The great big shutdown that's brought parts of the US to a standstill, a hi-tech way to get medicine to kids in far-flung places, the super-fit Scot who ran her way into the history books, and the world's oldest living man bids farewell to the world he lived in for well over a century.

The winners and losers of a warming Antarctica, a frustrating end to a very long (and rather expensive) ocean search and what a Buddhist does with a million bucks.

YouTube cracks down on risky (and often level ten stupid) on-camera behaviour, some dapper dressers pay an unexpected visit to our western shores, the mysteries of the moon's dark side are somewhat revealed, and some very good news for next time that pesky cough just won't go away...

Another week, another Brexit mess... There's a big question mark over the UK's future as the PM struggles to drum up support for her EU deal! Also in today's ep, we gain a new appreciation for our tap water as one Aussie town sees brown, find out how the world's loneliest frog finally scored a date, and confront a tubful of pasta that could outlive us all.

The Aussie pollie with a new jingle that sounds suspiciously like a hit from the 80s, a YouTuber who's incredible vocal chords are catapulting her into stardom, why some of our rivers are full of rotting fish, and the place that's announced a very strange new rule for beach-goers.

How and why your compass might be pulling a sneaky on you, feeling hot hot hot in the Land Down Under, a pop star accused pettiness over his grand pool plans, and the egg blowing up the 'gram right now.

We find out if university graduates are likely to land a job, there's a bunch of bizarre gadgets on show at CES, a very, very tall clock is wowing residents of a town in Western Australia, and a turtle makes a wrong turn down a driveway.

2018 was a (shock horror) very hot year, visitors to Maria Island are being asked to leave wombats alone, and animals are getting stuck in unlikely places.

A 64 metre fatberg has horrified an English town, Mungo Man's final resting place is decided, Pauline Hanson wants to hand out 10 cents for caught cane toads, and an adorable dog shows off his wizarding skills.

A near miss for a helicopter pilot, the science behind why we're encountering all those pesky stingers, a deadly assignment from the Australian Reptile Park, and we find out how many of you have read Andy Griffiths this year. A lot, apparently.