In this episode of Science Talk Australia, I talk to Mr Marc Hendrickx from Macquarie University about a new study that will examine whether there is a link between natural occuring outcrops of asbestos and related cancers.

For more information visit the Geological Society of Australia.

There's also science news and the science quiz.

Whilst alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear are being explored, one source of energy that appears to remain 'under the radar' is hot-rock energy.

Professor Mike Sandiford, a Research Fellow at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, believes hot rock energy could be used to generate electricity for Australia within the next decade.

Image: Australian National University

Links

• Hot rock energy, Australian National University
• Australia's first hot rock energy project is running beneath the Cooper Basin (Media release)