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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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Step into the supermarket and there's plastic around just about everything, even mangoes — and not all that packaging will be properly disposed of.So with around 20 million tonnes of plastic polluting the environment each year, not to mention the potential health effects of microplastics, is there a better, more environmentally friendly alternative?You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Edward Attenborough, chemical engineer and chemist at Monash UniversityMore information:Bacterial species-structure-property relationships of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers produced on simple sugars for thin film applicationsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Taungurung people.
Space is integral to our modern world, supporting mapping, land care, agriculture, mining, fire prevention and so much more.
Professor Jagadish puzzles why support of Australian Science is so wanting and says business should see their R&D spend as an investment.
Amal Osman from Flinders University, an ABC Top 5 scientist in 2025 describes sleep apnea, and her work developing new treatments for this debilitating condition.
Robyn Williams meets Superstar of STEM marine biologist Rebecca Duncan.
Robyn Williams meets Superstar of STEM Nicola Lo, an environmental engineer and project manager with Colliers Engineering & Design.
Astrophotographers have had another great month, with the aurora australis lighting up night skies as far north as southern Queensland.And while you might've heard that the best of this bunch of auroras is behind us, don't put your camera away just yet. There's good reason to think the southern lights will illuminate the sky well into 2026.It all depends on what the Sun shoots in our direction … and we might find ourselves in the firing line more often over the next few months.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Brett Carter, space weather researcher at RMIT UniversityMore information:The Sun Reversed Its Decades-long Weakening Trend in 2008When the southern lights are seen further northThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Taungurung people.
It exists for of 10-25 seconds. If you blink, you’ll miss it.
Howe Zhu describes his research area of human computer interaction, and says we should more aware of how technology is changing our behaviour.
The movement and path of lava is a result of lava temperature, its viscosity and the surface over which it flows.
Jas Chambers is the new president of Science & Technology Australia. She comes with ideas to help boost science graduates.
Veena Sahajwalla launched The Best Australian Science Writing 2025 at UNSW this last week. For Veena, story-telling is the bridge between research and community understanding. Science writing builds trust and provides context.
With fewer graduates, it’s unlikely Australia will have the geologists needed to produce what’s being promised.
It looks like most of Australia is in for a warmer-than-usual summer this year.That's according to the Bureau of Meteorology's long-range forecast, which was released in October.So — without a crystal ball — how do meteorologists make weather predictions so far out, how accurate are they, and how is climate change affecting them?You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Karl Braganza, National Manager of Climate Services at the Bureau of MeteorologyMore information:BOM's first long-range summer forecast shows increased chance of extreme heatThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Taungurung people.
This year’s winner, Paula Taylor from The ACT Academy of Future Skills describes her approach to supporting teachers to be exceptional STEM educators.
Fine droplets of seawater sent high into the atmosphere could increase cloud formation and reflect more of the sun’s heat.
A panel discussion featuring Bragg Science Writing prize winner Tabitha Carvan and runners-up Angus Dalton and James Purtill.
Thanks in part to 18th-century nuns, we now know that having children and breastfeeding reduces a mum's risk of developing breast cancer for years, even until her kid is well into primary school.Now Australian scientists have discovered how breastfeeding specifically enlists the immune system to protect against an aggressive and hard-to-treat type of breast cancer.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Sherene Loi, medical oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Extra information:Parity and lactation induce T cell mediated breast cancer protectionHaving children and breastfeeding reduces breast cancer risk by triggering immune system, study findsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
A Roman shipwreck contained lead ingots. Should they be retained as a link to the past, or be utilised for their unique quality allowing experiments to be performed in the search for dark matter?
Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology has received the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her pioneering research which transformed how the world understands the airborne transmission of disease and indoor air pollution.
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