APRIL 2003
FEATURES
Global Warming Contributes to Australia’s Worst Drought
David Karoly, James Risbey, Anna Reynolds and Karl Braganza write
that human-induced global warming is a key reason why the present
Australian drought has been so severe.
Mungo Jumbo
Despite recent claims of a consensus on the age of the Mungo Man
skeleton, Simon Grose finds that the first Australian has taken
some hotly contested secrets to his grave.
Excited to Death
Matthew Hynd reports that brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s
disease is caused by overactive neurons.
Border Surveillance Beyond the Horizon
Joe Fabrizio explains how interference is being eliminated from
Australia’s over-the-horizon radar network to reveal shipping
and aircraft movements thousands of kilometres from our shores.
Crud Does “Threaten” the Great Barrier Reef
A flurry of new reports support
scientists’ fears for the health of Australia’s coral
icon, writes Peter Pockley.
Conserving Little Things for a Bigger Plan
Paris Goodsell finds that small marine invertebrates offer clues
to the effects of habitat fragmentation resulting from human activities.
Tectonic Extinction
Malte Ebach explains that continental drift has been controlling
nature’s evolution and extinction for billions of years.
Bird Brains and Animal Rights
John Bradshaw explores intelligence in the animal kingdom and
questions whether some animals should be granted legal rights.
Putting the Finger on Gene Expression
Joel Mackay finds that protein segments that use zinc ions to
stabilise their structure may also turn out to be suitable scaffolds
for drugs targeted at specific diseases.
New AGE for Diabetes Treatment
Josephine Forbes describes how health outcomes like blindness,
amputations, kidney failure and cardiovascular disease point to
a possible treatment for diabetes.
Closer to the Big Bang
A new satellite has discovered the first stars in the Universe,
writes Charles Lineweaver.
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A Nation Worth
Defending
Alex Reisner argues that the government's current emphasis on
international concerns must not excuse the continuing decay gnawing
at Australia's knowledge infrastructure.
BROWSE
Genes
Silenced
Nanoglazing
Beats the Heat
Laser Jams Missile-seeker
Dietary
Clue to Fighting Malaria
Prawns Overcome Inland Salinity
Magnesium
Under the Bonnet
Reef Model Predicts Larval Movement
Microwave
Treatment for Heart Disease
Canberra’s Ashes Mined for Data
Cancer Protein Structure Solved
Blood-filtering Technology Passes Prion Test
Crazy
Ant Victory and New Alarm
Efforts to Produce Drought-resistant Rice
Wind Energy Recharged
Flea Vaccine Closer
New Magic Knight’s Tours Discovered
Sea Level Rise Confirmed
Indian Ocean Influence on Queensland Rainfall
Promising Skin Treatment Progresses
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