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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Titan Reveals Its Mysterious Surface

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From ABC News in Science, Heather Catchpole's article discusses the scientific research extending, for the first time, beyond the atmosphere of Saturn's moon, Titan, and onto Titan's surface.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Saturn's Rings Show Surprising Features

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research conducted by the Cassini spacecraft in regard to Saturn's rings which some scientists suggest could lead to information regarding the "birth of the entire solar system."
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Tales of Terror Spiders Still Haunt Us

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From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores the research of Dr Geoffrey Isbister and his work with facts and myths surrounding spider bites.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners

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From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article discusses the findings of a U.S. study related to dogs looking like their owners. The study also deals with the purebred vs. mongrel issue in choosing a dog.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Do Have Personalities

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From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals specifically with the issue personality and its manifestation in dogs. The article utilizes findings from the research of Professor Samuel Gosling.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Why Animals Have Attitude

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From ABC News in Science, Marlowe Hood's article on animals with attitude covers topics related to the evolutionary process whereby certain animals within the same species can react differently in given situations based on differing...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Shark Has Virgin Birth

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From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article covers results from a recent study in which a female bonnethead shark was able to reproduce without the presence of a male shark.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Filling Up Fast

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From ABC News in Science, Deborah Zabarenko's article explores the rising danger of the amount of carbon dioxide currently filling up the southern ocean around Antaratica.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Universe May Disappear From View

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From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article on the universe presents research related to the expanding of the universe and the corresponding distance between planetary objects.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Snapped! Jupiter's Second Red Spot

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From ABC News in Science, this article focuses on the discovery of a second red spot on the planet Jupiter. The spot, Red Spot Junior, is discussed in the brief article and is accompanied by a picture.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: T Rex Thigh Shows Chicken Family Ties

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From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the evolutionary link between the ancient Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) and the modern chicken.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sun's Magnetic Field

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From ABC News in Science, this article, "Sun's magnetic field twisted and tangled," discusses images taken of "plumes of gas" which are rising from the sun's corona.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Vampire Spider Craves Your Blood

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From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article discusses issues related to the East African spider Evarcha culicivora (a small jumping spider) which evidently chooses its prey based on what that prey just ate.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Solar Flare Largest Ever Seen

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From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article charts the discovery of the largest solar flare ever seen, occurring withint the constellation Pegasus. The article also discusses the consequences of such a large solar flare.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Violent Storm Rages on Saturn

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From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article discusses the first storm in the history of the solar system (with the exclusion of storms on Earth) to develop a hurricane-like eye.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: When Black Holes Collide

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From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article on black hole collision discusses the process of the collisions and the means by which scientists track and collect data from these collisions.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Universe a Bit Safer Than We Thought

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From ABC News in Science, Heather Catchpole's article explores issues related to the collision of galaxies and the subsequent formation of black holes.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Supernova Caught on Camera

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From ABC News in Science, Richard Ingham's article explores information relating to footage of the explosion of a star. The article also deals with what happens in the aftermath of a supernova.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sucked In! Our Galaxy Eats Neighbour

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From ABC News in Science, Judy Skatssoon's article discusses evidence and research surrounding the remains of the Arcturus stream of stars, remains that suggest the possibility of the Milky Way as a carnivore galaxy.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Spewing Volcano Seen on Saturn's Moon

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research backing the existence of a methane spewing volcano spotted on Saturn's moon, Titan. The volcano is discussed in respect to Titan's atmosphere.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Volcano Eruptions Deplete Ozone

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From ABC News in Science, this March 2002 article describes the ozone depletion from volcanoes. According to research, a hole in the ozone layer could form over the North Pole due to one more major eruption.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Whale Brains Are Part Human

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research behind a brain cell discovered in humpback whales that is only found in human brains.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Where Do Whale Sharks Go?

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From ABC News in Science, Kathy Graham's article examines research connected to the tracking of whale sharks as they journey throughout the eastern Indian Ocean.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: White Shark Headed South

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From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores research connected to the scientific tracking of Neale, a 2.4 meter juvenile male shark, who was captured and tagged by scientists in 2001.