Self Improvement Wednesday

How we give big tasks to the tiniest of creatures

Find out all about the curious white whale Migaloo, who looks like an iceberg underwater. Your teacher for Self Improvement Wednesday is Dr Vanessa Pirotta, Wildlife Scientist at Macquarie University.

Ever wondered how those ethereal mineral formations are created in caves? Prof Andy Baker, cave and karst expert at UNSW’s School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences is your teacher this week for Self Improvement Wednesday.

Learn all about the the prehistoric-looking alligator snapping turtle. It's the largest freshwater turtle in North America and among the largest in the world. With its spiked shell, beaklike jaws, and thick, scaled tail, this species is often referred to as the "dinosaur of the turtle world." Ben Britton, Director of the Wild Cat Conservation Centre joins Richard Glover for Self Improvement Wednesday.

Australians consume on average almost twice the recommended amount of salt per day.

They're the most diverse plant family in the world and they've managed to survive in all kinds of environments thanks to a whole lot of kooky and deceptive survival techniques. Learn about some of the sneaky tactics used by orchids with Distinguished Professor Kingsley Dixon from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University.

Train carriages, station platforms and other transport like buses and ferries are also some of the most-used public spaces in our cities – many thousands of us share these intimate spaces with strangers every day.

The lines of succession to the British Throne

Virgil was the Roman poet credited with keeping the flies out of Naples.

The wet weather has driven many insects out of their homes to seek shelter elsewhere — often in our homes.