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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Saturn's Rings May Be Eroding

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From ABC News in Science, Dan Whitcomb's article uses research from the Cassini spacecraft to suggest the possibility of the erosion of Saturn's rings, meaning that they will cease to exist in 100 million years.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Walking Upright Started in Trees

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From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article on orangutans covers topics related to the evolutionary process of "bipedal walking," or walking on two legs instead of four.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Study Clears Sun of Climate Change

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From ABC News in Science, Alister Doyle's article discusses scientific research behind the study of the sun's energy output and whether or not it has affected climate on the Earth.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: The Costs of Tackling Climate Change

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses results from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the costs in battling global warming.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Cyclones May Blast Turtles to Extinction

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From ABC News in Science, Jacquie van Santen's article examines how several weather tropical cyclones affect populations of marine turtles both at sea and on the `each.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: And Now, the Weather on Mars

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From ABC News in Science, Marilyn Head's article explores recent developments in technology allowing for a closer rendering of information related to the various weather conditions on Mars.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Antarctic Glaciers Picking Up Speed

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses scientific research connected to the rise in sea level because of fast-moving glaciers in the Antarctic.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Aquarium Fish 'Threaten Biodiversity'

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From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article on aquarium biodiversity explores the problems associated with the large numbers of exotic fish imported yearly into Australia.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Astronomers Seek Life at End of Rainbow

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From ABC News in Science, Marilyn Head's article explores the possibility entertained by several researchers that the key to discovering life beyond Earth (or habitable planets) is in studying rainbows.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Prefer Winners

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From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals with social behavior of dogs and current research suggesting that they gravitate toward "winners." When they observe other animals or animal-human interaction, they go towards the...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Glaciers Melting Faster as Planet Warms

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses climate change research which suggests that the worldwide issue of melting glaciers is a clear sign of changing climate conditions.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Piece of Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Puzzle Recovered

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The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dinosaurs and Cave People

For Students 9th - 10th
Site uncovers the truth behind some common dinosaur myths.