The Best Australian Science Writing 2012

by Elizabeth Finkel

  Forests

  Flights

  Acknowledgments

  ‘Gateway to heaven’ by Wilson da Silva: published in COSMOS Magazine

  ‘Neutrinos and the speed of light … not so fast’ by Jonathan Carroll: published in The Conversation

  ‘Blank canvas’ by Corey Butler: published in COSMOS Magazine

  ‘Under the hood of the universe’ by Margaret Wertheim: excerpted from Physics on the Fringe: Smoke rings, circlons, and alternative theories of everything by Margaret Wertheim (Walker 2011)

  ‘The ill-effects of quackery v scientific evidence’ by Cassandra Wilkinson: published in The Australian

  ‘A hero’s legend and a stolen skull rustle up a DNA drama’ by Christine Kenneally: published in The New York Times, 6 September 2011 © 2011 The New York Times. All rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this Content without express written permission is prohibited. Article edited by James Gorman.

  ‘The rise and fall of infant reflux’ by Pamela Douglas: published in Griffith REVIEW

  ‘Earthquakes: When the world moves’ by Emma Young: published in Australian Geographic

  ‘Seven billion reasons to be a feminist’ by Rob Brooks: published in The Conversation

  ‘Balancing act’ by Adrian Hyland: © Adrian Hyland, Kinglake-350 (Text Publishing 2011)

  ‘Under the influence’ by Frank Bowden: excerpt from Gone Viral: The germs that share our lives (NewSouth 2011) published in COSMOS Online

  ‘Why clever people believe in silly things’ by Craig Cormick: edited version of article published in COSMOS Online

  ‘Painting the rainforests REDD’ by William Laurance: published in Australian Geographic

  ‘The evolution of the inadequate modern male’ by Peter McAllister: published in Australasian Science

  ‘A wee solution’ by Lachlan Bolton: published in The Helix

  ‘Diamond planets, climate change and the scientific method’ by Matthew Bailes: published in The Conversation

  ‘Storm front’ by Jo Chandler: published in Feeling the Heat (MUP 2011)

  ‘I want to play video games when I grow up (and so should you)’ by Michael Kasumovic: published in The Conversation

  ‘Licence to heal’ by Nick Miller: published in the Sunday Age

  ‘Secret life of Enceladus’ by Richard A. Lovett: published in COSMOS Magazine

  ‘The roach’s secret’ by Wendy Zukerman: © New Scientist Magazine

  ‘Australia in 2050’ by Julian Cribb: published in ECOS Magazine

  ‘Doctor’s orders: Debunking homeopathy once and for all’ by Ian Musgrave: published in The Conversation

  ‘The Aussie mozzie posse’ by Ashley Hay: published in Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald

  ‘Life in Lake Vostok? The link between Antarctica and extra-terrestrials’ by Helen Maynard-Casely: published in The Conversation

  ‘The doctor is in’ by Ranjana Srivastava: published in the (melbourne) magazine, The Age

  ‘A dream of goldfinches’ by Vanessa Mickan: