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MARCH 2008
FEATURES
Walking with Hobbits
The ancestors of the miniature hominins found on the Indonesian island of Flores may have spread out of Africa even before the ancestors of modern humans.
The Grim Tale of Australia’s Bushfire Deaths
Forensic evidence and survivor’s stories are being used by scientists to understand peoples’ actions in bushfires.
21st Century Beer
Advances in the ability to measure gene activity have made it possible to “listen” to what yeast are experiencing during beer and wine fermentations.
2008: Year of the Virus?
2007 brought equine influenza to Australia as well as rising threats from avian flu, foot-and-mouth disease and a number of mosquito-borne viruses that are threatening to make the species jump to humans. What might 2008 bring?
The Road to the Hydrogen Economy
Recent breakthroughs in the design of molecular materials offer great promise for the storage of hydrogen gas.
How Sea Slugs Fall in Love
A sex attraction pheromone is like a mix between Chanel No. 5 and Viagra. The only catch is you have to be a sea slug.
Plastic Bag Phase-Out Rubbished
Plans to phase out plastic shopping bags will do little for the environment.
Carr Charters Course to Sideline Censors
A bureaucratic attempt to regain government control over scientific debate has been short-circuited by a proposed charter to protect the rights of scientists to make public comment.
reminiSCIENCE
Big Instruments and Huge Ideas
Bestriding the world of astronomy as a statesman of science, Ron Ekers has been working towards the most ambitious telescope imaginable.
conSCIENCE
Base Science Policy on Evidence, Not Surveys
The new government’s science and technology policies should be evidence-based, rejecting its predecessor’s use of questionable opinion surveys to justify policies that have a profound impact on us all.
Browse
Toolbag Offers Clues to Ancient Society
Carb “Placebo” Aids Athletes
Laureates Awarded to Australasian Science Journalists
Hairs Reveal Breast Cancer
A Twist in the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate
Moth Influence on Wine’s Aroma
Fly Genes Reveal Likely Pestidices
Fairy Wrens Value Child Care
Bee Silk Unravelled
2007: The Heat Was On
Australians Using Less Water
Elderly at Risk of Dehydration
Gold from the Depths
Warning System for Mine Haul Trucks
The Galaxy by Hydrogen Light
Dips Reveal Distant Galaxies
Traditional Reef Protection
Exercise Staves Off Huntington’s Disease
Crown-of-Thorns on the March
Smallest Seastar Discovered
