MARCH 2004
FEATURES
There’s Something About
Mary
Stephen Luntz finds that gender is one of the questions surrounding
the partner of Australia’s largest dinosaur.
Trial Delay Sours Lemon AIDS Solution
Simon Grose questions why progress on a proposal to use lemon
juice to prevent HIV infection in developing countries has stalled.
Robust and Gracile
Tim Stone says new dates for the robust skeletons of Kow Swamp
indicate that they are ice age-adapted relatives of the gracile
people of Lake Mungo.
Fire Threat to Coral Reefs
Coral reefs around the world are feeling the impacts of human
activities and climate change. Nerilie Abram reports on a new
and very unexpected threat to these ocean wonderlands.
Gender Benders of the Reef
Bridget Green discovers an unusual fish that can change its sex
between genders to help it find a mate.
Flowers Coloured by What a Bee Sees
Adrian Dyer discusses how the visual capabilities of bees have
influenced the evolution of flower colours, and the implications
for vision in humans and artificial systems.
Melioidosis: An Emerging Infection
Jodie Barnes and Natkunam Ketheesan describe preliminary efforts
to understand a tropical disease that could be used as a bioterrorism
agent.
Does Science Silence the Whale’s Song?
Phil O’Brien reports on the effects of acoustic technology
used in marine surveys and naval exercises on dolphins, whales,
seals, penguins and their prey.
Greenhouse Gases Fuel Photosynthesis Too
Derek Eamus outlines the ecological and economic consequences
of climate change on plant growth.
Time and Punishment
Kathryn Hall describes the career opportunities available to young
scientists in Australia, and highlights some of the practical
difficulties this career choice presents.
Blanket on CSIRO’s "Security" Science? (196kb PDF)
Peter Pockley probes what CSIRO is really doing to aid the government’s
agenda against terrorism.
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conScience
Chief Scientist’s Double
Role Must End
Bob Brown extends his criticism of the government’s scientific
advice and policies on global warming.
BROWSE
Meteorite
Analysis Confirms the Presence of Martian Bacteria
Hematite
Is Not Proof of the Existence of Water on Mars
Bionic
Bladder Awaits Cochlear Control
Galactic String Puzzles Cosmologists
Early Galaxies Provide a
Surprise
Fires Fuelled by Climate
Change
Warming of North America
Due to Human Influences
GPS Tracks Dugong Movements
Carotenoids
Make Lobsters Blush
Aluminium
Contaminant a Boon
Giant
Snail Intercepted
Cockroaches
Make Good Pets
Another
Warm Year
Partner for Mind Switch
Indigenous Weather Warnings
Overlooked
Dish Scores a Double
Genes on the Run
Bionic Uni Scholarship
The Secrets of the Sopranos
Sugar Cane Herbicide Linked
to Mangrove Dieback
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