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Dec 7, 2024 • 53min

Mysterious signal and a mysterious place

A signal that stumped seismologists for a year has finally been identified. And an author takes us to a distant location.
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Nov 30, 2024 • 54min

PM’s Innovation Prize for childhood cancer drug

Momelotinib, a drug to help treat myelofibrosis has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, a rare achievement for an all-Australian team.
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Nov 23, 2024 • 54min

Australia’s “Indiana Jones” and the lost Age of Mammals

Opalised fossils previously overlooked at the Australian Museum have overturned our understanding of the origin of mammals with the emergence of a whole new age of mammals: The Age of Monotremes.
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Nov 16, 2024 • 54min

Prime Minister’s teaching prizes, platypuses with high PFAS and house bricks from sugar cane waste

Platypuses in NSW are carrying PFAS chemicals many times over accepted levels indicate widespread contamination
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Nov 9, 2024 • 52min

Big astronomical flash imminent and gay behaviour across the animal world

Gay behaviour has been observed amongst at least 1,500 animal species.
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Nov 2, 2024 • 53min

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

Tianyi Ma at RMIT Melbourne has won the Prime Minister’s Physical Science Prize for his work producing cheaper hydrogen and using captured carbon dioxide for the green production of basic chemicals.
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Oct 26, 2024 • 54min

Stephen Hawking’s voice – and what he left behind!

Tim Mendham tells us about Alfred Russel Wallace who worked with Darwin establishing theories of evolution and natural selection but who is barely known.
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Oct 19, 2024 • 54min

Bryde’s whales prolific in east coast Australian waters

Bryde’s whale seen year-round in Australian east coast waters and reports from the British Science Festival.
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Oct 12, 2024 • 53min

Nobel Prizes, Prime Minister's Science Prizes, unis under pressure, and remembering Mawson

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.
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Oct 5, 2024 • 54min

Surprise Hon Doc for Rose, but why did we forget Louise?

This week we look at some brilliant figures in science who after being allowed to fade from memory are now at last being recognised.

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