Podcast Profile: nan
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9 episodes
2007
Median: 26 minutes
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Science
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WA's most famous shipwreck carried 400-year-old trade secretsBy Chloe Henville
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An analysis of cargo from one of Australia's best-known shipwrecks uncovers complex global trade routes from nearly 400 years ago.
Record-smashing El Niño points to spring of drought and firesTopic:Extreme Weather Events
One of world's rarest flowers being saved from brink of extinctionTopic:Botany
Neptune's moon system is bizarre. JWST data helps explain whyTopic:Planets
Code that deems native plants 'invasive' sparks clearing fears Topic:Land Clearing
Deadly H5N1 bird flu strain detected in Victoria for first timeTopic:Avian Influenza
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Install the ABC News App to stay up to date with the latest newsLatest Science newsCanberra food and garden waste collection scheme delayed a third timeThe rollout of a program to recycle food and garden waste into compost across Canberra, originally due to be introduced in 2023, has been delayed a third time, with the ACT government now aiming to introduce the scheme by 2030.
Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
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Chinese AI shakes up global marketsA new wave of cheaper, powerful Chinese AI models are gaining traction and challenging the dominance of US tech giants Anthropic and OpenAI.
Topic:AI
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Anthropic's Claude AI model hacks three companies during safety testsThe admission from Anthropic comes just days after rival company OpenAI revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long hacking spree at AI firm Hugging Face.
Topic:AI
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Expeditioners given 'substandard' clothing, leaking tents on sub-Antarctic islandThe Australian Antarctic Division says there are "lessons to be learnt" after expeditioners were issued with "substandard" clothing and leaking tents on an island about 4,000 kilometres south-west of the Australian mainland.
Topic:Occupational Health and Safety
Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 10:24amFri 31 Jul 2026 at 10:24am
A week after she was born, a Gazan baby contracted chickenpoxAs chickenpox spreads through Gaza's tent camps, the race to contain the virus is made harder by a lack of sanitation, overcrowding and summer heat.
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 4:37amFri 31 Jul 2026 at 4:37amFri 31 Jul 2026 at 4:37am
Why China's memory chips could help end 'RAMageddon'China's leading memory chip maker CXMT is emerging as a potential alternative source of memory for a market under strain from the AI boom, observers say.
Topic:AI
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'My body is your worst nightmare': Loving your body in the GLP-1 eraBody acceptance in a era when social media is awash with before-and-after weight-loss content and aggressive marketing from companies selling GLP-1 drugs can be hard. But these experts have some tips.
Topic:Health
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Taronga Zoo breeds rare snail back from brink of extinctionAbout 1,000 Campbell's keeled glass snails are settling into their new home in the crevices of a secluded valley on Norfolk Island, after being bred back from the brink of oblivion.
Topic:Animals
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:43amThu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:43amThu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:43am
Beekeepers plead for better access to varroa mite treatmentsBeekeepers want more drastic measures taken to manage the deadly parasite varroa mite amidst food security concerns.
Topic:Beekeeping
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Neil the seal's damage bill and management costs revealedThe cost of managing Neil the seal's biannual visits to Tasmania is in the tens of thousands of dollars, the environment department has revealed.
Topic:Animals
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Latest science videoChina's AI challenge to Silicon Valley dominanceTopic:Business, Economics and Finance
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Footage from camera mounted on the whale sharkTopic:Marine Biology
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Orca rams into sunfish so hard it explodesTopic:Animal Behaviour
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T-rex skeleton sells for $70 million at auctionTopic:Dinosaurs
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India's Skyroot takes off in first private orbital rocket missionTopic:Spacecraft
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The future of AITopic:AI
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Sharks feed on whale carcass off ExmouthTopic:Marine Biology
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China achieves first-ever controlled rocket recoveryTopic:Spacecraft
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Latest science audioFight against fire ants at tipping pointTopic:Biological Control
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Spotlight forum: the transition to clean energyTopic:Energy Industry
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How worried should we be about China?Topic:World Politics
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Scientific fraud and ChinaTopic:Science and Technology
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The Chinese space raceTopic:Space
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Chinese food, fonts, flora and faunaTopic:Lifestyle
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"Strong evidence" of citrus canker in NTTopic:Plant Diseases
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Best of Books and Arts: Nicola Barker, Red Room Poetry, Barangaroo Project, Book to FilmTopic:Arts, Culture and Entertainment
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Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Science author interviews • Popular science books • Space exploration and astronaut life • Mars missions • Climate and environment • Stem cell research • Primatology and animal behaviour • Science–philosophy discussions
This podcast presents interview-based conversations with prominent scientists, science communicators, and authors about major ideas in science and the stories behind them. Across the episodes, hosts from ABC’s science broadcasting team speak with guests whose work spans popular science writing, space exploration, biology, medicine, and environmental science. The discussions often use books or landmark careers as a starting point, then expand into the underlying scientific concepts and the wider context of discovery.
A recurring theme is making complex subjects accessible through narrative: explaining how we know what we know, how scientific fields connect, and what the process of research looks like in practice. Space and astronomy feature through accounts of Mars exploration and human spaceflight, including the lived experience of astronauts and reflections on pivotal moments in space program history. Life sciences also appear prominently, with conversations touching on animal behaviour and long-term field research, as well as biomedical topics such as stem cell science and medical research.
The show also includes perspectives that bridge science with broader culture and philosophy, pairing scientific expertise with reflective discussion about ideas, evidence, and the human side of curiosity. Overall, listeners can expect in-depth, person-centred interviews that use notable projects and publications to explore scientific knowledge, exploration, and research.