Unknown wonders: Wolfe Creek Crater
Australia is famous for its natural beauty: the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Kakadu, the Kimberley. But what about the places almost no one goes? We asked ecologists, biologists and wildlife researchers…
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Forensic astronomy: the Russian meteor and 2012 DA14
One of the most exciting things about science is the detective work, and never was this more the case than Friday.
Within an hour or so of the event, almost everyone had seen the dramatic footage of the…
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DNA sent from space
New evidence has supported belief that the building blocks of DNA were brought to Earth by meteorites.
The existence of…
Dinosaur fossil takes meteor theory by the horns
The theory that a meteor wiped out the dinosaurs has gained greater plausibility after Yale University researchers discovered…
Participants (9)
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Simon O'Toole
Research Astronomer
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Caroline Copley
student
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Peter Ormonde
Farmer
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Kenneth McNamara
Director, Sedgwick Museum, Department of Earth Sciences
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Kevin Orrman-Rossiter
Senior Research Services Officer, Faculty of Science
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Peter Boyd Lane
geologist
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John Crest
Curator
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Matthew Campbell
Researcher specialising in University Community Engagement
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Simon Jowitt
Research Fellow in Economic Geology