Could we live on Mars in the next 100 years? Do Space Rovers enjoy music? How quickly do scientists receive data from Mars?

NASA Scientist, Adrian Brown,  and Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

Terraforming, Rovers & Mars

Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Lucy Smith and their scientific guests, with a bunch of curious triple j listeners for a weekly injection of science, myth-bashing and answers!

Science

What's actually happening when you get the wind knocked out of you? Why does swallowing combat yawning? And could we ever visualise someone else's pain?

Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

Wine sneezes, yawning vs. swallowing and dimensions...

If the whole population stood in one spot and ran would the earth spin like a treadmill? What would happen if gravity didn’t exist? And are farts powerful enough to propel you in space?

Dave from Glass Animals asks these questions and more on this bonus episode of Science with Dr Karl.

BONUS EP: Space farts, dog breath and the Laws of Entropy

Why is it so dangerous to look directly at a solar eclipse? How do we know that all foods taste the same to every person? And the big question - do aliens exist? 

Dr Karl and special guest, Kirsten Banks, answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

Planet-eating stars, Dreamtime astronomy and the Potato Radius

Why does my voice wobble when I have vulnerable conversations? Why does food taste different at different temperatures? And how do you grow seedless mandarins if they have no seeds?

Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Bec Charlwood.

Tick bites, dirty diamonds and the bacteria takeover

What impact does trauma have on your memory? Why do chillies burn your tongue and lips but not your throat? And could octopuses take over the world? 

Dr Karl answers these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.

Terraforming, Rovers & Mars

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