The Science Show

1010 - How the US came close to losing half its science funding

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

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1010 - How the US came close to losing half its science funding

Sat, 28 Feb 2026
1009 - Lab Notes: The surprising history of the backyard sprinkler

Thu, 26 Feb 2026
1008 - Stories told by feet

Sat, 21 Feb 2026
1007 - Lab Notes: Why buying a star name is nonsense

Fri, 20 Feb 2026
1006 - Ancient humans lived in an Indonesian cave until Homo sapiens arrived

Sat, 14 Feb 2026
1005 - Lab Notes: Skincare, pregnancy and a minefield of mixed messages

Fri, 13 Feb 2026
1004 - Social media ban impacts political knowledge of young Australians

Sat, 07 Feb 2026
1003 - Lab Notes: Can we tap the brakes on energy-hungry AI?

Fri, 06 Feb 2026
1002 - Humpbacks threat, green cities and EVs, and origins of life

Sat, 31 Jan 2026
1001 - Lab Notes: What's behind the rising tree death rates?

Fri, 30 Jan 2026
1000 - Mysterious stellar object discovered

Sat, 24 Jan 2026
999 - Lab Notes: The oldest rock art in the world…that we know of

Fri, 23 Jan 2026
998 - Kiruna: The city that moved to make way for a mine

Sat, 17 Jan 2026
997 - Lab Notes: The Treaty of the Metre: how the metre came to be

Wed, 07 Jan 2026
996 - Lab Notes: Why UV levels are so high in Australia

Tue, 13 Jan 2026
995 - A portrait of Dame Miriam Rothschild

Sat, 10 Jan 2026
994 - Mary Somerville — Brilliant polymath, scientific genius

Sat, 03 Jan 2026
993 - Lab Notes: Why do whales strand en masse?

Tue, 30 Dec 2025
992 - Celebrating 50 years of The Science Show

Sat, 27 Dec 2025
991 - Lab Notes: Tips to reduce microplastics exposure

Tue, 23 Dec 2025
990 - Émilie du Châtelet - portrait of a leader of the Enlightenment

Sat, 20 Dec 2025
988 - Lab Notes: How is sunscreen SPF tested?

Tue, 16 Dec 2025
987 - Author Terry Pratchett’s links to science and Adelaide

Sat, 13 Dec 2025
986 - Lab Notes: How maths explains nature's weirdness

Tue, 09 Dec 2025
985 - Evidence shows no link between pain relief drugs and autism

Sat, 06 Dec 2025
984 - Lab Notes: Are bioplastics the future of packaging?

Tue, 02 Dec 2025
983 - 3 young high achievers in science, and Sydney hosts space conference

Sat, 29 Nov 2025
982 - Lab Notes: Why aurora season isn't over yet

Tue, 25 Nov 2025
981 - Rare earth minerals – we’ll need geologists to find them

Sat, 22 Nov 2025
980 - Lab Notes: How are long-range weather forecasts made?

Tue, 18 Nov 2025
979 - Bragg winners for science writing, more from the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science and water droplets used for geoengineering

Sat, 15 Nov 2025
978 - Lab Notes: How breastfeeding can protect against cancer

Tue, 11 Nov 2025
977 - The Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science and a dilemma over the appropriate use of artefacts from a Roman shipwreck

Sat, 08 Nov 2025
976 - Lab Notes: How your brain chooses your next snack

Tue, 04 Nov 2025
975 - The history of life on Earth may be very different to what we think

Sat, 01 Nov 2025
974 - Lab Notes: Times we thought we found aliens

Tue, 28 Oct 2025
973 - Paint additive boosts plant growth in greenhouses

Sat, 25 Oct 2025
972 - Lab Notes: The extinct ape-like human relative that made tools

Tue, 21 Oct 2025
971 - Teenagers encounter their challenges

Sat, 18 Oct 2025
970 - Lab Notes: How solar eclipses trick birds into singing

Tue, 14 Oct 2025
969 - 2025 Nobel Prizes plus more from the British Science Festival

Sat, 11 Oct 2025
968 - Lab Notes: How humpback whales bounced back

Tue, 07 Oct 2025
967 - Reports from The British Science Festival in Liverpool England

Sat, 04 Oct 2025
966 - Lab Notes: Why CO2 peaks at this time of year

Tue, 30 Sep 2025
965 - Climate change and pollution effects seen on Palau

Sat, 27 Sep 2025
964 - Lab Notes: These high-tech mouthguards predict concussions

Tue, 23 Sep 2025
963 - Uncovering the mystery of Palau’s ancient terraces

Sat, 20 Sep 2025
962 - Lab Notes: After the SPF scandal — how is sunscreen tested?

Tue, 16 Sep 2025
961 - Quantum biology, two botanic gardens, and the importance of archaeology

Sat, 13 Sep 2025
960 - Lab Notes: Move over, NASA — Australia's heading back into space

Tue, 09 Sep 2025

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