Quantum. Series 1, Episode 3 /

The latest developments in health, medicine, environmental issues, space and technology feature in this exciting and thought-provoking package of science stories. This episode discusses scientists' mission to save from extinction the Spotted Handfish, a spotty little fish with a set of webbed h...

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Other Authors:	Holland, Andrew (Producer), Mitchell, Natasha (Narrator), O'Dea, Madeleine (Producer), Silva, Wilson da (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Sydney, New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2013.
Series:	VAST: academic video online
Subjects:	Drill cores > Greenland. Near-Earth objects. Spotted handfish. Carottes de sondage > Groenland. Géocroiseurs. Drill cores Near-Earth objects Spotted handfish Greenland Documentaries and Factual Films Alexander Street Video. documentary film. Documentary films Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	The latest developments in health, medicine, environmental issues, space and technology feature in this exciting and thought-provoking package of science stories. This episode discusses scientists' mission to save from extinction the Spotted Handfish, a spotty little fish with a set of webbed hands who likes to live in Hobart's Derwent Estuary; what the Romans were doing to produce a mysterious peak in lead levels 2,600 years ago that was recently revealed in core samples from deep beneath the Greenland ice; and the vital role Australia should play in the detection of dangerous Near Earth Objects (NEOs) such as asteroids and comets and asks why our government has cut the 3 year 3 million dollar Spaceguard Australia program.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (24 min.).
Playing Time:	00:24:22