Hopes of saving planet may lure students back to science

TACKLING modern problems such as climate change is a key element of a new program to fight the chronic problem of older secondary students shunning the subject of science.

Reef Guide To Benefit Research Snational Treasure

The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment And Management is published by CSIRO Publishing. A new book looks at the extraordinary world of the endangered Great Barrier Reef, writes Jennie Curtin.

Children Don't Need Ideology, They Need Love

Biology does not automatically make someone a fit parent.

Clock On Side Of Hsc Trio

COCHLEAR implants, viruses and genetic variations were just some of the topics students tackled in the HSC biology exam yesterday.

Budding Biologists Take Theory To The Laboratory

A GROUP of Illawarra high school biology students had the chance to put theory into practice yesterday as part of National Science Week at the University of Wollongong.

A Guinea Pig's History Of Biology

A Guinea Pig's History Of Biology Jim Endersby Arrow, $27.95

Student Profiles

Anita van Zwieten, Penrith Anglican College, Biology

Face Up - Lauren Crocker

Lauren Crocker is studying year12 English, maths methods, biology, chemistry and Indonesian at Benalla College.

Mcewan Finds Comfort In Literary Strangers

IAN McEWAN chose climate change as a subject after "pondering how to write the world's worst novel". He said it would have moral intensity, worthy attitudes, graphs, statistics, biology, chemistry, fashionable pessimism and, worse, factitious optimism.

Race Prejudice Study Dispels Notion That Blames Biology

FOR those with a prejudice against migrants, it could be a result of believing in nature rather than nurture.

X Marks The Spot When It Comes To Spinning Rates

THE American biology academic Mike Adams, in his seminal 1990 study of what is now widely known as Dead Grandmother Syndrome, identified a chilling trend among Connecticut families.

For Grandma Read Interest Rates, Then Spin

THE American biology academic Mike Adams, in his seminal 1990 study of what is now widely known as Dead Grandmother Syndrome, identified a chilling trend among Connecticut families.

Biology Test Well Received

THE Wollemi Pine, cell division, genetic diseases and water conservation were just some of the topics put under the microscope in yesterday's HSC biology exam.

Beau 'takes 5' To Face Biology

FOR every half hour of yesterday's Higher School Certificate Biology exam, Beau Warren was allowed a five-minute break.

Killer Of Dog Has Jail Time Dropped

A BIOLOGY teacher who shot dead a dog after it entered the yard of his Nords Wharf home was ordered yesterday to do 150 hours' community service.

Teacher Shot Pet Dog Dead

A BIOLOGY teacher and father of five was jailed yesterday for shooting to death a neighbour's pet dog because it wandered into his Nords Wharf yard.

Charting The Evolution Of Our Understanding

A Guinea Pig's History Of Biology: The Animals And Plants That Taught Us The Facts Of Life Jim Endersby (Random House, $65)

Old Remedies, New Ground

Joshua Smith PHD in Biology, University of New England

Providing Health Care In The Bush

AT school Andrew McKeon's strongest subjects were chemistry and biology, so pharmacy seemed a natural choice when selecting a career path.

A Guinea Pig's History Of Biology - Pick Of The Week

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