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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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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Vampire Spider Craves Your Blood

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Jennifer Viegas's article discusses issues related to the East African spider Evarcha culicivora (a small jumping spider) which evidently chooses its prey based on what that prey just ate.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Solar Flare Largest Ever Seen

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article charts the discovery of the largest solar flare ever seen, occurring withint the constellation Pegasus. The article also discusses the consequences of such a large solar flare.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Violent Storm Rages on Saturn

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Irene Klotz's article discusses the first storm in the history of the solar system (with the exclusion of storms on Earth) to develop a hurricane-like eye.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: When Black Holes Collide

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article on black hole collision discusses the process of the collisions and the means by which scientists track and collect data from these collisions.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Universe a Bit Safer Than We Thought

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Heather Catchpole's article explores issues related to the collision of galaxies and the subsequent formation of black holes.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: The Planet Formerly Known as Pluto

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article discusses issues related to Pluto its removal from planetary status. The brief article also touches on the renaming and re-listing process of Pluto.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Supernova Caught on Camera

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Richard Ingham's article explores information relating to footage of the explosion of a star. The article also deals with what happens in the aftermath of a supernova.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Spiral Galaxy as Never Seen Before

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.