Science
What if we could RAT for STIs?
The Covid-19 pandemic made self-testing with RATs a household convenience - could we do the same with testing for sexually transmitted infections? Audio
What if we could RAT for STIs?
The Covid-19 pandemic made self-testing with RATs a household convenience - could we do the same with testing for sexually transmitted infections?
AudioHead knocks in junior rugby
What are the risks of head injury for players of contact sports such as rugby? Research is increasingly linking head knocks with neurodegenerative diseases later in life. Claire Concannon meets a…
AudioOur Changing World – Junior rugby research
Research has linked head knocks to neurodegenerative diseases later in life. How often are junior rugby players exposed to head injury? Scientists are following an entire season from start to finish… Audio
The science of Neuroaesthetics
Professor Susan Magsamen is the founder of the International Arts + Mind Lab at the Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She and Ivy Ross, he VP of design for… Audio
Fire-proof frogs emerge from the Australian bush fires of 2019
A surprisingly 'fire-proof frog' has emerged from 2019's Black Summer fires. Lead researcher, University of Newcastle's Dr Chad Berankek talks to Jesse. Audio
James Webb Telescope finds a new asteroid belt
New high resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show a newly discovered asteroid belt in a star system that sits about 25 light years from earth.
Scientists used the telescope… Audio
Why we perceive ourselves negatively as we age
A new study is unpacking why people become more likely to view themselves negatively as they age. Audio
New tool to help understand and treat Parkinson's
Researchers have discovered a new tool that could impact the understanding and treatment of Parkinson's. Dr Victor Dieriks, talks to Jesse. Audio
AI decoder can 'read' people's minds
Neuroscientists in the US have taken an unnerving step towards reading people's minds. Neuroscientist Alexander Huth talks to Jesse. Audio
Astronomers observe star eat a planet for first time
In a world first, scientists have observed the moment that a dying star consumed a planet - a fate that eventually awaits Earth.
While astronomers have previously seen planets just before and just… Audio
Our Changing World – The 2022 Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize
Meet the winner of the Prime Minister's Science Teacher Prize, Doug Walker. His hands-on experiments, exciting demonstrations, and development of a new general science course have seen science… Audio
Science: Lost elephant habitats, glass brick revival,
Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about a big study that's looked at the scale of loss of elephant habitat in Asia. Over three centuries two thirds of suitable habitat - an… Audio
Communicating science well particularly to vulnerable
Immunologist, Dianne Sika-Paotonu has just been named Science Communicator of the year in the Prime Minister's Science prizes. She was a prominent voice during the Covid-19 pandemic - explaining the… Audio
Stroke risk 'quite significant' in younger people - prize-winning scientist
Researchers who developed an app used to estimate a person's risk of stroke and give tips on how to prevent it has been awarded the Prime Minister's Science Prize. Audio
Stroke risk app wins PM's Science Prize
Scientists who invented an app that estimates a person's risk of stroke and gives tips on how to prevent it have been awarded the Prime Minister's Science Prize. The free Stroke Riskometer app is one… Audio
Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic?
Analysis - India's population has reached 1,425,775,850 people, surpassing China's population, according to UN estimates. The figures show challenges and possible benefits.
Special edition: Prime Minister's Science Prizes 2022
Meet the winners of the 2022 Prime Minister's Science Prizes! We go behind the scenes with the Emerging Scientist, Science Teacher and Future Scientist winners to learn about cutting-edge research… Audio
Special edition: Prime Minister's Science Prizes 2022
Meet the winners of the 2022 Prime Minister's Science Prizes! We go behind the scenes with the Emerging Scientist, Science Teacher and Future Scientist winners to learn about cutting-edge research…
AudioWe found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean
Comment - Anna Sobek was part of a team that discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth, 8000m down in the Pacific Ocean.
