x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

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

science natural sciences

All Episodes

0:08:31

Hush!

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/02

Music is being used at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital to bring serenity and a sense of calm to patients, family, and medical staff.

en

0:09:44

Passau in Southern Germany – the town with three rivers

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/02

With no flood plain, river water in Passau can rise high and quickly threatening people and property. And when the water rises, students in the university town come together for swift community action.

en

0:09:17

Oceans are becoming hotter, long-term trends show

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/08/02

Matthew England is studying global changes in ocean heat and circulation. The AMOC - the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is showing signs of slowing, and as it does, impacts are being felt across the globe.

en

0:08:45

Peter Rose, editor of Australian Book Review retires

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/26

Peter Rose has been editor of Australian Book Review for 24 years. As he retires, a scientific writing fellowship at ABR has been launched.

en

0:25:44

The centenary of quantum mechanics

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/26

Shelby Traynor traces the birth and irresistible growth of the quantum revolution.

en

0:12:37

Jeremy Leggett wins US$500,000 Blue Planet Prize

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/26

The Blue Planet Prize is presented by the Asahi Glass Foundation of Japan for outstanding achievement in helping provide solutions to global environmental problems.

en

0:05:32

Canada burns again

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/26

Animals play crucial roles in ecosystems and are being lost to fire on a massive scale. Resse Halter reports on Canada’s wildfires.

en

0:10:33

The bandicoot with a butterfly on its back

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/19

The Nullarbor barred bandicoot (Perameles papillon) was identified as a new species in 2018, despite being extinct for nearly a century. Until recently, all scientists had of the bandicoots were a handful of museum specimens and one black and white glass slide. Now two photographs of the species have been discovered at the University of Melbourne, revealing details about how the animals looked when they were alive.

en

0:11:06

The Australian brothers who made everything from EVs...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/19

Electric scooter, humidicrib, fax machine, Olympic scoreboard — versions of all these inventions (and hundreds more) were created by a pair of brothers, Donald and Edward Both, in their South Australian workshop from the 1930s.

en

0:13:00

Power from the motion of the ocean

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/19

A wave energy generator trial has been running at Albany on WA's south coast. Researchers say these offshore devices, if scaled up, could be a useful source of renewable power.

en

0:05:51

Not all seaweeds will suffer under climate change

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/19

We know that the warming world is devastating ecosystems, but it's not always because organisms are struggling. This is especially the case in the ocean, where different seaweed species can have very different reactions to changing conditions.

en

0:15:37

Why some trees want to be struck by lightning

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/12

Getting blasted by a bolt from the heavens usually spells the end for trees, but some species not only survive these strikes, they thrive.

en

0:15:53

A Samoan stone tool puzzle … cracked?

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/12

Tools such as adzes have been found in the thousands in Samoa, each crafted from volcanic basalt. But without harder materials to shape these cutting tools, the question remains: how were they made?

en

0:09:01

Weird and wonderful surprises in old books

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/12

Pages made of goat skin, bright blue inks of powdered precious stones, the occasional bubonic plague flea — we hear about some of the marvels found in books made centuries ago.

en

0:12:16

The science behind weird and wonderful chip flavours

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/05

The humble crisp has come a long way since its invention more than 200 years ago.You can get them in flavours such as bolognese, cheeseburger and beef rendang … which taste uncannily like bolognese, cheeseburger, and beef rendang.So how are these complex flavours made, and how do food chemists get them tasting so close to the real deal?

en

0:15:27

How to bring a frog back from the dead … well, nearly

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/05

Nearly two decades ago, a small group of scientists in Australia came surprisingly close to resurrecting the extinct gastric brooding frog. Hear from the scientists involved about the highs and lows of de-extinction efforts, and the challenges facing researchers today.

en

0:11:21

A silver lining to US research funding woes

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/07/05

Since President Donald Trump retook office, the state of research in the States has been precarious for many, with billions of dollars of proposed cuts from science and health research.But there is a silver lining: other countries such as Australia are implementing programs to recruit US researchers looking to relocate.

en

0:16:14

Dogs help eradicate rats on Lord Howe Island

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/07

Pauline Newman meets biosecurity officer Brent Madden who explains how a dog’s obsession with tennis balls is used to elicit a desired behaviour.

en

0:13:33

Tim Entwisle – The Sceptical Botanist

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/07

Challenging ideas such as whether plants communicate and planting according to cycles of the moon - a healthy scepticism presented with hope and vision.

en

0:08:50

Here comes Roger

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/06/07

Professor Marilyn Renfree describes the genius and spirit of her late husband reproductive biologist Roger Short.

en

298 results

Similar Podcasts

X Minus 1 - Old Time Radio Show

Inception Point Ai

Science, Spoken

WIRED

This Week in Space (Audio)

TWiT

DarshanTalks Podcast

Darshan Kulkarni

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM