stars Regulus and Spica. Saturn's yellow colour distinguishes it from these two stars. In a small telescope Saturn's rings are almost edge on.
In the morning, Mercury and Mars can be seen together in the eastern twilight. During the week Mercury rises higher in the sky and becomes quite obvious, this will be the best time to see Mercury in the morning this year.
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== STARSTUFF PODCAST: FALLOUT FEARS FROM RUSSIAN SPY SATELLITE ==
Radioactive debris danger from out of control Soviet-era satellite; deep space energy burst stumps scientists; and technical glitches delay the search for life on Mars.
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== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/381670/686964/1765/0/
== FACT BUSTER: WILL COOKED RICE GIVE YOU FOOD POISONING IF IT'S NOT STORED IN THE FRIDGE? ==
When it comes to food poisoning most of us know the dangers of undercooked chicken or seafood left out of the fridge for too long, but rice can also leave you with more than a full belly.
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== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
SIMON WINCHESTER (In Conversation: 22/01/2009)
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POETIC SCIENCE: BODIES, BRAINS AND THE ART OF EXPERIMENTATION (All In The Mind: 24/01/2009)
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ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD (Science Show: 24/01/2009)
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HENDRA AND THE BATS (Background Briefing: 25/01/2009)
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A PIECE OF MY MIND (Ockham's Razor: 25/01/2009)
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APPETITE CONTROL (Health Report: 26/01/2009)
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== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/381670/686964/1773/0/
THE SCIENCE SHOW - New Faces
Saturday 31 January, 12.05pm & Monday 2 February, 7.05pm RN
The new scientific adviser to the US President, Barack Obama, is John Holdren of Harvard. Professor Holdren is a physicist of wide interests and is an expert on energy. The new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be renowned marine scientist Jane Lubchenco. Both will appear in this week's Science Show together with one of those honoured with a gong on Australia Day: Debbie Cox whose exploits in saving chimpanzees in Africa have become near legendary.
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ALL IN THE MIND - Music: Is it really therapeutic?
Saturday 31 January, 1.05pm & Monday 2 February, 1.05pm RN
Music undoubtedly makes us feel good. But is it therapeutic? Does it have a place in healing the psychological, even physical, scars of illness? From the intimacy of a neonate ward to the ravages of cancer treatment - enter the world of three Australian music therapists pushing the boundaries of medicine.
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OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Clocks and Watches
Sunday 1 February, 8.45am RN
Writer for the antiques trade Bill Hall from South Australia talks today about collectable clocks and watches and how much that antique clock or watch in your bottom drawer or on the mantelpiece might be worth. From the first successful pendulum clock in 1656 created by the Dutch scientist Christian Huygens to today's battery operated models they are remarkable inventions which we depend on so much yet tend to take for granted.
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THE HEALTH REPORT - Weight and the hip pocket
Monday 2 February, 8.30am & 8.05pm RN
Is paying people to lose weight effective? Or does the risk of losing money motivate them to lose weight? And will losing weight help women who are incontinent? Norman Swan also looks at the latest on childhood anxiety.
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INNOVATIONS
Sunday 1 February (0830hrs UT), Monday 2 February (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 4 February (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
A smart hook that protects sea birds and turtles from tuna long-lines; a way to control dengue fever is revealed; and how to blow up your credit card.
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== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/381670/686964/1773/0/
CHERUB OF THE MIST
ABC1, 7:30pm Sunday, 1 February 2009
Cherub Of The Mist unravels the mystery behind the secretive life of the fire cat - the red panda. Featuring footage rarely seen of red pandas in the wild; courting, mating, nest building and rearing their newly-born cubs, the program provides a unique insight into their elusive world.
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THE NEW INVENTORS
ABC1, 8:00pm, Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Featuring new ideas on how to keep sandy unsealed roads in better shape between grades; protect bananas in transit; and get bulky and heavy items up onto your roof.
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EVEREST ER
ABC1 8:00pm Thursday, 5 February 2009
Doctors at Everest Base Camp deal with the biggest emergency of the season when a young woman is found unconscious near the summit. Tensions rise at the clinic as a dangerous high-altitude rescue is mounted to bring her down, and three climbers attempt a record-breaking second summit in a week.
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ZOO DAYS
ABC2, 7:00pm weeknights
Zoo Days is an entertaining new wildlife series following the engaging characters, both animal and human, at two of Britain's largest zoos. With incredible behind-the-scenes access at Chester and Colchester Zoos, the series features a variety of storylines and strong personalities providing a mix of excitement, jeopardy and fun. We will experience close encounters with the scariest reptiles and the cutest baby monkeys, and find out what happens in the everyday lives of the zoo keepers.
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EATAHOLICS – ADDICTED TO MEAT AND POTATOES
ABC2, 8:30pm Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Nutritionist Natalie Savona and clinical psychologist Stephen Briers try to help people whose food addictions are taking over their lives, damaging their relationships and threatening their health.
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AN ALIEN HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH
ABC2, 9:30pm Wednesday, 4 Feb 2009
Defence journalist Nick Cook applies his expert, investigative skills and embarks to a world of mystery and deceit – a fantastical place full of UFO's, strange encounters and stories of alien abduction. Now, with more people than ever believing in UFO's, Cook wants to know what really has been flying through our air space. He traces the phenomenon over the last sixty years, and investigates such landmark cases as the Roswell Incident and the Zamora sighting to try to answer the question – are UFO's real?
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