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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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Fossil fish site in central NSW now in safe hands and Manly festival celebrates beauty and importance of seaweed Mar 13, 2021

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Less security than a barista for early career researchers in Australia Fossil fish site in central NSW now in safe hands A tribute to Japan’s father of seismology Seaweed festival celebrates importance and joy of seaweed

How Rosalind Franklin aided our pandemic response and attracting the world’s top researchers, despite COVID Mar 06, 2021

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COVID pandemic an apt time to rewrite the significance of Rosalind Franklin Iceberg introduces children to Antarctica Scheme attracts the world’s top researchers to Australia Changing language brings pain for some The Botany of Gin

Changing climate questions where and how we build close to forested areas, and investigating the top speed of sound Feb 27, 2021

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New approach needed for urban settlements after apocalyptic bushfires Plans for the Australian Space Agency Sharing the overview effect Investigating the upper limit to the speed of sound

Fish moving polewards and 3D printing of body parts Feb 20, 2021

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3D printers now producing body parts Fish moving polewards so they can breathe What led to Greta? Perovskites promise new ways of generating solar power Ten Journeys on a Fragile Planet

We’ve removed 90% of all large fish from the oceans. Just 10% to go. Feb 13, 2021

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Consciousness amongst animals and the story of the dire wolf Feb 06, 2021

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As mining causes roads to crack and houses to collapse, a Swedish city is moved Jan 30, 2021

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Science Extra: The Moon is more fun than Venus Jan 27, 2021

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Three missions to Mars, phosphine on Venus and water molecules on the Moon. ABC senior science reporter Genelle Weule looks back on the big space news of 2020, with science editor Jonathan Webb.

Howard Florey - the Australian researcher who developed penicillin Jan 23, 2021

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Serendipity, brilliance and hard work led to the development of penicillin, a drug that has saved billions of lives.

Science Extra: What happened to the COVIDSafe app? Jan 20, 2021

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What is QAnon and what’s it doing in Australia? What was behind the spread of misinformation during the Black Summer bushfires? And what went wrong with Australia’s ‘sunscreen’, COVIDSafe? Jonathan Webb speaks with the science unit's tech reporter James Purtill about 2020 in technology news.