The Science Show

By ABC AustraliaScience Natural Sciences

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The Science Show episodes

June 17, 2017 Celebrating Anne Deveson
Celebrating Anne Deveson.
54 min
June 10, 2017 Germs at war
How a mother’s health affects the foetus
Ominous signs for Larsen C ice shelf
DNA mutations used to track down source of melanomas
Cartoon introduces students to bacterial invaders
Looking for combinations of antibiotics for that knockout punch
Biometrics the key for improved online authentication
Shrinking the synchrotron
Wollongong academic wins Alan Alda science coms prize
54 min
June 03, 2017 The eclipse that helped launch American science
Ultrasound used to jump-start brain of a coma patient
Urgent action to save the Southern Black-throated Finch
Pollination secrets of Western Australian plants
Exposing the full effects of cuts to science and medical research
Racing for the total solar eclipse of 1878
Analysing wastewater reveals population health
Shifting electricity use to when demand and prices are low
Dear Science puts a science twist on agony aunt questions
54 min
May 27, 2017 Whales killed by red tide
E-records boost outcomes for companion animals
Controlling elephants in Sri Lanka
Message to a developing embryo
New bird guide covers Australia’s more than 900 species
Tracking the Latham’s snipe
Understanding protein structure may lead to treatment for amyloid diseases
Whales possible first megafauna victims of warming
Taking the geek out of artificial intelligence
The next direction for computing
54 min
May 20, 2017 BHP Science Award winners: Average age 15!
Early life on land dated at 3.5bn-year-old in Pilbara hot spring
Turbo charging crops to feed the billions
Honey offers beneficial boost to our biome
Big ideas from BHP Science and Engineering Awards finalists
Australian tax law splits science and humanities
Possible new treatment for phobias, from under the radar
55 min
May 13, 2017 More concerns about CSIRO
Budget almost silent on science and climate
John Church: Grim assessment of climate and CSIRO leadership
How the science tribe can wield more power
The formation of cyclones
Chronic fatigue traced to mitochondria
Viruses: ubiquitous, not always pathogenic and often beneficial
54 min
May 06, 2017 Waste - the resource, the barriers, and the possibilities
Waste - the resource, the barriers, and the possibilities.
54 min
April 29, 2017 How do you become a professor of physics at Harvard?
Pinning down the fast radio burst
Insects the next superfood?
Gila monster may help reveal evolution of sex chromosomes
Cosmic Shambles in Australia and New Zealand
Maths is all around us: Margaret Wertheim
Museum of Science Boston aims at young curiosity
Melissa Franklin: Harvard’s first female professor of physics
55 min
April 22, 2017 Marching for science
Soil carbon ‘a saviour’ in locking up carbon
CRISPR gene editing adapted from bacteria
Working through the Drake equation with Cosmic Vertigo
The threat to science and science integrity
55 min
April 15, 2017 Australia's human history older than thought
Australia's human history older than thought.
54 min

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The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.