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FEATURES
Embryonic Stem Cells Remain
in the Freezer
While a new centre for adult stem cell research has received funding, scientists are frustrated that the Lockhart Committee’s recommendations for embryonic stem cell research are being kept on ice. Stephen Luntz reports.
Dingoes in the Dark
A pioneering technology to film animals at night could illuminate the mysteries of Australia’s wild dogs, reveals Simon Couper.
Fish, Floods and Fallacy
For many freshwater fish, floods are considered to be the best time to spawn but Martin Mallen-Cooper and Ivor Stuart have overturned this long-held belief.
Climate Change: A Tern for the Worse?
The sooty tern and other seabirds offer insights into changing sea-surface temperatures and their ecological consequences, writes Carol Erwin.
Dolphins Join the Culture Club
Genetic analyses show that tool use is culturally transmitted by bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay. Michael Krützen says that this makes dolphins the only marine mammals that have demonstrated a material culture.
The Engine Rooms of Plants
Understanding plant metabolism may unlock more sustainable plant productivity and a lower environmental footprint for agriculture in the face of increasing and unpredictable environmental stresses. Harvey Millar explains how.
Sea Snakes: Survival of the Slipperiest
Diversity and sheer numbers contribute to the success of sea snakes in the marine environment, but Vimoksalehi Lukoschek asks whether that will be enough for them to survive human impacts.
Megafauna Mix-Up
Barry Brook, Richard Gillespie and Paul Martin find fresh evidence that humans were responsible for the extinction of Australia’s megafauna.
Groundwater Isn’t A
Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card
Derek Eamus argues that plans to extract groundwater to “drought-proof” Sydney will have widespread ecological and economic consequences.
conSCIENCE
Saving Aussie Science from
Third World Status
Ted Roach explains why Australia’s trade debt threatens Australia’s competitiveness in R&D.
Browse
Wallaby Milk Offers New Antibiotic Hope
Companion Star Sheds Light on Supernova
Sieve Cleans Coal Emissions
Cold Power Aids Manufacturing
Beer Rescues Reef
Golden Staph Escapes Hospitals
Immortal Tuna Created
Endangered Species Get a Taste for the Wild Life
Foxes Are Scapegoats for Cattle Disease
Grim Scientist Wins
Australians Join Giant Telescope Partnership
Asteroids Enabled Life on Earth
Second Skin for Elderly
Solar Plans to Ship Water
Search Engine Aids War on Terror
Kung Fu Science Centre Launched
Biofuel Opportunity for Peanuts
