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Meet the Fresh Scientists of 2010

26 May 2010

Come along to hear the Fresh Scientists of 2010 talk about their discoveries at one of our public events.
You will be able to hear them at the following venues:

Monday 7 June, 7pm at the Duke of Kent for Fresh Science at the pub.
Thursday 10 June 11-12 or 12:30-1:30 at the Melbourne Museum at the free [...]

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Fresh Scientists of 2010

26 May 2010

We are pleased to announce the Fresh Scientists of 2010:

Peter Domachuk, School of Physics, University of Sydney
Naomi McSweeney, School of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Australia
Andrew Dowdy, Bureau of Meteorology
Julien Ridoux, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne
Bridget Murphy, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney
Dave Ackland, Department of [...]

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New theory on Mediterranean Mountain Ranges

19 August 2003

A new theory to explain the formation of the mountains of Western Europe will be unveiled in Melbourne today (Wednesday).
Until now, geoscientists worked on the basis that mountain ranges such as the Alps were formed when the tectonic plates carrying Europe and Africa came into collision.

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Fossil molecules help to detect ET

23 August 2001

Fossil molecules from cells of bacteria and algae many millions of years old may hold the key to reading life signals from extra terrestrial sources, according to research conducted by AGSO – Geoscience Australia researcher, Dr Graham Logan from Canberra.
Some molecules within living cells fossilise very well and can reveal evidence of past life, environments [...]

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The big rip: Antarctica split in two

7 May 2000

A new geological study in the Antarctic has shown that the coldest continent split in two about 30 million years ago, and solved a long-standing mystery among geoscientists.
Geoscientists try to understand the evolution of the land masses which form countries and continents in today’s world, by reconstructing the movements of tectonic plates.

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