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We are officially in an interglacial period - between ice ages. Dr Karl talks with Australian Glaciologist Dr Tas van Ommen about the times when Ice sheets were a kilometre thick. What caused them and how long did they last. Understanding earth's history is our best chance for anticipating its future.
In the 60's the Green Revolution promised to feed the world. It succeeded with huge productivity gains, new products and profits. Now we are discovering a legacy. Plus More than 40% of this species are declining and a third are endangered. Plus does you body smell different while watching certain movies. Dr Alice Motion and Dr Karl discuss.
Did you know the atmospheric layer that shields us can also clean dirty water ? Meet 3 MegaKennies. Scientists who know about ozone and how to use it. Australia's largest music festival site produces a Megalitre of waste per day for a few weeks each year. They have a plant that ticks all the environmental boxes. Dr Jake O'Brien, Ben Kele and Guy Scott explain. https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/16984
As the Christian world marks almost 2,000 years of Easter, Dr Karl searches for million-year-old air bubbles. The Chief Scientist for the Australian Antarctic Division, Dr Gwen Fenton, outlines why it will take 4 antarctic summers to drill for air that will answer fundamental questions about Climate Change, plus Krill and the fish that Dr Karl stopped eating.http://www.antarctica.gov.au/
To operate at the earth's extremities you need a special skillset. Dean has been a professional chef, mining machine operator and martial arts instructor. Dr Karl discovers how this produces rock solid members of our Antarctic support team. Dr Karl traveled south to Casey research station as part of the Australian Antarctic Program. @AusAntarctic
Antarctica has virgin soil which is frozen most of the year. Inside are some of the most hardy and unusual life forms including Tardigrades. RMIT Professor Suzie Reichman and PhD Student Jordan McCarthy are studying the local species and to trying to answer how they survive and how tolerant they are to human occupation. Dr Karl traveled south to Casey research station as part of the Australian Antarctic Program.@reichman_lab @AusAntarctic
For every Scientist in Antarctica at least 5 support staff are needed. Dr Karl meets one of them. Sharon Labudda. She's in logistics but will turn her hand to fixing engines, carting supplies or getting scientists and their experiments done safely. Dr Karl also gets a lesson in how to speak Antarctican. What's a Yellow Hagg, the AAD, a Deezo or an FTL? Dr Karl traveled south to Casey research station as part of the Australian Antarctic Program. @AusAntarctic
If you want to know how Global Warming works, ask a Glaciologist. Dr Karl talks with Dr Ben Galton-Fenzi about his measurements on the Totten Glacier - one of the fastest flowing in Antarctica. His measurements, models and predictions are rewriting the timetable for ocean level rises. Dr Karl traveled south to Casey research station as part of the Australian Antarctic Program. @AusAntarctic
Dr Karl gives Dr Alice a first hand report on Antarctica in February 2019. So how is climate change affecting the area ? Who are the scientists and what are Australians like living in our coldest territory ? Dr Karl traveled south to Casey research station as part of the Australian Antarctic Program @AusAntarctic
We all need Salt, but too much makes you sick. Too much for too long kills you. So how much is enough and which foods have it ? Dr Nick busts FIVE common Myths to help you toward a simple lower-salt lifestyle plan. Feel better and you're likely to lose some weight. Twitter: @drnickfuller Website: www.intervalweightloss.com.au
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