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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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Episodes

Harry Butler honoured and how a scientist fell in love with a fossil

Murdoch University's Harry Butler Institute honours the well-known warrior for the environment.

Feb 11, 2023•1 hr

A tour of the antimatter factory and John Wheeler remembered

Carl Smith takes us to the Antimatter factory.

Feb 04, 2023•1 hr

Hope from COP27 and atmospheric research from Germany’s highest peak

Jan 28, 2023•1 hr

The surprising Huxley family, certainty, and climate prospects for 2023

From T. H. Huxley - ‘Darwin’s Bulldog’ – to author Aldous Huxley to Nobel Prize winner Andrew Huxley, a new book tells the tale of this remarkable scientific family.

Jan 21, 2023•1 hr

The evolution of galaxies and chasing the big cosmological questions

A cosmological Science Show and competition emerging for Haydn’s Creation!

Jan 14, 2023•1 hr

Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics

Following experiments with peas and other plants, Gregor Mendel proposed a theory of inheritance which became the basis of modern biology.

Jan 07, 2023•1 hr

Celebrating Charles Todd and the overland telegraph

The overland telegraph connecting Australia to the world was completed 150 years ago. It was built due to the dedication of a public servant, Charles Todd.

Dec 31, 2022•1 hr

A portrait of Dame Miriam Rothschild

She was a world expert on fleas. Despite being self-taught, she was awarded doctorates from Cambridge and Oxford.

Dec 24, 2022•1 hr

Human impact on and response to changing climate

By mid-century, human activity will have doubled atmospheric greenhouse gases compared to the pre-industrial level.

Dec 17, 2022•1 hr

Smart cameras watch for anomalies, Prime Minister’s awards for top science teachers and DNA reveals the history of disease

DNA analysis suggests tuberculosis may have jumped to humans from seals.

Dec 10, 2022•1 hr

PM’s Prizes for Science, koalas, COP27 and Catherine the Great

PM’s Prizes for Science, koalas, COP and Catherine the Great

Dec 03, 2022•1 hr

Recovering aluminium from tailings, aluminium formate to absorb carbon dioxide from power station exhausts, and a Neanderthal family like us

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

Nov 26, 2022•1 hr

Best Australian Science Writing winners and prospects for computing

Subconsciously humans learn from their experiences. Giving this same information to computers is a big challenge.

Nov 19, 2022•1 hr

New technology brings added value to museum collections

More than 5 million specimens have been digitised at London's Natural History Museum. Just 75 million to go. It’s a slow journey, but the benefits will be immense.

Nov 12, 2022•1 hr

How crows use deception, saving freshwater turtles and the history of horses

Around 4,200 years ago, horses began accepting humans. Greger Larson describes the change in a species which changed the course of human history.

Nov 05, 2022•1 hr

Storms changing our coasts, plastic in the ocean, and a call for geoengineering

The Science Show presents unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

Oct 29, 2022•1 hr

How carbon is our friend and unravelling the mystery of communication in plants

The Science Show presents unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

Oct 22, 2022•1 hr

Grid batteries made in Australia and pumped hydro using abandoned underground mines

The Science Show presents unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

Oct 15, 2022•1 hr

Nobel Prizes, climate extremes and how science can help save us

The Science Show presents unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

Oct 08, 2022•1 hr