Hungry, tired and probably quite cranky, humpback whales have revealed their need for personal space when making their annual 18,000-kilometre trek along the West Australian coast to Antarctica. Janelle Braithwaite, a researcher at the University of Western Australia, has discovered that the whales need space not only from humans but also each other as they…
Young Tasmanian electrical engineer Natalia Galin has turned US technology into a robust helicopter-borne radar system that can accurately measure the thickness of snow on polar sea ice. Her work will improve NASA’s satellite measurements of what’s happening to the Antarctic sea ice, and will contribute to more accurate climate models. She will present her…
Come along to hear the Fresh Scientists of 2010 talk about their discoveries at one of our public events. You will be able to hear them at the following venues: Monday 7 June, 7pm at the Duke of Kent for Fresh Science at the pub. Thursday 10 June 11-12 or 12:30-1:30 at the Melbourne Museum…
Researchers at Geoscience Australia have unravelled the development of a unique seafloor community thriving in complete darkness below the giant ice sheets of Antarctica. The community beneath the Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica is 100 km from open water and hidden from view by ice half a kilometre thick. This ecosystem has developed very slowly…
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Fresh Science is a national competition and training program helping early-career researchers find and share their stories of discovery.
We take young researchers with no media experience and help them become media spokespeople for their science, and reach stakeholders in government and industry.
Fresh Science gives finalists a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training, a day of training in stakeholder engagement, and a public event in their home state.
Alumni of the program include Professor Allan Duffy and Dr Niraj Lal.
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