It seems that there has been something of an explosion in some insect populations, so we asked Dr David Yeats of the CSIRO Australian National Insect Collection to fill us in on what might be going on, and wondered if this fitted with the stories of world-wide insect decline.

In some parts of Europe waste has been used to create energy but it has not been applied in Australia. Here we discuss a proposal from Opal Paper Mills in Maryvale, Latrobe Valley, Victoria. What are the benefits, is it overall environmentally positive?

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.