Find out how scientific processes and the power of the sun create the flavour of your favourite Jelly Beans
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PMSEIC was established under the former Government in 1997 as the Government’s principal source of independent advice on issues in science, engineering and innovation and relevant aspects of education and training.
In 1998 the world saw its hottest year on record up to that point, as measured by average global air temperatures. This has led some to falsely conclude that world has stopped warming ever since. Global warming has not stopped. Read on to find out the facts.
At the twentieth meeting of the Prime Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) held on June 5 2009, an Expert Working Group presented a report titled Epidemics in a Changing World.
Find out how scientific processes and the power of the sun create the flavour of your favourite Jelly Beans
More storiesThe big issues in the agricultural sector can only be addressed by multi-disciplined research teams working with industry to better understand the critical connections between productivity and sustainability.
More storiesThe 2009 presentation ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science was held in the Great Hall, Parliament House in Canberra on 28th October 2009.
AIATSIS co-hosted the first ever Indigenous Astronomy Symposium coinciding with Ilgarijiri: Things belonging to the sky exhibition by Yamaji artists.
One of the most important breakthroughs in science and technology recently occurred in Switzerland as the Large Hadron Collider produced the first clear evidence of a collision of particles, the first major achievement of a project to which Australia has contributed $700m.
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