Lab test predictions: By Jane Ryan ABC News: Updated about 3 hours ago PHOTO: Professor Boyd said his experiment “threw the kitchen sink” at phytoplankton in the lab.  (Supplied: Phillip Boyd) MAP: Antarctica Growth of microscopic phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean could double in size in the next 80 years because of climate change, according to scientists. The microscopic…

Symphony of the Inland Sea by Matthew Dewey

  A new work by composer Matthew Dewey:  Symphony of the Inland Sea  Year: 2015 Dedication note: Dedicated to Yvonne Moore and the Mount Isa community. Commission note: Commissioned by Queensland Symphony Orchestra. First performance: by Mount Isa Community Ensembles (MICE) at Mount Isa Celebrates (Mount Isa Civic Centre) on 23 Jul 2015    …

  Climate change: making waves? Climate change—and concerns about rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere—are often in the headlines. But when looking back at the history of the earth, it’s clear this isn’t the first time carbon dioxide levels have risen. So why should we worry now? We delve into the past to…

Public perception and energy policy

How do we fill the gaps in our knowledge? We create stories, informed by our own feelings and worldviews. Sounds harmless enough – but what if the gap is in our knowledge of an issue as important as climate change? Ketan Joshi explores the dangers of mythmaking and navigating by feel. Energy policy and the…

The reinvigoration of the Southern Ocean carbon sink

Science 11 September 2015: Vol. 349 no. 6253 pp. 1221-1224 DOI: 10.1126/science.aab2620 Full article available: Table of Contents:   REPORT The reinvigoration of the Southern Ocean carbon sink Peter Landschützer1,*, Nicolas Gruber1,2, F. Alexander Haumann1,2, Christian Rödenbeck3, Dorothee C. E. Bakker4, Steven van Heuven5,†, Mario Hoppema5, Nicolas Metzl6, Colm Sweeney7,8, Taro Takahashi9, Bronte Tilbrook10, Rik Wanninkhof11…

A View from the Cloud, New York City

CLIMARTE – Arts for a Safe Climate CLIMARTE has been officially invited by the Streaming Museum, New York, and the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations, to take part in the New York launch of A View from the Cloud, at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza – “The Gateway to the United Nations”, East 47th…

Part of the University of Tasmania 125 Year Celebrations, 4 September, 2015. Chairperson:  Associate Professor William Howard. Speakers: Sir Guy Green AC, KBE, CVO on Tasmania and the Antarctic Professor Ian Allison AO, AAM: Hobart and Antarctic science: the last 70 years Professor Tony Worby, CEO ACE CRC – including IMAS, CSIRO, AAD – with an overview of the internationally…

Nathan Bindoff is Coordinating Lead Author for the Detection and Attribution chapter of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report, based at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies. He speaks here about how the IPCC reports come together.  

Look who’s part of the CSIRO Seven!

Our own Nick Roden – star of symphony, now of screen! Watch Nick’s CSIRO Seven film profile: Follow the profiles of other members of the group Radio National’s Drive program ran the feature: Making STEM Sexy Listen now(Link will open in new window)
 Download audio Monday 17 August 2015 6:25PM (view full episode) THE CSIRO SEVEN ARE…

Illuminations – by Andrew Baird

illuminations an art project celebrating science Illuminations is an art project initiated by artist Andrew Baird. It comprises an ongoing collection of portraits of scientists, each highlighting the work of that individual as a part of the greater project of science. As the importance of supporting rational enquiry increases in the face of the many…