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EDAC Presentation
Science Schools Outreach gave a presentation in August of 2007 regarding the postive feedback offered from both students and teachers who were part of the myriad of programs offered by Bright Minds for Science.
The presentation is available for viewing in the link below, please view the encouraging statistics and outcomes of the 2007 program.
Science Schools Outreach 2007 review
24 May 2005
Cassini identifies organic material in Titan’s atmosphere
As part of its discovery mission of the planet Saturn, the NASA Cassini spacecraft has found that the outer layer of Titan’s atmosphere is brimming with complex hydrocarbons.
Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, has an atmosphere composed primarily of nitrogen and methane, the simplest hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbons with up to seven carbon atoms and nitrogen-containing hydrocarbons (nitriles) were observed.
The pathway for the formation of complex hydrocarbons in an atmosphere devoid of oxygen, such as Saturn’s and Titan’s, may provide some insight into the beginnings of organic life on our planet Earth, and possibly assist in determining the origins of organic matter within the entire solar system.
For more information about Cassini’s findings and explorations, visit http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/.
6 April 2005
Jewel of the solar system – Saturn
In January 2005 the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe landed on Saturn’s giant moon Titan, revealing an atmosphere and surface composition very different to Earth’s.
7 March 2005
Alcohol and cancer linked
Evidence is accumulating that suggests that the moderate consumption of alcohol leads to an increased risk of cancer.
2 Dec 2004
Say goodbye to Rudolph and other reindeer if global warming continues
With increasing global warming Rudolph and the rest of Santa Claus' reindeer will disappear from large portions of their current range and be under severe environmental stress by the end of the century.
18 Nov 2004
Poisoning solved after millions of years
The fossil site of Messel, near Darmstadt (central Germany) is a world heritage site; it is famous throughout the world for the fossils of animals and plants from a tropical landscape 47 million years ago, all of them excellently preserved. But how did these animals die?
5 October 2004
More to frog decline than skin fungus
Rare frogs are either toughening up or the severity of the fungus credited with their worldwide decline has been exaggerated.
12 September 2004
Linnean naming system faces challengers
A band of renegade biologists is taking on a mammoth task that threatens to upset a status quo that has been unchallenged for almost 250 years. Put simply, they want to change the way scientists name every living organism on the planet.
11 August 2004
UK gives go-ahead to therapeutic cloning
British scientists have been given the green light to clone human embryos for therapeutic purposes. The move should help researchers to understand how diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and diabetes arise, and should speed the development of new therapies.
11 August 2004
Reefs get global warming lifeline
Certain algae can allow coral to withstand high temperatures.
10 August 2004
Borrowed From the Beetles
Spotting wildfires as early as possible is vital in slowing their spread. Now, a beetle thought to be able to detect fires from as far away as 80 kilometers has inspired an ingenious and cheap new forest fire detector.
2 July 2004
Advances in Medicine
Many people in the community are excited by the possibilities of the Human Genome Project. This article discusses some of the latest findings.
23 June 2004
"Mighty mouse" gene found in humans
By studying the genes of an unusually muscular child, scientists have identified a gene in humans which has also been used to create "mighty mice" in the lab.
23 June 2004
Naturally decaffeinated coffee plant discovered
A naturally decaffeinated coffee plant has been discovered. Coffee from the new strain could be tastier than existing decaf brews, which can lose flavour compounds when caffeine is extracted with solvents.
20 June 2004
Cities will swelter on summer nights
Summer nights are going to get stickier - especially in the city.
16 June 2004
The Case of the Missing Dwarves
Some of the dwarf galaxies swarming around our Milky Way were much bigger and more massive in the distant past, according to a new computer simulation.
