The Science Show

Hearts, kidneys and now livers — over the past couple of years, surgeons have taken all these from gene-edited pigs and put them in people.

Nick Rowley reviews out progress towards net zero carbon emissions, Jared Diamond proposes mining the sea floor, and California’s legacy of Albert Einstein.

As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn. A huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings.  But those distinctive rings — the very things that give Saturn its pizzazz — have seemingly disappeared. 

So what’s going on, and when will they be back? 

Lord Howe Island may appear an island paradise, but its ecology has been under intense pressure from invasive species such as rats and pigs. Now birds are being found with stomachs full of plastic.

They might be the epitome of cool, but Formula 1 race car drivers can get hot — really hot.

An F1 cockpit can heat up to 60 degrees Celsius, and this affects cognition — the last thing you want when you're fanging around a track at 300kph.

This year, a new rule was introduced to give F1 drivers a bit of relief from that heat … which is just one of the risks of F1 racing.

Because we often hear about the performance of the cars in the race, but what about the humans behind the wheel?

80% of diseases are impacted by environment or lifestyle described as your exposome.  Thomas Hartung expects information from studying the exposome will bring benefits on par with those brought by studying the human genome.

For women who get bacterial vaginosis or BV, a common condition that can cause a fishy-smelling discharge, many will get it again (and again).

Why some people were prone to recurrent BV was a mystery … until now. 

Australian researchers have shown that BV-related bugs can be sexually transmitted, and treating male partners significantly cuts recurrence rates. 

America’s top research institutions face an uncertain future.

A weekly injection that stops that hankering for hot chips and donuts?

Many people on Ozempic and similar medications report this phenomenon, saying they no longer have incessant thoughts about sweets and fried food.

So how do these drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, work in the brain to dial down "food noise" and help people lose weight?

Naomi Oreskes talks about Donald Trump and her latest book The Big Myth ahead of her visit to Australia in early March.