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Almost a quarter of the glaciers in one of the world’s last pristine ecosystems have melted from climate change, according to new research from Monash University. The finding has scientists reiterating calls for decisive climate action as they brace for devastating consequences to biodiversity on Heard Island, a sub-Antarctic island and Australian external territory about … Continued
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Great radio talent behind National Science Week stories up for grabs around Australia Are you at risk of thunderstorm asthma? Find out with allergy sufferer, aerobiologist and Superstar of STEM Dr Kira Hughes (Melbourne-based talent) Striptease meets ‘dirty’ science. Find out why Dubbo girl and ANU researcher Dr Karina Judd channels alter-ego, Roxie, for an adults-only exploration of earth sciences. (Canberra-based … Continued
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RELEASED: Friday 1 August 2025 Australia’s Most Underrated Native Animal? ABC Wants You to Decide This Science Week As part of National Science Week 2025, ABC Radio National is calling on audiences to vote for Australia’s Most Underrated Native Animal. These aren’t the usual cuddly crowd-pleasers, but the ugly, the annoying, and the … Continued
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In a study published today, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the nursery rhymes often sung by humans to their young. “Leopard seal songs have a surprisingly structured temporal pattern,” says Lucinda Chambers, a UNSW PhD candidate and lead author of … Continued
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Great National Science Week wildlife stories up for grabs now around Australia Australia is big! CSIRO wants volunteers to find and photograph our flora and fauna – national Frog saunas and spa treatments fight deadly fungus – Canberra Call of the wild: why citizen scientists need tech upskilling – Gold Coast and online Why birds … Continued
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Great National Science Week family-friendly stories up for grabs now around Australia Follow food from lips to lavatory in the giant inflatable Poo Palace – Newcastle, NSW Aussie girl-geek band tour palaeo-musical show – Adelaide, Alice Springs, Perth and Geraldton Minions meet physics – Melbourne, VIC 50 ways to die in space – Brisbane, QLD Science of chocolate – … Continued
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Great National Science Week for 55+ audiences stories up for grabs now around Australia Computer programmers aged 55+ wanted. No experience required – Greenway, ACT Crochet meets maths with cocktails – Joondalup, WA Pharmacies of the future: 3D-printed pills, nanomedicine and more – Brisbane, QLD Do you want to live forever? Hear what neuroscience and health … Continued
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Great National Science Week Indigenous stories up for grabs now around Australia Multimedia project captures 65,000+ years of Indigenous Knowledge through voices of elders, scientists and environmentalists – online Remote school students use baited underwater cameras to explore croc-filled billabongs – Ramingining, NT Burning lessons from County: virtual ‘fire lab’ tour with Melbourne researchers applying Indigenous … Continued
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Great National Science Week education stories up for grabs now around Australia Enter the ‘Ittyverse’: Aussie kids’ poems on ‘small, tiny, nano things’ during Quantum Year – online Remote school students use baited underwater cameras to explore croc-filled billabongs – Ramingining, NT Australian Space Agency funds primary school ‘Mission: SPACE’ program – online Preschoolers dissect owl vomit … Continued
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Great National Science Week food and drink stories up for grabs now around Australia Experimenting with beer – Hobart, TAS What’s cooking in 2050 and 2100? – Gladstone, QLD Science of chocolate – Latrobe, TAS Space farmers and cooks wanted – Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and national online Wine science in song – Adelaide, SA Growing food … Continued
