An Antarctic winter test for Vitamin D
Posted in: 2007, VicAs we slip, slop, slap, to reduce the risk of skin cancer, some of us are no longer getting enough Vitamin D and babies are again being born with rickets.
Antarctica
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The big rip: Antarctica split in two
Posted in: 2000, NSWA new geological study in the Antarctic has shown that the coldest continent split in two about 30 million years ago, and solved a long-standing mystery among geoscientists. Geoscientists try to understand the evolution of the land masses which form countries and continents in today’s world, by reconstructing the movements of tectonic plates.
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Antarctica on the Gold Coast
Posted in: 1999, ACTAustralia’s rivers could not have supplied the sand on our beaches. Keith has shown that the sand probably originated in Antarctica over 550 million years ago. Ever wondered where all the sand on Queensland beaches comes from? Dr. Keith Sircombe from the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University has analysed beach…
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Ice Core Clues to Seasons Past
Posted in: 1998, TasA 1.2 kilometre long ice core from the Antarctic is yielding valuable new climate information which will help scientists to better understand climate change.
Fresh Science
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