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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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Mar 1, 2025 • 54min
Naomi Oreskes The Big Myth and a new theory for the origin of black holes
Naomi Oreskes talks about Donald Trump and her latest book The Big Myth ahead of her visit to Australia in early March.
Feb 25, 2025 • 13min
Lab Notes: Are we on the brink of another pandemic?
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is currently ripping through the US, infecting wild animals, livestock and people. One person has died, and around 70 more infections have been confirmed.Meanwhile, the Trump administration has made massive cuts to the nation's leading science and health agencies, and announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization.As the risk of another pandemic rises, what does all this mean for us in Australia?
Feb 22, 2025 • 53min
Scope for all as some cities leap ahead with green initiatives
San Antonio Texas has restored the San Antonio River encouraging plants and animals back to the city.
Feb 18, 2025 • 13min
Lab Notes: What history can teach us about ‘city-killer’ asteroids
An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 is causing a stir among the space community and a frenzy in the media. It currently has a 2.3 per cent chance of crashing into Earth three days before Christmas in 2032. But this is not our first asteroid rodeo. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Feb 15, 2025 • 54min
Vale Felicia Huppert
Vale the Professor of Happiness Felicia Huppert
Feb 11, 2025 • 14min
Lab Notes: Varroa is here but honey bees strike back
Varroa is the parasite responsible for destroying bee colonies all around the world and is regarded as "the greatest biological threat to Australia's honey bee population."The good news is that some honey bees can fight back. And they're being helped by breeders, scientists and artificial insemination on the tiniest scale.Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Feb 8, 2025 • 54min
The wonder of Australia’s deserts
Unlike other deserts, Australian deserts experience occasional high rainfall. It supports a unique ecology.
Feb 4, 2025 • 14min
Lab Notes: Why the Australian sun has a real sting to it
Australia's summer UV levels are high enough to cause sunburn in as little as 11 minutes.Yet the summer sun in the Northern Hemisphere rarely feels that full on.So why does our sunlight have that extra "bite"?Spoiler: it's not the hole in the ozone layer.Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Feb 1, 2025 • 54min
Old rocks, old humans, old sharks, and links to today
Opals, ancient humans and sharks dating back 465 million years. This week we see how today’s world has been shaped from the distant past.
Jan 28, 2025 • 13min
Lab Notes: More than whale food — krill are climate heroes
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) do much more than fill whales' bellies. These tiny crustaceans also play a huge role in Earth's carbon cycle.They sequester around 40 million tonnes of carbon each year, mostly in their poo — that's the equivalent of taking 35 million cars off the road.Yet there's plenty we don't know about these thumb-sized critters.Now a new study has revealed what they get up to under the Antarctic winter sea ice, and how this behaviour affects carbon calculations.Dive into the secret life of krill on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
