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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Spiral Galaxy as Never Seen Before

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From ABC News in Science, this article covers information related to a photo of the largest spiral galaxy ever captured in a picture. The photo is taken of the Pinwheel galaxy.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Sucked In! Our Galaxy Eats Neighbour

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From ABC News in Science, Judy Skatssoon's article discusses evidence and research surrounding the remains of the Arcturus stream of stars, remains that suggest the possibility of the Milky Way as a carnivore galaxy.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Spewing Volcano Seen on Saturn's Moon

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research backing the existence of a methane spewing volcano spotted on Saturn's moon, Titan. The volcano is discussed in respect to Titan's atmosphere.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Volcano Theories May Need Revision

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From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article discusses controversial research by Professor John Tarduno which suggests new ideas toward the formation of chain volcanic islands.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Volcano Eruptions Deplete Ozone

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From ABC News in Science, this March 2002 article describes the ozone depletion from volcanoes. According to research, a hole in the ozone layer could form over the North Pole due to one more major eruption.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Unmanned Mission to Earth's Core

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From ABC News in Science, Mark Horstman's article discusses the research backing the possibility of Professor David Stevenson's suggested mission (unmanned) to the core of the Earth.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Whale Brains Are Part Human

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From ABC News in Science, this article discusses research behind a brain cell discovered in humpback whales that is only found in human brains.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: World's Largest Fish Is Shrinking

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From ABC News in Science, Jacquie van Santen's article examines research connected to the progressive shrinking of the whale shark.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Where Do Whale Sharks Go?

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From ABC News in Science, Kathy Graham's article examines research connected to the tracking of whale sharks as they journey throughout the eastern Indian Ocean.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: White Shark Headed South

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From ABC News in Science, Anna Salleh's article explores research connected to the scientific tracking of Neale, a 2.4 meter juvenile male shark, who was captured and tagged by scientists in 2001.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Singing Whales Make Small Talk Too

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article focuses on information on the Humpback Whale and its vocal capacity. The research has indicated that the whale is capable of emitting 622 social sounds.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Tarantula Feet Spin Sticky Silk

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses the two methods the spiders use to walk upside down or vertically. In addition, it discusses the use of a silk-like mechanism as a third method.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Study Clears Sun of Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Alister Doyle's article discusses scientific research behind the study of the sun's energy output and whether or not it has affected climate on the Earth.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: The Costs of Tackling Climate Change

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses results from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the costs in battling global warming.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: This Is an Antimagnet

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Julie Steenhuysen's article covers research into antiferromagnets (or antimagnets) and their "external magnetic field."
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Could We Live Without Water?

For Students 9th - 10th
News article summarizes research on the disaccharide, trehalose, and its role in survival under extremely dry conditions.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Humans Have a Bit of Shark in Them

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article explores an ancient link between humans and sharks which leads to discoveries in the possibilities of sharks being distant cousins of humans.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Low Fat Milk, Straight From the Cow

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article explores current research underway in New Zealand which boasts the near-future possibility of skim milk coming straight from the cow's udder.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Marching Ants Fix Their Own Roads

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From ABC News in Science, this article explores interesting behavior found in army ants. The behavior charts ants who, upon discovering pot holes or holes in the paths, use their own bodies to cover the holes for the rest of the group.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Four More Breast Cancer Genes Found

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From ABC News in Science, this article charts the breast cancer research undergone by a team of international scientists. The research explores issues related to gene mutations and breast cancer. (May, 2007)
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Migraine Brains

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Maggie Fox's article, "Migraine brains may be starved of oxygen," explores the possibility of brain damage associated with migraine headaches.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Cyclones May Blast Turtles to Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jacquie van Santen's article examines how several weather tropical cyclones affect populations of marine turtles both at sea and on the `each.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Dark Matter Sure Is a Fast Mover

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Marilyn Head's article on dark matter explores the speed at which dark matter moves. The article revolves around current research into the very existence of dark matter and the controversies surrounding its study.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Hubble's Successor Will Look Like This

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Will Dunham's article explores issues related to the James Webb Space Telescope which is scheduled to be the successor of the current Hubble Space Telescope.

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