How many species live around your house?
In the COVID lockdown of 2020, three housemates decided to count.
They thought there’d only be a handful, but the number kept rising and rising.
Could their simple suburban Queenslander house be the next candidate for a new national park?
Featuring:
Dr Matt Holden, Mathematician, University of Queensland.
Dr And ... Show More
Oct 25
Killer whales attack boat
Martin was sailing from the UK to Greece when a pod of orcas tried to sink his boat. Sounds like a one-off? Think again. Reports of killer whales attacking ships date back to the 6th century. So, after all these centuries, have we finally figured out why?Featuring:Martin Evans, U ... Show More
26m 33s
Aug 2025
Animals in the year 20202025
What do scientists think animals might be like millions of years from now? (First published in 2021) Guests: Benji Jones, senior correspondent at Vox; David Willard, ornithologist at Chicago's Field Museum; Liz Alter, marine biologist at San José State University; Jingmai O'Conno ... Show More
27m 19s
Mar 2020
Q&A: COVID-19, Solar Storms & Ancient Teeth
What happens if you overwater a plant? How does gravity actually work? And should we be cancelling mass events to contain the coronavirus? It's Q&A time on the show, and this week Phil Sansom is joined by a brainy panel of experts: plant biologist Nadia Radzman, particle physicis ... Show More
59m 30s