Archive for May, 2006

Underwater Uluru found

Friday, May 26th, 2006

A huge underwater structure, roughly the size of Uluru, has been discovered off the coast of August in South Western Australia.
A team from the University of WA found the structure, named Mt Gabi, by accident.
Underwater Uluru found off WA coast - ABC News Online

Getting an advantage in the pool

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Considering that Australia has some of the best competitive swimmers in the world, it’s not surprising that a lot of research goes into finding ways to make them move even faster in the pool. That’s where science and sport come together.
The CSIRO mathematics and computer simulations to test changes in swimming strokes. The researchers are [...]

Dinosaur fossils found in Lebanon

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Previously, few dinosaur remains have been found in the Middle East. But a tooth found last year in Lebanon has been identified as that of a brachiosaurus, a large, giraffe-necked herbivore.
This adds weight to the theory that the now largely arid Middle East was once covered in lush forests.
Lebanon joins the dino club - ABC [...]

Science fiction could be fact

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Two mathematicians believe that “cloaking devices” like those used in Star Trek could be possible, using a phenomenon related to resonances of light waves.
Of course, it’s all in theory - actually building such a device poses a bit more of a challenge. Scientists are currently at the stage of trying to cloak a dust particle, [...]