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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.

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0:15:33

Lead ingots from a Roman shipwreck - a battle between...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/11/07

A Roman shipwreck contained lead ingots. Should they be retained as a link to the past, or be utilised for their unique quality allowing experiments to be performed in the search for dark matter?

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0:35:17

2025 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/11/07

Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology has received the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her pioneering research which transformed how the world understands the airborne transmission of disease and indoor air pollution.

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0:13:53

Lab Notes: How your brain chooses your next snack

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/11/04

It's mid-afternoon and time for a treat! Do you choose a healthy piece of fruit, or do you head straight for the chocolate? It turns out that well before we consciously decide what we're going to eat, our brain has already weighed up our choices — and in a fraction of a second. Now a new study shows which food attributes are processed by our brain faster than others, and how this might influence our dietary decisions. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with

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0:10:52

Plant diseases impact native vegetation, gardens, crops

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/31

Brett Summerell describes work being done at the Mt Annan Royal Botanic Garden southwest of Sydney understanding fungal diseases impacting plants everywhere including native vegetation, urban gardens and crops.

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0:13:36

The Stronger Sex

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/31

Author Starre Vartan shows how women surpass men in endurance, flexibility, immunity, pain tolerance, and the ultimate test of any human body: longevity.

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0:07:58

Our understanding of changes in biodiversity over...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/31

Our understanding of the evolution of biodiversity is based on fossil evidence. But so much more may lie buried and reveal a different story.

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0:08:02

Ancient people took wallabies to islands in canoes

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/31

Evidence suggests that as early as 12,800 years ago, people captured wild wallabies from the then joined Australia - New Guinea mainland and transported them in canoes to islands sometimes hundreds of kilometres away.

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0:11:44

New Scientist continues in print, boosts on-line

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/31

Editor Catherine de Lange says New Scientist will continue to be printed and new younger readers will be encouraged through the digital edition, a podcast, and live events.

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0:07:34

Robots well suited to dangerous drudge work in the...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/24

Robots are ideal in chemistry labs undertaking repetitive and dangerous tasks.

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0:12:04

Science OK in the UK

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/24

Outgoing president of the Royal Society says the UK public accepts the importance of science and those in power must be reminded of the importance of maintained funding.

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0:07:19

How rocks tell the history of Earth

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/24

The Earth writes its own history, and it can be seen in the physical, chemical and biological components of rocks.

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0:05:36

Signs of life beyond Earth?

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/24

Some meteorites come with signs of chemical reactions found in life on Earth.

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0:09:50

Greenhouse paint boosts usable light for plants

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/24

New materials applied to agricultural greenhouses as a paint coating boosts red light for plant growth increased yields.

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0:06:22

US Honeybees in steep decline

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

A recent study has shown the loss of 62% of managed bee hives across the United States.

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0:06:22

US Honeybees in steep decline

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

A recent study has shown the loss of 62% of managed bee hives across the United States.

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0:06:05

Transfigured Sea – interweaving of human lives and...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

On the shores of the ocean, Laura and Daphne fantasise that they are mother and daughter. They both have problems in their past, which they need to resolve.

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0:11:31

Charles Todd celebrated at Adelaide’s Marriott Hotel

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

Robyn Williams is joined by hotel manager Paul Gallop for a tour of Adelaide’s Marriott hotel and it’s displays commemorating the work of Charles Todd.

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0:14:14

Uncertainty – a key aspect of our lives

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

David Spiegelhalter offers a data-driven guide to how we should best live with risk and uncertainty.

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0:15:07

World watching Australia’s social media ban for...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

Evidence of harm of social media on young people is limited, but the effects are obvious.

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0:10:59

Jonathon Porritt charts lives of young British...

The Science Show - Separate stories podcast ·

2025/10/17

Love, Anger and Betrayal follows 26 young British citizens as protest against the ongoing use of fossil fuels.

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