The Science Show

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The Science Show

A weekly Science and Natural Sciences podcast featuring Robyn Williams

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The Science Show

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The Science Show

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The Science Show

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The Science Show

A weekly Science and Natural Sciences podcast featuring Robyn Williams
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Michelle Simmons had received The Prime Minister's Science Prize for her work on quantum electronics.
Vale Phillip PlayfordUnearthing the geological history of central AustraliaChanging cities for the futureReflections by Zappa and ClarkeScience Friction returns 12th AugustPeter Mason -  physics, radio broadcasts and a contentious family h
Bryde’s whale seen year-round in Australian east coast waters and reports from the British Science Festival.
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.
This week we look at some brilliant figures in science who after being allowed to fade from memory are now at last being recognised.
After more than twenty years of observations, Tamara Davis has revealed that dark energy, the mysterious force driving the expansion of the universe may not be constant.
It might be the largest telescope humans will ever build. We visit the site in Chile’s high dry Atacama Desert.
Richard Fidler speaks to author Alison Bashford who has written about a hundred years of modern science and culture, told through a one family history.
Plastic is being eaten by seabirds. Some migratory birds can no longer fly. And micro amounts are entering the cells of other creatures. Including us.
The first Science Show was broadcast on 30th August 1975. This week’s program takes a suitably cosmic view of Australia, its origins and its future.
A new chemical reaction eliminates 6 steps in the manufacture of some drugs promising big savings of time and money.
CRISPR is the most powerful means of gene editing ever developed. It led to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier being awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2020. Jennifer Doudna speaks with Merlin Crossley about CRISPR, its capabilit
Drought in the Amazon has left the forest tinder dry and now burning out of control. Wilderness areas and national parks across north America are on fire. The effects of climate change are hitting hard with threats of major shifts to world wea
We go to the Scottish Highlands where biodiversity is being reintroduced to cleared fields, and a comic book explores biodiversity in our guts where bacteria perform essential services.
As temperatures rise, it is estimated one billion people will be displaced from their land.
The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to be combined as one in 2026. So how do you start a new university? You could look at the most successful universities and see what makes them great. Stanford University, ju
The ocean depths may be out of sight, but they play an important role in climate and the cycling of nutrients.
The ocean depths may be out of sight, but they play an important role in climate and the cycling of nutrients.
From deep within a mountain in Italy, scientists hope increasingly sophisticated experiments are closing in on the hidden matter of the universe.
For the next big steps in physics many believe it's time for a shake-up of the field's core theories - including those proposed by Einstein himself.
Deep in an abandoned silver mine in Germany, seismometres monitor the song of the Earth - including its most mysterious rumbles.
Just as DNA is unique, it turns out other molecules may also be unique. 
Paul Ehrlich has released a memoir. It covers his decades of science and activism. There have been some improvements. But mostly his concerns are even stronger.
I00 million years ago, there were more species of monotreme, the egg-laying mammals such as today’s platypus and echidna at Lightning Ridge in northern NSW than anywhere else on earth, past or present.
David Lindenmayer reveals the ugly truth and what’s really happening in our magnificent tall forests.
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