SoT 173: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2014
- Author
- Ed Brown
- Published
- Tue 30 Dec 2014
- Episode Link
- http://scienceontop.com/173
Some of our best science stories from 2014. Comet landings, Ebola outbreaks, retracted stem cell studies, faecal transplant capsules and more!
Climate Change and Australian science policy
- 2013 was Australia’s hottest year, warm for much of the world
- January 2014 southeastern Australia heat wave
- Coal 'good for humanity', Prime Minister Tony Abbott says at $3.9b Queensland mine opening
- Abbott brings back Science minister in cabinet reshuffle
- Polar Vortex - Why the Arctic Is Drunk Right Now
- Climate Change / Sinking Ship tweet
- Stephen Colbert tweet about global warming
Microbiology
- Early Antibiotics Change Gut Microbes, Fuel Obesity
- A capsule containing poo can treat chronic intestinal infections
- The Quantified Microbiome Self
Retracted STAP study
- How Japan’s most promising young stem-cell scientist duped the scientific journal Nature — and destroyed her career
- STAP retracted
- Setting the Record Straight
Comet landing
- Scientific riches await Philae comet lander, if it wakes up
- Philae’s Wild Comet Landing: Crater Grazing, Spinning And Landing In Parts Unknown
Viruses
- Polio Declared An International Health Emergency
- Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa
- SoT 167: Sticky Feet - Featuring our interview with Dr. Grant Hill-Cawthorne about the Ebola epidemic
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