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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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1Paul Davies retraces one of the great engineering achievements of the 19th century – the construction of a telegraph wire from the UK to Australia.
More than 30 years ago, astronomers came up with the bold idea to build the world’s biggest radio telescopes.One is now taking shape in the Western Australian outback, where scientists and engineers are installing more than 130,000 Christmas-tree-shaped antennas onto the red earth.And those stunning auroras over the past year? There’s a good chance we’ll see more colourful displays in 2025.All that and more with ABC Science digital executive producer Genelle Weule and University of Sydney astronomer and 2024 ABC Science Top Fiver Dr Laura Driessen.
Bianca Nogrady traces the scientific journey of astronomer and Prime Minister’s Science Prize winner Matthew Bailes.
A signal that stumped seismologists for a year has finally been identified. And an author takes us to a distant location.
Momelotinib, a drug to help treat myelofibrosis has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, a rare achievement for an all-Australian team.
Opalised fossils previously overlooked at the Australian Museum have overturned our understanding of the origin of mammals with the emergence of a whole new age of mammals: The Age of Monotremes.
Platypuses in NSW are carrying PFAS chemicals many times over accepted levels indicate widespread contamination
Gay behaviour has been observed amongst at least 1,500 animal species.
Tianyi Ma at RMIT Melbourne has won the Prime Minister’s Physical Science Prize for his work producing cheaper hydrogen and using captured carbon dioxide for the green production of basic chemicals.
Tim Mendham tells us about Alfred Russel Wallace who worked with Darwin establishing theories of evolution and natural selection but who is barely known.
Bryde’s whale seen year-round in Australian east coast waters and reports from the British Science Festival.
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.
This week we look at some brilliant figures in science who after being allowed to fade from memory are now at last being recognised.
After more than twenty years of observations, Tamara Davis has revealed that dark energy, the mysterious force driving the expansion of the universe may not be constant.
It might be the largest telescope humans will ever build. We visit the site in Chile’s high dry Atacama Desert.
Richard Fidler speaks to author Alison Bashford who has written about a hundred years of modern science and culture, told through a one family history.
Plastic is being eaten by seabirds. Some migratory birds can no longer fly. And micro amounts are entering the cells of other creatures. Including us.
The first Science Show was broadcast on 30th August 1975. This week’s program takes a suitably cosmic view of Australia, its origins and its future.
A new chemical reaction eliminates 6 steps in the manufacture of some drugs promising big savings of time and money.
CRISPR is the most powerful means of gene editing ever developed. It led to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier being awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2020. Jennifer Doudna speaks with Merlin Crossley about CRISPR, its capability, and the ethical questions which arise.
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