Whether its the energy used to fuel our vehicles and homes, the - TopicsExpress

Whether its the energy used to fuel our vehicles and homes, the natural disasters that dominate the news, the dependence of our daily lives on weather forecasting, or the precious metals used in electronic devices - its hard to think of an area of our lives that is not touched by the earth sciences. And what of our richly endowed mineral and energy resources and our economy that depends heavily on the ease with which we can mine wealth from the earth? Welcome to the latest instalment in our SmartScience series in collaboration with the nations chief scientist, where we ask how each of the scientific disciplines will contribute to Australia now and in the future. Today we delve into the earth sciences. bit.ly/QC1ekh And you can catch up here on the series so far: https://theconversation/topics/australia-2025-series