Millions, perhaps billions of sharks teeth lie on the ocean floor. Valuable mineral deposits collect on their fossilised remains. Now they are viewed as a resource and if exploited devastation will come to an little known ecosystem.

Millions, perhaps billions of sharks teeth lie on the ocean floor. Valuable mineral deposits collect on their fossilised remains. Now they are viewed as a resource and if exploited devastation will come to an little known ecosystem.

Deep sea nodules, ideas in ecology, and three brilliant scientists not always on the money

Plus the tree bark which hosts a whole world of methane-absorbing microbes.

Plus the tree bark which hosts a whole world of methane-absorbing microbes.

The big cats that stalked early humans and why ancient concrete outlasts the modern stuff

Deep in an old gold mine in South Dakota, scientists witnessed a flash of energy in a giant pool of xenon. Some in the astronomical community are pretty excited, saying this is our best hint yet at what dark matter is. How do we know, why does it matter — and what happens next?Jonathan Webb shines a light on dark matter with Dr Theresa Fruth, who was involved in the potential discovery.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: <a href="mailto:labnotes@abc.net.au" target="_blank">labnotes@abc.net.au</a>Featuring:<ul><li>Dr Theresa Fruth, University of Sydney</li></ul>Further information:<a href="https://lz.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/08/LZ_Preprint_260901_Dark_Matter_EFT_Nuclear_Recoil_Search_at_Higher_Energies.pdf">'Exciting hint' of dark matter spotted by LUX-ZEPLIN detector, physicists report</a><a href="https://lz.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/08/LZ_Preprint_260901_Dark_Matter_EFT_Nuclear_Recoil_Search_at_Higher_Energies.pdf">Search for dark matter particle interactions in an extended nuclear recoil energy window with the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment</a>This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.

Deep in an old gold mine in South Dakota, scientists witnessed a flash of energy in a giant pool of xenon. Some in the astronomical community are pretty excited, saying this is our best hint yet at what dark matter is. How do we know, why does it matter — and what happens next? Jonathan Webb shines a light on dark matter with Dr Theresa Fruth, who was involved in the potential discovery. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au Featuring:Dr Theresa Fruth, University of SydneyFurther information: 'Exciting hint' of dark matter spotted by LUX-ZEPLIN detector, physicists report Search for dark matter particle interactions in an extended nuclear recoil energy window with the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.

Deep in an old gold mine in South Dakota, scientists witnessed a flash of energy in a giant pool of xenon. Some in the astronomical community are pretty excited, saying this is our best hint yet at what dark matter is. How do we know, why does it matter — and what happens next?Jonathan Webb shines a light on dark matter with Dr Theresa Fruth, who was involved in the potential discovery.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: <a href="mailto:labnotes@abc.net.au" rel="noopener noreferrer">labnotes@abc.net.au</a>Featuring:<ul><li>Dr Theresa Fruth, University of Sydney</li></ul>Further information:<a href="https://lz.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/08/LZ_Preprint_260901_Dark_Matter_EFT_Nuclear_Recoil_Search_at_Higher_Energies.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Exciting hint' of dark matter spotted by LUX-ZEPLIN detector, physicists report</a><a href="https://lz.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/08/LZ_Preprint_260901_Dark_Matter_EFT_Nuclear_Recoil_Search_at_Higher_Energies.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Search for dark matter particle interactions in an extended nuclear recoil energy window with the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment</a>This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.

Lab Notes: Have we found dark matter?

And botanists intervene to save a plant that may have become sterile

And botanists intervene to save a plant that may have become sterile

AI boost for people with dyslexia and how algorithms shape what we read

AI is getting so good at maths that it is now tackling, and apparently solving, some of the hardest mathematical problems that exist. But as huge companies like OpenAI and Anthropic race to outdo each other, human mathematicians are getting caught in the crossfire... and their field is changing forever. Jonathan Webb speaks to ABC AI Technology Reporter Cam Wilson about the furore over the Navier-Stokes equations and the million-dollar Millennium Prize.Featuring:<ul><li>Cam Wilson, AI Reporter at ABC.</li><li>Professor Tristan Buckmaster, Mathematician at New York University.</li></ul>You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: <a href="mailto:labnotes@abc.net.au" target="_blank">labnotes@abc.net.au</a>This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Kaurna people.

AI is getting so good at maths that it is now tackling, and apparently solving, some of the hardest mathematical problems that exist. But as huge companies like OpenAI and Anthropic race to outdo each other, human mathematicians are getting caught in the crossfire... and their field is changing forever. Jonathan Webb speaks to ABC AI Technology Reporter Cam Wilson about the furore over the Navier-Stokes equations and the million-dollar Millennium Prize. Featuring:Cam Wilson, AI Reporter at ABC.Professor Tristan Buckmaster, Mathematician at New York University.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Kaurna people.

AI is getting so good at maths that it is now tackling, and apparently solving, some of the hardest mathematical problems that exist. But as huge companies like OpenAI and Anthropic race to outdo each other, human mathematicians are getting caught in the crossfire... and their field is changing forever.&nbsp;Jonathan Webb speaks to ABC AI Technology Reporter Cam Wilson about the furore over the Navier-Stokes equations and the million-dollar Millennium Prize.Featuring:<ul><li>Cam Wilson, AI Reporter at ABC.</li><li>Professor Tristan Buckmaster, Mathematician at New York University.</li></ul>You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: <a href="mailto:labnotes@abc.net.au" rel="noopener noreferrer">labnotes@abc.net.au</a>This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Kaurna people.

Lab Notes: The AI maths wars

Giant Magellan Telescope the game changer in astronomy
LHC ready for run 2
SE Asian waters devastated - fisheries close to collapse
Large discrepancies in reports of fish catches
Which sperm gets the chocolates?
Australian post docs in Asia - Part 2

Giant Magellan Telescope the game changer in astronomy LHC ready for run 2 SE Asian waters devastated - fisheries close to collapse Large discrepancies in reports of fish catches Which sperm gets the chocolates? Australian post docs in Asia - Part 2

Huge science

Testing for vision problems after stroke
Australian post docs in Asia - Part 1
Generation IV nuclear reactors safer, more efficient, with less waste
Innovation in Israel – where failure is just part of the road to success
UK end of life directives unethical says physician

Testing for vision problems after stroke Australian post docs in Asia - Part 1 Generation IV nuclear reactors safer, more efficient, with less waste Innovation in Israel – where failure is just part of the road to success UK end of life directives unethical says physician

A diplomat, a physicist and an ethicist walked into a bar...

Survival of the cheapest

Expedition to show the effects of climate change
Geoengineering – a stimulus for change, an excuse to continue, or even possible?
The movement of material into, around and out of black holes
New idea for the formation of the earliest black holes
Investigating the origins of RNA and life
How life became complex
Satellites help map and track disease
Networks of cameras record fireballs in the sky

Expedition to show the effects of climate change Geoengineering – a stimulus for change, an excuse to continue, or even possible? The movement of material into, around and out of black holes New idea for the formation of the earliest black holes Investigating the origins of RNA and life How life became complex Satellites help map and track disease Networks of cameras record fireballs in the sky

Black holes became obese

Call for politicians to share power for a workable democracy
How babies react to vowel sounds
AAAS reaches out to the next generation of scientists
Schoolgirls investigate forensics and the treatment of brain tumours
‘Renaissance of interest’ in STEM - science, technology, engineering, maths in US students
How computer use affects students’ posture
New material for treating back fractures
New science prize to reward commercial success
Dogs - bred to be our best animal friend

Call for politicians to share power for a workable democracy How babies react to vowel sounds AAAS reaches out to the next generation of scientists Schoolgirls investigate forensics and the treatment of brain tumours ‘Renaissance of interest’ in STEM - science, technology, engineering, maths in US students How computer use affects students’ posture New material for treating back fractures New science prize to reward commercial success Dogs - bred to be our best animal friend

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