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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Oceans Alive: Jewels of the Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on both animals and plants of the sea. View the large sea kelps and discover the animals that feed on the kelp.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Milky Way Has an Extra Sweeping Arm

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses the shape of the Milky Way Galaxy and the presence of an additional arm attached to the galaxy.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Galaxy Spinning the Wrong Way

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this February 2002 article revolves around findings posted by images from the Hubble Space Telescope which suggest a spiral galaxy spinning in an opposite direction than expected.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Titan Reveals Its Mysterious Surface

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Heather Catchpole's article discusses the scientific research extending, for the first time, beyond the atmosphere of Saturn's moon, Titan, and onto Titan's surface.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Saturn's Rings May Be Eroding

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Dan Whitcomb's article uses research from the Cassini spacecraft to suggest the possibility of the erosion of Saturn's rings, meaning that they will cease to exist in 100 million years.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Saturn's Rings Show Surprising Features

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research conducted by the Cassini spacecraft in regard to Saturn's rings which some scientists suggest could lead to information regarding the "birth of the entire solar system."
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Boy Sharks Roam, Girls Stay Home

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article examines the gender role within the shark kingdom. The research is connected to the Great White Shark and it suggests that only the male shark roams, while the females stays close to home.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Tales of Terror Spiders Still Haunt Us

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores the research of Dr Geoffrey Isbister and his work with facts and myths surrounding spider bites.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Hurricanes Hit Harder, More Often, but Why?

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Guy Clavel's article deals with research by French scientists which suggests that hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere will continue to intensify in severity.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Climate Change Boosting Flood and Drought

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article deals primarily with the affect on severe weather brought about by climate change. The article also deals with the risk brought about by this severe weather.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Really Do Look Like Their Owners

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article discusses the findings of a U.S. study related to dogs looking like their owners. The study also deals with the purebred vs. mongrel issue in choosing a dog.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dogs Do Have Personalities

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article deals specifically with the issue personality and its manifestation in dogs. The article utilizes findings from the research of Professor Samuel Gosling.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Vesuvius (World's Most Dangerous Volcano)

For Students 9th - 10th
An article outlines the reasons why Vesuvius should be considered the world's most dangerous volcano.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Secrets of the Sun's Sizzling Corona

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article on the sun's corona covers information related to the inner workings of the sun. Several included topics are "Sound makes heat" and "Reaching the surface."
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Walking Upright Started in Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article on orangutans covers topics related to the evolutionary process of "bipedal walking," or walking on two legs instead of four.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Why Animals Have Attitude

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Marlowe Hood's article on animals with attitude covers topics related to the evolutionary process whereby certain animals within the same species can react differently in given situations based on differing...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Swimming Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article, "Swimming dinosaurs touched bottom of lake," explores fossilized foot marks found on a lake bottom which suggest strong swimming ability on the part of the dinosaurs.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Shark Has Virgin Birth

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article covers results from a recent study in which a female bonnethead shark was able to reproduce without the presence of a male shark.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Southern Ocean Carbon Sink Filling Up Fast

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Deborah Zabarenko's article explores the rising danger of the amount of carbon dioxide currently filling up the southern ocean around Antaratica.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Universe May Disappear From View

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article on the universe presents research related to the expanding of the universe and the corresponding distance between planetary objects.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Snapped! Jupiter's Second Red Spot

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article focuses on the discovery of a second red spot on the planet Jupiter. The spot, Red Spot Junior, is discussed in the brief article and is accompanied by a picture.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Volcano Blasts Once Super Heated Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the results of ancient volcanic eruptions that caused a warming effect on the Earth and possibly caused the death of certain species.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: T Rex Thigh Shows Chicken Family Ties

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article explores the evolutionary link between the ancient Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) and the modern chicken.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sun's Magnetic Field

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article, "Sun's magnetic field twisted and tangled," discusses images taken of "plumes of gas" which are rising from the sun's corona.

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