We find out how some carnivorous pitcher plants give home to ants and bats, speak to a researcher about why bandicoots have more diverse forelimbs than other marsupials, and look at the linguistics of taxonomy with some funny species names, although they're not all funny-funny.
New research on the Hagfish reveals alternative gill function. Rewilding may be a way to protect endangered species; The festival of Astronomy and Light is part of Science Week 2015
Hosts: Stu Burns, Chris Lassig Guests: Manisha Bhardwaj;
We talk to physics student Cleo Loi, who discovered giant plasma tubes in the Earth's magnetosphere, and we scratch around the evolution of both body lice and the bacterium that caused the Black Death.
The first Basking Shark this centruy found in Australia; Rhino horns may be dyed to prevent poaching, and the Hubble Space telescope celebrates 25 years in space.
Hosts: Stu Burns, Chris Lassig Guests: Claire Farrugia, Manisha Bardwhaj
Chris explains why we sometimes need to add a second to keep our time accurate on earth. Claire looks into the weird world of parthenogensis: animals with only a mother.
Bats in America are being killed by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome, but a common bacteria may be the key to beating it. Bacteria and yeast could also soon be used to manufacture morphine and other opiates—possibly with the help of a centrifuge, a machine that relies on either centrifugal or centripetal force—which do you believe is real?
Drilling from coal seam gas in Australia poses environmental risks, through leaks of wastewater and fugitive emissions, but don't let that get you down as a positive attitude is good for your health.
Antonie Leeuwenhoek made some startling discoveries in the 17th century. And non-conventional gas extraction is not always fracking, but what happens when it is?
We find out why the violet sits before red on the colour wheel, despite being at the opposite end of the rainbow, we hear how birds evolved their beaks and we take a look at poor, neglected dwarf planet Pluto.
