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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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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 heat
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.
It's mid-afternoon and time for a treat! Do you choose a healthy piece of fruit, or do you head straight for the chocolate? It turns out that well before we consciously decide what we're going to eat, our brain has already weighed up our choices — and in a fraction of a second. Now a new study shows which food attributes are processed by our brain faster than others, and how this might influence our dietary decisions. 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:Violet Chae, PhD student at the University of Melbourne More information:Characterising the neural time-courses of food attribute representationsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
Brett Summerell describes work being done at the Mt Annan Royal Botanic Garden southwest of Sydney understanding fungal diseases impacting plants everywhere including native vegetation, urban gardens and crops.
Author Starre Vartan shows how women surpass men in endurance, flexibility, immunity, pain tolerance, and the ultimate test of any human body: longevity.
Our understanding of the evolution of biodiversity is based on fossil evidence. But so much more may lie buried and reveal a different story.
Evidence suggests that as early as 12,800 years ago, people captured wild wallabies from the then joined Australia - New Guinea mainland and transported them in canoes to islands sometimes hundreds of kilometres away.
Editor Catherine de Lange says New Scientist will continue to be printed and new younger readers will be encouraged through the digital edition, a podcast, and live events.
We have a mysterious visitor to our little patch of the cosmos this week: A comet called 3I/ATLAS. This icy, rocky ball is only the third interstellar object we've discovered zooming past our Sun. There are scientists who think the comet may be alien technology sent from another solar system to invade Earth, but space agencies poured cold water on this idea. So how will we know if we truly find evidence of extraterrestrial life? 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:Laura Driessen, radio astronomer at the University of Sydney Astronomers discover 3I/ATLAS — third interstellar object to visit our Solar SystemThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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