Articles Written by:    ANNA SALLEH ABC SCIENCE ONLINE     

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No Such Thing as a 'Voice Print'

Dec. 4, 2008 -- Speech analysis might be flavor of the month on TV, but one expert says popular crime shows may be giving the public an unrealistic idea of what the science can do. "Most dramas include this kind of thing [and] there's a great deal of ...

From ANNA SALLEH, ABC SCIENCE ONLINE, Discovery Channel,  4 Dec 2008

Photosynthesis May Have Started Later

Oct. 23, 2008 -- Oxygen-producing photosynthesis may not have been around as long as previous studies suggest, according to Australian researchers. But not all are convinced. "Without oxygen we wouldn't have the development of more complex aerobic life ...

From ANNA SALLEH, ABC SCIENCE ONLINE, Discovery Channel,  23 Oct 2008

Seed Size May Help Predict Climate Change Impact

Oct. 21, 2008 -- Plants closer to the equator are more likely to have larger seeds, a fact that could help predict the risk that climate change poses to native plants, according to an Australian researcher. Evolutionary biologist Angela Moles of the ...

From ANNA SALLEH, ABC SCIENCE ONLINE, Discovery Channel,  21 Oct 2008

In Lab Mice, Gender Can Change Results

Oct. 15, 2008 -- Female lab mice can respond quite differently to male mice when it comes to anxiety, a new study has found, which could have important implications for scientific research. Neuroscientist Tim Karl of the Garvan Institute of Medical ...

From ANNA SALLEH, ABC SCIENCE ONLINE, Discovery Channel,  15 Oct 2008

Nuts Confirm Maori Were First N. Zealanders

June 3, 2008 -- Remains of nuts nibbled by ancient rats is among new evidence that settles a debate over whether Maori people were New Zealand's first inhabitants, say researchers. Paleontologist Trevor Worthy of the University of Adelaide in Australia ...

From ANNA SALLEH, ABC SCIENCE ONLINE, Travel Channel ,  3 Jun 2008

Ball Lightning Bamboozles Physicist

March 20, 2008 -- Scientific theories and experiments have failed to convince at least one physicist what's behind the mysterious natural phenomenon of ball lightning. Emeritus Professor Bob Crompton of the Australian National University gave a ...

From ANNA SALLEH, ABC SCIENCE ONLINE, Travel Channel ,  20 Mar 2008

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