Podcast Profile: nan
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9 episodes
2007
Median: 26 minutes
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Science
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'Ecosystem engineers' returned to desert decades after local extinctionBy Bill Ormonde
Topic:Feel Good
Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.
Artemis III pilot Luca Parmitano recalls witnessing bushfires from spaceTopic:Space Exploration
Algal bloom information 'inconsistent', amid survey of health impacts of the bloomTopic:Algal Blooms
Shackleton's hut could pose explosive risk to Antarctic explorersTopic:Antarctic Research
'Nothing off the table': Coogee drone ban lifted, shark culls not ruled outTopic:Shark Attacks
The sword that links feared pirates to Britain's greatest naval heroTopic:History
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Install the ABC News App to stay up to date with the latest newsLatest Science newsPolice say man thankful after drug arrest halts lethal mushroom mix-upA man dodges potentially fatal poisoning after allegedly mistaking lethal death cap mushrooms for their hallucinogenic counterparts while illegally foraging in southern Western Australia.
Topic:Police
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 8:00amWed 17 Jun 2026 at 8:00amWed 17 Jun 2026 at 8:00am
Rabbits are everywhere in the wild, so why is rabbit meat so expensive?Once a cheap meat for families doing it tough, the price and availability of rabbit means it has gone from family dinner to fine dining.
Topic:Agricultural Pest Control
Tue 16 Jun 2026 at 3:22pmTue 16 Jun 2026 at 3:22pm
Beer microbiologist's orchid hobby helping document rare species in FrankstonRobert Mitchell's interest in rare orchids in the area around Frankston results in him naming three and penning a research paper.
Topic:Environment
Tue 16 Jun 2026 at 9:22amTue 16 Jun 2026 at 9:22amTue 16 Jun 2026 at 9:22am
Outbreak of this Victorian-era disease labelled a 'health disaster and tragedy'Forty-two babies in Australia died from congenital syphilis between 2011 and 2025, with the outbreak driving health workers into communities to raise awareness of the old-world disease.
Topic:Disease Outbreak
Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 7:52amMon 15 Jun 2026 at 7:52amMon 15 Jun 2026 at 7:52am
AI company set to become Tasmania's largest power userArtificial intelligence company Firmus Technologies will become Tasmania's biggest power user if its ambitions to establish three "AI factories" in the state come to fruition.
Topic:AI
Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 12:28pmMon 15 Jun 2026 at 12:28pmMon 15 Jun 2026 at 12:28pm
Is SpaceX worth $3 trillion? Of course not, but that's not the pointTo get a sense of the difference between the Tesla and SpaceX IPOs, consider that 1.7 billion seconds ago was 1972, when Elton John released Rocket Man, while 1.7 trillion seconds ago was 52,000BC, when we shared the planet with Neanderthals.
AAnalysis by Alan Kohler
Mon 15 Jun 2026 at 6:15amMon 15 Jun 2026 at 6:15amMon 15 Jun 2026 at 6:15am
Satellite images reveal missing Antarctic ice the 'size of France'Scientists say a chunk of winter sea ice the size of France off the Antarctic coast has failed to form this year.
Topic:Climate Change
Sun 14 Jun 2026 at 4:00pmSun 14 Jun 2026 at 4:00pmSun 14 Jun 2026 at 4:00pm
People delight in finding wildflowers all year round in WAWA has a reputation for putting on incredible wildflower displays, with those on the ground saying you can find something special all year round.
Topic:Flower Gardens
Sun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:01amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:01amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:01am
'Straight to landfill': Compostable packaging but nowhere to compost itThe ACT mandates reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging at all public events, but nearly all of it ends up in landfill because there is no facility to compost it.
Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
Sun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:06amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:06amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 10:06am
Australia's AI access cut after Trump orderThe US government restrictions cite national security concerns over the AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
Topic:AI
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 3:18pmSat 13 Jun 2026 at 3:18pmSat 13 Jun 2026 at 3:18pm
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Latest science videoWorld's largest whale graveyard found in the Indian OceanTopic:Marine Biology
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China's Zhuque-2E Y6 rocket launches two new satellites into orbitTopic:Spacecraft
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Mystery blue streak spotted over southern QueenslandTopic:Spacecraft
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Locusts in VictoriaTopic:Pests - Horticulture
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Could the AI boom be a bubble?Topic:AI
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Search continues for missing Tasmanian devil 'Mary'Topic:Animal Behaviour
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The disturbing role of ChatGPT in mass shootingsTopic:AI Ethics
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Rabbit Restraint: Developing a biological control to reduce feral rabbit numbersTopic:Pests
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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
Has Audio Duration: 54 minutes 36 seconds.54m
How worried should we be about China?Topic:World Politics
Has Audio Duration: 25 minutes 16 seconds.25m
Scientific fraud and ChinaTopic:Science and Technology
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The Chinese space raceTopic:Space
Has Audio Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds.9m
Chinese food, fonts, flora and faunaTopic:Lifestyle
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"Strong evidence" of citrus canker in NTTopic:Plant Diseases
Has Audio Duration: 15 minutes 39 seconds.15m
Best of Books and Arts: Nicola Barker, Red Room Poetry, Barangaroo Project, Book to FilmTopic:Arts, Culture and Entertainment
Has Audio Duration: 53 minutes 51 seconds.53m
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Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Science author interviews • Space exploration and astronaut experiences • Mars rovers • Environmental science • Stem-cell and medical research • Primatology and animal behaviour • Philosophy alongside science
This podcast features interview-based conversations with prominent scientists, explorers, and science communicators, focusing on how major ideas in science are developed, explained, and experienced. Across the episodes, the hosts draw out big-picture narratives that connect research to broader questions about the world, often through discussion of widely read science books and the personal journeys behind them.
A recurring theme is making complex scientific fields accessible through storytelling. Listeners hear about efforts to synthesize “how everything works,” from physics and chemistry through biology and Earth science, alongside reflections on how evidence is gathered, how uncertainty is handled, and how scientific understanding changes over time. Space exploration is another prominent strand, with firsthand accounts that convey the realities of astronaut life and mission work, including the physical sensations of launch and weightlessness as well as the impact of major events in spaceflight history.
The podcast also spends time on life sciences and medicine, including discussions that touch on biomedical research such as stem cells and immunology. Nature and animal behaviour appear through the perspective of field research, particularly long-term study of primates and what it reveals about cognition, social life, and conservation. Some conversations bridge science with philosophy and public life, using dialogue between researchers and thinkers to examine how scientific knowledge intersects with ethics, culture, and the way people seek meaning from scientific progress.