Quantum. Series 1, Episode 3
Description
The latest developments in health, medicine, environmental issues, space and technology feature in this exciting and thought-provoking package of science stories.This episode discusses scientists' mission to save from extinction the Spotted Handfish, a spotty little fish with a set of webbed hands who likes to live in Hobart's Derwent Estuary; what the Romans were doing to produce a mysterious peak in lead levels 2,600 years ago that was recently revealed in core samples from deep beneath the Greenland ice; and the vital role Australia should play in the detection of dangerous Near Earth Objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets and asks why our government has cut the 3 year 3 million dollar Spaceguard Australia program.
Runtime
24 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2013
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
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