CONTRACEPTIVE PILL NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF DEATH
RAPID ROUNDUP: Experts react to new research showing women who have used the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to die from any cause, including all cancers and heart disease, compared with women who have never used ‘the pill’.
Fri 12 Mar 10

CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
RAPID ROUNDUP: An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Chile, causing major damage and a tsunami. Experts from Australia, New Zealand and the UK respond.
Sun 28 Feb 10

CLIMATE CONFUSION - SCIENTISTS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
RESOURCE PAGE: After conversations and emails from a number of journalists, we have put their most pressing questions about climate change to a panel of climate scientists.
Thu 25 Feb 10

TROPICAL CYCLONES AND CLIMATE FEEDBACK (NATURE)
RAPID ROUNDUP: Experts comment on a new paper from Nature about the relationship between tropical cyclones and climate - a topic which has been a subject of much debate.
Thu 25 Feb 10

BAN ON MEAT FROM BSE AFFECTED COUNTRIES SET TO END
RAPID ROUNDUP: From next week countries where mad cow disease has been discovered will be able to export beef to Australia provided they comply with new regulations. Experts respond.
Wed 24 Feb 10

NEW RADIOACTIVE WASTE BILL TO BE INTRODUCED
RAPID ROUNDUP: Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson has announced the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010. Experts respond.
Tue 23 Feb 10

PAN FRYING WITH GAS MAY BE WORSE THAN ELECTRICITY FOR RAISING CANCER RISK
RAPID ROUNDUP: New research suggests frying meat on a gas cooktop may be more harmful to health than using an electric cooktop, because of the type of fumes it produces. Experts respond.
Thus 18 Feb 10

PROTECTING SPACE HERITAGE
SCIENCE BLOG: Dr Alice Gorman (Flinders University) discusses space archaeology and how to protect historic sites such as the moon landing site.
Tues 9 Feb 10

LAUNCH OF NATIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
RAPID ROUNDUP: Senator the Hon Kim Carr today launched Australia’s new National Science Communication Strategy, Inspiring Australia.
Mon 8 Feb 10

WATER, CLIMATE CHANGE AND TREES
SCIENCE BLOG: Professor Derek Eamus discusses the role of trees and tree planting in carbon sequestration and some surrounding issues.
Mon 8 Feb 10

WA DROUGHT UNIQUE FOR 750 YEARS (NATURE GEOSCIENCE)
RAPID ROUNDUP: New Australian research suggests the past few decades of serious drought in the southwestern corner of Australia may be highly unusual compared with the past 750 years.
Mon 8 Feb 10

LANCET RETRACTS WAKEFIELD PAPER ON MMR/AUTISM
UK & NZ SMC ROUNDUP: The Lancet has formally retracted the paper in which Andrew Wakefield claimed that the MMR vaccine can be linked to autism - see comments from UK and New Zealand based experts.
Wed 3 Feb 10

COALITION'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
RAPID ROUNDUP: The Coalition has announced their climate change policy under the leadership of Tony Abbott. Experts respond.
Tue 2 Feb 10

STAIN REPELLENT CHEMICAL LINKED TO THYROID DISEASE
RAPID ROUNDUP: Experts comment on new research out of the UK linking thyroid disease with exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
Fri 22 Jan 10

EXPERTS RESPOND TO GLACIER MELT DOUBTS
RAPID ROUNDUP: NZ and Aus SMC round-up of reaction to news The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is reexamining a report it issued that suggests Himalayan glaciers could vanish by 2035.
Thu 21 Jan 10

ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY AFFECTS GENE EXPRESSION
RAPID ROUNDUP: Experts react to new Australian research showing alcohol consumed during pregancy can effect fetal gene expression
Fri 15 Jan 10

EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI
RAPID ROUNDUP: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti is feared to have resulted in the deaths of at least 170,000. Experts respond.
Thu 14 Jan 10

TV TIME MAY CUT LIFE SHORT
ONLINE BRIEFING: Australian researchers have tracked the TV viewing habits of 8,800 adults and found that every hour spent in front of the TV each day increased the risk of death.
Tue 12 Jan 10