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The Science Show
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
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Lab Notes: How solar eclipses trick birds into singing
Few astronomical wonders are as spectacular as a total solar eclipse, when the Moon fully covers the Sun, plunging us into daytime darkness.
If...
2025 Nobel Prizes plus more from the British Science Festival
Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, the nation’s first Chemistry Nobel in 50 years.
Lab Notes: How humpback whales bounced back
This has been a bumper year for whale-watching on Australia's east coast, with thousands of humpbacks spotted cruising along their annual migration ro...
Reports from The British Science Festival in Liverpool England
The BA, as it was known, established in 1831, was set up to advance science in the interest of the people, old and young, professional and lay. So, ho...
Climate change and pollution effects seen on Palau
Iconic jellyfish in saltwater lakes are disappearing.
Lab Notes: These high-tech mouthguards predict concussions
If you've been watching the Women's Rugby World Cup, you may have noticed players have been wearing special mouthguards that light up when they've suf...
Uncovering the mystery of Palau’s ancient terraces
Sophie Ly takes us to Palau to meet scientists and traditional knowledge custodians who are working together to uncover the secrets of Palau’s ancient...
Lab Notes: After the SPF scandal — how is sunscreen tested?
Australia’s known for having some of the world’s toughest sunscreen standards, but in June, that reputation was rocked.
Independent testing of...
Quantum biology, two botanic gardens, and the importance of archaeology
Just as quantum physics is poised to launch computing into a new era of capability, researchers are seeing the first signs of quantum effects in biolo...
Lab Notes: Move over, NASA — Australia's heading back into space
When you think of leaders in the space sector, big hitters like NASA and private companies like SpaceX spring to mind.
But since the very beginn...
Bird navigation, reducing food waste and a tribute to John Clarke
As The Science Show concludes its celebration of 50 years, we remember John Clarke’s contributions to early Science Shows and point to a film just rel...
Lab Notes: Why your hay fever will get worse with climate change
One in four Australians get hay fever, and as the planet warms, our seasonal sneezes and sniffles are tipped to get much, much worse.
The Science Show celebrates 50 years
Join us for highlights from fifty years of The Science Show including Fred Dagg, who helps us with the big questions: what is it all about and why are...
Lab Notes: Why do whales beach themselves?
Every now and again, dozens or even hundreds of perfectly healthy looking whales strand themselves on a beach. Scientists have a few theories on why t...
Complex molecules in space – how they formed and how they got here
Samples from asteroids have helped build a theory of the origin of complex molecules and how they made it to Earth.
Lab Notes: The fall of the food pyramid
Fresh Australian dietary guidelines are due next year, and they’ll likely focus on the health of the planet as well as people.
Gene editing brings promise for genetic blood disorders
Small chemical groups inserted or removed from around DNA may affect gene expression and so be a way to control genetic blood disorders such as sickle...
Lab Notes: The native ants that take down cane toads
Meat ants don't sound like the most endearing Australian animals. These purple-red insects are super territorial, swarming and biting anything that th...
Back to the dark ages for American research?
Is the US shooting itself in the foot, or shooting itself in the head? As Donald Trump removes funding for medical research, climate research and more...
The Science Show
Is the US shooting itself in the foot, or shooting itself in the head? As Donald Trump removes funding for medical research, climate research and more...
Lab Notes: How do I avoid eating and breathing microplastics?
It's impossible to escape microplastics. They're in our food and water, and the air around us is teeming with them.
So considering they're all a...
Climatic changes everywhere as the world’s oceans become hotter
A 100-yr flood is now a more regular occurrence in the German town of Passau, bringing widespread destruction, another local impact of a planet gettin...
Lab Notes: What's quantum mechanics ever done for me?
It feels like you can't go a week without hearing about some new quantum technology which promises to change our lives for the better.
But quan...
Tracing the 100-year history of quantum mechanics
There was a famous debate. And truly weird ideas about how the universe works at a subatomic level. Shelby Traynor traces the history of quantum mecha...
Lab Notes: Why some mums have all boys or all girls
If you've given birth to three daughters, what are the odds that your next child will also be a girl?
One in two, right? Well … maybe not.
...
Australia's forgotten inventor brothers
Discover the story of a pair of brothers who invented an early electric scooter, humidicrib, fax machine, Olympic scoreboard — and much more! — in the...
Lab Notes: Can bottom trawling be a sustainable way to fish?
A huge net, weighed down by heavy chains, swiftly sweeps across the ocean floor, scooping up everything in its path.
This type of fishing, call...
The trees that harness lightning to kill their rivals
In an electrifying episode of the Science Show, find out how getting struck by a bolt from the heavens can help at least one species of tall tree not...
Lab Notes: The telescope redefining the Universe
In the three years since the James Webb Space Telescope sent back its first images, it's pulled back the veil on a whole bunch of mind-blowing cosmic...
What does it take to bring back an extinct animal?
We hear from scientists who push the boundaries of creation, whether that's building wild and wacky snack flavours (successfully) or cloning extinct t...
Lab Notes: What we can learn from the world’s cleanest air
We often hear about places where the air quality is bad, even dangerous, but what about where the air is the cleanest on Earth?
That air can be...
A portrait of philosopher Karl Popper
Karl Popper (1902-1994) is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the twentieth century. Alan Saunders presented this portrait of...
Lab Notes: How Ozempic stops food cravings
A weekly injection that stops that hankering for hot chips and donuts?
Many people on Ozempic and similar medications report this phenomenon, sa...
Celebrating Charles Todd and the overland telegraph
The overland telegraph connecting Australia to the world was completed just over 150 years ago. It was built due to the dedication of a public servant...
Lab Notes: The tiny beetle ravaging Perth's trees
It's the size of a sesame seed, but it could cause unfathomable destruction to Australia's forests and urban canopy.
A beetle called the polypha...
Professor Roger Short, reproductive biologist
Roger Short (1930-2021) discusses influences in his early life, and some of his research achievements including melatonin as a controller of circadian...
Lab Notes: What makes Sydney's cockies so clever?
First they learnt how to flip open wheelie bin lids. Now they're using water fountains.
Masters of the urban landscape, sulphur-crested cockatoo...
Hang on – we’re about to enter a wormhole!
Get ready for gravitons, dark photons and transition states. Kathryn Zurek takes us on a tour of the bewildering world of quantum physics.
Lab Notes: How microscopic algae can devastate ocean life
A couple of months ago, a killer started mobilising off the South Australian shore — one that would wipe out marine life, make surfers feel sick, and...
Black white and green
People have been in the Australian wilderness for generations. But can people be considered part of the natural landscape or will they always have an...