Eureka Prizes, the bare bones of calcium, and early warming shows responsive climate

Thursday, 8 September 2016 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Coral growth was one of the measures used in a recently published study to track climate for the last 500 years

The annual Eureka Prizes for science research and communication were recently held, Claire fills us in on some of the winners on Science's Night of Nights.

Calcium is important for bones, but has even more important uses in the body, Manisha explains the importance of enough in the diet.

Associate Professor Nerilie Abram from ANU was lead researcher on a recently published collaborative study published in Nature on early response of the climate to elevated carbon dioxide levels, much earlier than previously measured.

Claire, Chris & Stu
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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