Old mattresses are clogging up our waste stream in both quantity and difficulty in handling. Here we discuss a proposed scheme to find ways to deal with what has been an almost impossible problem till now.

Tripple P is a website that has information that can help all parents worried about parenting which (according to a recent survey) is a substantial majority! Here Carol Markie-Dadds introduces us to some pactical ideas and what the website is designed to provide.

Donkeys are one of many domesticated animals that are in danger of extingtion, especially in Spain. Here Dr Jarrod McKenna walks us through the use of IVF in helping to save the species, and why it is different to human IVF.

There was much hype toward the end of 2022 about some long awaited success in producing Fusion energy (as opposed to Fission!). Dr Jarrod McKenna helps up undersatnd the basics, why this is an important breakthrough, and why the promised infinite energy source is still "10 years away"...

Milly Formby is a young woman who has become so engaged with our shorebirds and their incredible migration, and their imminent existential threats, that she has devised a unique way to highlight their story - flying an ultra light aircraft around the country, dropping in on schools and other places where she can share the journey. Her website can be found here.

Dr Amin Soltan has received a prestigious Victorian Government award to further his study of biological polimers which can be used to stabilize soils for roadmaking, which is cheaper and much more environmentally beneficial than the current use of lime. It may also wrk better in some soils. The process may also be beneficial in agriculture and other building situations.

Prof Mark Crosby from the Monash University Business School helps us understand the use of interest rates to manage inflation and the complications around that.

We've heard a fair bit about this MRNA in relation to the production of vaccines but what is it and can it make us into some new life-form? Dr Jarrod McKenna explains.

A technique of detecting dna in water has been used to confirm the presence of platypus in many rivers around Victoria. Here we discuss the process with the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority, and the role of volunteers. A couple of surprising places they were found is also discussed.

Hooded Plovers are a sweet little shore-bird around Southern Australia, especially in Victoria. Unfortunately they are not smart nest-builders, just using a scrape in the sand above the tide-line. This puts them at great risk from predators, and from dogs and humans who tend to use the same beaches for recreation. Here we discuss a program to protect these sweet but foolish birds.