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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Bragg winners for science writing, more from the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Sci...
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Lab Notes: How breastfeeding can protect against cancer
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The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science and a dilemma over the appropriate use o...
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Lab Notes: How your brain chooses your next snack
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The history of life on Earth may be very different to what we think
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Lab Notes: Times we thought we found aliens
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Paint additive boosts plant growth in greenhouses
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Lab Notes: The extinct ape-like human relative that made tools
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Teenagers encounter their challenges
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Lab Notes: How solar eclipses trick birds into singing
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2025 Nobel Prizes plus more from the British Science Festival
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Lab Notes: How humpback whales bounced back
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Reports from The British Science Festival in Liverpool England
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Lab Notes: Why CO2 peaks at this time of year
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Climate change and pollution effects seen on Palau
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Lab Notes: These high-tech mouthguards predict concussions
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Uncovering the mystery of Palau’s ancient terraces
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Lab Notes: After the SPF scandal — how is sunscreen tested?
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Quantum biology, two botanic gardens, and the importance of archaeology
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Lab Notes: Move over, NASA — Australia's heading back into space
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Bird navigation, reducing food waste and a tribute to John Clarke
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Lab Notes: Why your hay fever will get worse with climate change
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The Science Show celebrates 50 years
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Lab Notes: Why do whales beach themselves?
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Complex molecules in space – how they formed and how they got here
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Lab Notes: The fall of the food pyramid
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Gene editing brings promise for genetic blood disorders
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Lab Notes: The native ants that take down cane toads
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Back to the dark ages for American research?
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Lab Notes: How do I avoid eating and breathing microplastics?
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Climatic changes everywhere as the world’s oceans become hotter
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Lab Notes: What's quantum mechanics ever done for me?
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Tracing the 100-year history of quantum mechanics
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Lab Notes: Why some mums have all boys or all girls
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Australia's forgotten inventor brothers
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Lab Notes: Can bottom trawling be a sustainable way to fish?
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The trees that harness lightning to kill their rivals
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Lab Notes: The telescope redefining the Universe
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What does it take to bring back an extinct animal?
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Lab Notes: What we can learn from the world’s cleanest air
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A portrait of philosopher Karl Popper
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Lab Notes: How Ozempic stops food cravings
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Celebrating Charles Todd and the overland telegraph
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Lab Notes: The tiny beetle ravaging Perth's trees
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Professor Roger Short, reproductive biologist
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Lab Notes: What makes Sydney's cockies so clever?
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Hang on – we’re about to enter a wormhole!
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Lab Notes: How microscopic algae can devastate ocean life
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Black white and green
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Lab Notes: AI that outperforms humans is coming
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