The Science Show - Separate stories podcast
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 day
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 298
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Opals on Mars?
Jonica Newby visits the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge in western NSW and meets a geology professor obsessed with opals from childhood who made it his quest to discover how opals are formed.
00:17:14 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
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 ea…
00:13:19 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
Lab Notes: A debunked vaccine theory rears its ugly head — again
Robert F Kennedy Jr is tipped to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services. Over the years, RFK Jr has repeatedly pushed the claim that childhood vaccines cause autism spectrum disorder — a…
00:13:15 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
An example of leadership and fortitude
Bianca Nogrady traces the career of Matthew Bailes, 2024 winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
00:11:14 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
A L’Oreal winner for 2024
Emily Roycroft has been recognized for showing how the genomes of endangered populations such as koalas or Tasmanian Devils, can be strengthened by introducing greater biodiversity into a population.
00:06:52 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Weaver birds and cuckoos
David Lahti studies how weaver birds resist the efforts of egg mimicking cuckoos.
00:08:46 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Books flicked the love nature switch
Hayden Turner discusses Taronga Zoo’s Big Book of Animals and describes some of the zoo’s programs.
00:10:18 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Habituating chimps to the presence of humans
In Uganda, chimps are habituated to humans in ecotourism ventures.
00:02:16 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Some walk in the wood!
Last week on The Science Show we heard about a woman who rose from her bed in what seemed like an ordinary way. Today, all is revealed in a surreal setting that is not ordinary at all…
00:10:23 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
A walk in a mysterious place
An author reads an excerpt from his short fictional piece describing life in a mysterious distant location.
00:08:32 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Join a naturalist in Tasmania’s wilderness
Simon Grove writes about his love of Tasmania’s forests, mountains and shores.
00:09:15 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Oxford’s History of Science Museum celebrates 100 years
Join Robyn Williams on a tour of exhibits.
00:18:53 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Change in mongoose mating behaviour
Mongoose morphology and behaviour changes when their numbers are high.
00:08:06 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
What is that strong signal from the north?
A mystery baffled seismologists for a year. It has now been solved.
00:06:12 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Reena Du wins 2024 Bragg Student Prize for science writing
Reena's essay is titled ‘Biodiversity and community: Working together to protect the environment.’
00:02:06 |
Sat 07 Dec 2024
Breeding wheat to resist the heat
As temperatures rise new wheat strains are needed which are resistant to heat.
00:10:19 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Prime Minister’s Science Prize for Innovation 2024
Cytopia’s Professor Andrew F Wilks and Dr Chris Burns have been awarded the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation.
00:06:16 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
2024 Bragg Prizes
Bragg Prize winners describe their science writing on ancient cave art, to loving dogs.
00:19:44 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Opals on Mars?
Jonica Newby visits the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge in western NSW and meets the geology professor obsessed about opals from childhood who made it his quest to discover how opals are formed.
00:16:43 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Conservation research brings positive outcomes
Conservation research not only describes the pressure on native fauna and flora, but also leads to positive outcomes with effective wildlife management.
00:04:06 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
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