Yesterday I visited popular theme park Dreamworld at Queensland's Gold Coast. The visit was to celebrate a 10 year old's birthday. The highlight for her was the Giant Drop. We also visited Tiger Island and enjoyed a movie about grizzly and polar … [Read more...] about Polar Bears on Thin Ice?
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Greenland Getting Taller
We've been told that Greenland is thinning at the margins,and the glaciers are retreating, but while all this is happening the icecaps are now apparently thickening. This is according to a new article in Science as reported by ABC … [Read more...] about Greenland Getting Taller
Cattle Killing the Macquarie Marshes?
I started the week exploring the wetlands of Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. I have ended the week exploring the wetlands of Central New South Wales (South Eastern Australia) with my friend … [Read more...] about Cattle Killing the Macquarie Marshes?
Greenpeace Backs Desal Plant!
I was interested to read at ABC Online yesterday, that Greenpeace has thrown its support behind ambitious plans for a solar powered water desalination plant in Whyalla, South Australia. I have previously only heard environmental groups criticise … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Backs Desal Plant!
Cows in Kakadu
I spent yesterday in the Northern Territory's Kakadu National Park. It was a truly magnificent experience. I was surprised to learn that in the wet season 75 % of the park becomes covered in water much of it runoff from the Arnhem Land escarpment. … [Read more...] about Cows in Kakadu
So Many Crocodiles
There were once only about 5,000 crocodiles in the Northern Territory. The population was decimated in the late 1940 and 1950s by hunters. A ban was placed on hunting and the exportation of skins in the early 1970s. Croc numbers have bounced back … [Read more...] about So Many Crocodiles
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
