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Monthly Archives: May 2010
New study ranks countries on environmental impact
A new study has ranked most of the world’s countries for their environmental impact. The research uses seven indicators of environmental degradation to form two rankings – a proportional environmental impact index, where impact is measured against total resource availability, and an absolute environmental impact index measuring total environmental degradation at a global scale. Led […]
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Bringing back bits from the dead.
Mammoth haemoglobin has been successfully resurrected by a team including scientists from ACAD. Professor Alan Cooper, the Director of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA was part of a team of scientists who have resurrected mammoth haemoglobin using ancient DNA preserved in 25,000 to 45,000 year old bones. Watch the clip below to learn how […]
