Microorganisms support all life, and plastic in creaturesâ guts
Microplastics are everywhere and impacting ecosystems.
Microplastics are everywhere and impacting ecosystems.
A supernova has been observed in great detail just 3.5 light years from Earth⦠and thatâs close!
Theyâve lived since the time of the dinosaurs. But the outlook is grim for Tasmaniaâs Maugean skate.
A great range of scientific and technical achievements were made in China hundreds of years earlier than in Europe.
More efficient molecules inside plants could bring a big increase in crop yields.
Failing crops and dwindling water supply are forcing change to the traditional lifestyles of PNG highlanders.
People know their sports stars, and their rock stars. Why donât they know the stars of science who have helped shape our world? The Science Showâs Top 100 Australian Scientists hopes to generate discussion and raise the profile of Australiaâs world class scientists.
Aspects of mental health and psychology.
Diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) doubled over the past year, and the cost of doing that increased substantially too.
And why do parents take so readily to singing to their babiesâespecially when it's time to change the nappy?
With Presenter of All in the Mind Sana Qadar
and Investigative Journalist Ange Lavoipierre
Hosted by Science Editor Jonathan Webb
He imagined the atomic bomb, believed in a world government, wrote books about science and science fiction and was the first popular communicator of scientific ideas. Today we commemorate the life and achievements of Herbert George Wells.
Clearly, there's no such thing as too much AI, you can't escape it; and we can't ignore avian 'flu, or 2023 being the hottest year on record; But, meanwhile ... CERN measured the dynamics of falling antimatter; primatologists measured menopause in chimps; Jupiter got new moons, Beethoven's hair gave up genetic intel, and the James Webb telescope filled in some knowledge gaps.
We're with Science Journalist Genelle Weule and Science Reporter Belinda Smith
He developed laws of motion, gravitation and mathematical calculus. But with his genius came myths and legends. Sharon Carleton presents a portrait of Isaac Newton.
If thereâs one medication thatâs got everyone talking itâs the antidiabetic medication semaglutide. The drug is often better known by one of its brand names, Ozempic, and itâs exploded in popularity mainly because of its weight loss effects. So whatâs happened due to the popularity and what could be coming next?
Also, while COVID has become less relevant in everyday discussions it certainly hasnât gone away. We havenât seen the rise of a major new variant, but SARS-CoV-2 hasnât been sitting still.Â
This week weâre joined by health reporters Tegan Taylor and Paige Cockburn.
Tim Flannery and Robyn Williams discuss how to communicate in a world of denialism, disinformation, and deep fakes.Â
The hottest tech story in 2023 has been the rise of artificial intelligence. ChatGPT burst onto the scene and became the fastest-growing internet app of all time, reaching more than 100 million users in only a few months. So what has been the result of ChatGPT and other generative AI?Â
Robyn Williams visited the telescope site prior to its completion in 1974. In 2014 he returned as astronomers celebrated 40 years.
Itâs been a big year for environment news: records broken, a new El Nino, and dire forecasts for a hot summer.
In this bonus episode, weâre diving deep into what happened in environment news in 2023, including ... the next frontiers of mining and potential environmental outcomes, possible good news about Amazon deforestation, and very worrying news about black swans.
Historian Tom Griffiths says a new kind of history is called for in the year of the Voice referendum. He wrote his essay Odyssey down under for Inside Story.
At the age of 87, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki has stepped down as host of CBC TVâs The Nature of Things. In May, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto hosted an evening with David Suzuki - Reflections of an Elder.
Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise. Antarctic ice shelves melt and the Amazon burns. Bob McDonald says the future is now.
We revisit a bold new Sunday night program in 1975, and coverage of the Apollo missions.
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