{"html":"\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1896,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Why do some people believe the Earth is flat?\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Go Figure\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Chandra Jayasuriya and Dr Jennifer Beckett\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1349}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/why-do-some-people-believe-the-earth-is-flat\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--L1kvznSi--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/479/38a/e14/47938ae14fe2f023852a57ccb034e0e04b91f52b168101598f7f7099bb49.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e11 January 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Go Figure\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhy do some people believe the Earth is flat?\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAlthough science says the Earth is round, there are some people around who still think it\u0026#39;s flat; two University of Melbourne experts look at why.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1525,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Why parts of Earth have barely changed in 3 billion years\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Adam Beall and Professor Louis Moresi\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1073}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/why-parts-of-earth-have-barely-changed-in-3-billion-years\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-1.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--_BT_MsFQ--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/d33/ea6/a04/d33ea6a04d94de031f3487d2ad6f5310e6d8f31f033208ef1916f6a4387e.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e1 May 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eWhy parts of Earth have barely changed in 3 billion years\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eUniversity of Melbourne geologists have shown how strong cratons formed billions of years ago, when Earth transitioned from a volcanic state to plate tectonics.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1521,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Creating Pandora on Earth\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Jan-Hendrik May and Professor He-Qing Huang\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1130}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/creating-pandora-on-earth\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--PXwsF8BF--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/3ce/b86/1d0/3ceb861d0065a37301ff54ceda629927d49a30eaf3aac0746b9006e9588b.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e29 April 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eCreating Pandora on Earth\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eChina’s famous Zhangjiajie rocks may look like scenery from Avatar, but University of Melbourne research finds water, tectonics and time created this wonder.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:720,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Stories from the field: Madagascar \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:1042}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/stories-from-the-field-madagascar\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--KCpPXjf_--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/0ac/9c0/f5a/0ac9c0f5a417c55de9a66168e902999fb8d2e7e9988431fea44740b70997.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e7 October 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eStories from the field: Madagascar \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003ePhD student Catherine Wheller visited this enigmatic African island of Madagascar in search of rocks that hold the key to the formation of Gondwana.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:681,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Turbulence: Not as dangerous as you think\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Todd Lane\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:946}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/turbulence-not-as-dangerous-as-you-think\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--RSb8my-Q--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/690/fea/8e4/690fea8e4ce0a8068f60e33e0a1e04d368d37db96233c01c1954f0aee31a.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e14 September 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eTurbulence: Not as dangerous as you think\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eMany people think turbulence causes major damage or can even bring down a passenger jet, but the truth should sooth nervous flyers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:663,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Earthquakes: The lessons learned\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Up Close\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Associate Professor Mark Quigley and Dr Andi Horvath\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:97}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/podcasts/earthquakes-the-lessons-learned\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--P8fbSQHJ--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/b28/7ab/e4e/b287abe4ea604f3699abf21f0ea6f2fdaa5a610802bea5f01381a1c2398e.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag pr-tag--podcast pr-tag--inline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag__icon small\" data-icon=\"pr-microphone\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e Podcast\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e25 August 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Up Close\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eEarthquakes: The lessons learned\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eEarthquake researcher Associate Professor Mark Quigley on the lessons learned from recent major earthquakes and how to better prepare regions at risk.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:643,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Bushfires: How politics is compromising safety\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Inside Business\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Graham Dwyer \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:876}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/bushfires-how-politics-is-compromising-safety\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-4.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--Hrl_HIJ0--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/b52/eb8/e14/b52eb8e141cc12ac82a2bb88f397601103e08f5218c62a0d22db5f8d628a.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e17 August 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Inside Business\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eBushfires: How politics is compromising safety\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAs Australia\u0026#39;s fire seasons become longer, more complex and damaging, an industrial dispute is the last thing fire-prone communities need. \u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:515,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Is Bhutan’s earthquake hiatus over? \u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Professor Mike Sandiford\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:647}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/is-bhutan-s-earthquake-hiatus-over\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-3.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--fRdPaEuF--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/aa5/f8b/61e/aa5f8b61efd470a7570cc6729051f82c39c8951046a016a8b49891b452d9.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e12 May 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eIs Bhutan’s earthquake hiatus over? \u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eAfter centuries with no major earthquake, new research suggests Bhutan’s luck may be running out.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:424,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;How we can link some extreme weather to climate change\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andrew King and Professor David Karoly\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:768}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/how-we-can-link-some-extreme-weather-to-climate-change\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--C1NG02Ug--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/42b/d42/5fb/42bd425fbe7688040d7ab2ef61dc756411aeef91dde5a7c8ddeab931f639.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e18 March 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eHow we can link some extreme weather to climate change\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eIncreasingly, we see human factors on not just the climate but the weather, and Australia is at the forefront of research in this rapidly developing science.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli data-metadata=\"{\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:391,\u0026quot;title\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;A long climatic affair\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;original_channel\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Science Matters\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;individuals\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;Dr Andrew King and Mitchell Black\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;word_count\u0026quot;:791}\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"pr-collection-item\" href=\"/articles/a-long-climatic-affair\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img-wrap\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__img\" style=\"background-image: url(https://res-2.cloudinary.com/the-university-of-melbourne/image/upload/s--4zMUSQ1D--/c_fill,f_auto,h_180,q_75,w_270/v1/pursuit-uploads/82e/614/eea/82e614eea02fd5d81bed7f851265fa8ab1bdc57c85e22d349a1f1cdbf839.jpg);\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__content\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pr-collection-item__meta pr-channel-name\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-tag-wrapper\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pr-collection-item__date\"\u003e8 March 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Science Matters\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ch2 class=\"pr-collection-item__title\"\u003eA long climatic affair\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp class=\"pr-collection-item__excerpt\"\u003eNew research by the University of Melbourne has traced the human impact on record-breaking hot temperatures as far back as the 1930s.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e","next":"/topics/earth-sciences.js?page=3"}