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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 271
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
A happy 99th birthday to a friend of The Science Show
Mansi Kasliwal describes how she detects supernovae – the massive stellar explosions where elements are formed. We learn how dung beetles saved the Australian environment from the big problem, and Da…
00:54:05 |
Sat 03 May 2025
Lab Notes: Where's my needle-free vaccine?
Hate getting needles? You're in good company — one in five people in Australia have needle fear.
00:14:01 |
Tue 29 Apr 2025
The wonder of sharks surviving for 500 million years
Sharks have survived 500 million years while mass extinctions have wiped out other species. Now, sharks are under threat.
00:53:50 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Lab Notes: Why did NASA spend a billion bucks on Lucy?
Somewhere out past Mars in the early hours of Easter Monday, a space probe called Lucy whizzed by an asteroid named Donaldjohanson.
Lucy then sent back images showing Donaldjohanson is about five ki…
00:13:00 |
Tue 22 Apr 2025
The power of palaeontology
Palaeontology helps reveal why some animals are in desperate need of help while others thrive.
00:52:38 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Lab Notes: Why sprinting sensation Gout Gout is so fast
Gout Gout is fast becoming the face of Australian athletics, regularly clocking blisteringly quick times over 100- and 200-metre sprints.
And he's only 17. Many think the best is yet to come.
So wh…
00:12:49 |
Tue 15 Apr 2025
New findings show how genetic mutations drive autoimmunity.
A protein in the immune system, DECTIN-1 - primarily responsible for defending the body against fungal infections, has been found to control the severity of autoimmune diseases such as irritable bowe…
00:54:05 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Lab Notes: How to decommission a nuclear power plant
We've been hearing a lot about a certain proposal to get nuclear power up and running in Australia, but little's been said about what happens when plants reach the end of their life.
Decommissioning…
00:13:47 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
A new approach for democracy, tracing ancient dead stars and does the soil have a biome?
Soils are too often neglected but caring for them brings many benefits for plant nutrition, human health and a boost for the farm economy.
00:54:07 |
Sat 05 Apr 2025
Lab Notes: Should we be putting pig parts in people?
Hearts, kidneys and now livers — over the past couple of years, surgeons have taken all these from gene-edited pigs and put them in people.
00:13:27 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
Net zero carbon emissions – a review of progress
Nick Rowley reviews out progress towards net zero carbon emissions, Jared Diamond proposes mining the sea floor, and California’s legacy of Albert Einstein.
00:53:17 |
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Lab Notes: Why have Saturn's rings 'vanished'?
As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn. A huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings. But those distinctive rings — the very things that give Saturn its pizzazz — have s…
00:11:48 |
Tue 25 Mar 2025
Landscape and islands
Lord Howe Island may appear an island paradise, but its ecology has been under intense pressure from invasive species such as rats and pigs. Now birds are being found with stomachs full of plastic.
00:54:06 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Lab Notes: The extreme conditions F1 drivers face in a race
They might be the epitome of cool, but Formula 1 race car drivers can get hot — really hot.
An F1 cockpit can heat up to 60 degrees Celsius, and this affects cognition — the last thing you want when…
00:13:33 |
Tue 18 Mar 2025
Your exposome, Kavli awards and more improbable research
80% of diseases are impacted by environment or lifestyle described as your exposome. Thomas Hartung expects information from studying the exposome will bring benefits on par with those brought by st…
00:52:12 |
Sat 15 Mar 2025
Lab Notes: 1 in 3 women get this infection. To cure it, treat men
For women who get bacterial vaginosis or BV, a common condition that can cause a fishy-smelling discharge, many will get it again (and again).
Why some people were prone to recurrent BV was a myster…
00:13:05 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
A crisis, an opera, and one of the greatest photos in history - The AAAS rides again.
America’s top research institutions face an uncertain future.
00:54:06 |
Sat 08 Mar 2025
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, saying they no longer have incessant thoughts about swee…
Tue 04 Mar 2025
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.
00:54:05 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
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.
Meanwhil…
00:13:24 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
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