Radio Wammo

Janine Young from New Scientist reports that at the Greenhouse 2011 conference in Cairns this week, Ove Hoegh-Gulberg of the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia declared we have only 10 years to save the Great Barrier Reef. If we continue to release CO2 into the atmosphere at the current rates we will soon reach a tipping point beyond which ocean warming will occur no matter what.

Janine Young from New Scientist reports that many people struggle to remember where they put their house keys, let alone trying to remember a new language or the order of a pack of cards. Improving your memory is more realistic than you might think. New Scientist finds out how the memory masters do it and the tips and tricks to help improve your memory in everyday life.

Janine Young from New Scientist reports for the first time viable mouse sperm has been successfully grown outside the testes. If researchers can repeat this success with human sperm it could help develop new treatments for infertile men.

Scared of needles? Experts at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan are working on a needle inspired by a mosquito’s bite, which will dramatically reduce the pain associated with injections. Janine Young from New Scientist reports.

Janine Young from New Scientist reports on the science behind gender differences and are men and women really that dissimilar?

Janine Young from New Scientist reports that for the first time a study is offering evidence that it may be possible to build a system to warn of some impending large earthquakes about an hour before they happen. However, the system may not be applicable to all earthquake zones.

Janine Young from New Scientist on New Zealand importing 11 Australian species of dung beetle to help deal with its massive heap of livestock dung. Plus more…

Janine Young from New Scientist looks at research into attraction and the announcement that the US military is developing rapid fire rubber bullets.