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The science of friendship
Friendship led ancient humans to cooperate and gain an edge over predators. Compassion is seen among 25 primates and other animals. Today we explore these qualities and meet scientists investigating the role of friendship in our evolution and our lives in the modern world.
The amazing world of alpine plants
Today we meet the people at the forefront of studying alpine plants - including how trees and plants survive in deep snow and ferocious winds. We visit the mushroom lab to discovery why fungi are essential to life on earth and find out what seed collection in the Colorado mountains is teaching us how to adapt in a changing climate...
Meet the man who changed the world forever
Sir Mark Oliphant of Adelaide was the main person missing from the film Oppenheimer. It was Sir Mark who carried the letter from European scientists to New York to convince the American President that Hitler was trying to make an atomic bomb and needed to be beaten to the chilling quest. It led to the Manhattan Project...
Big things
The Iter Tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is due for completion next year. In the US, a smaller cheaper reactor is also gearing up.
US National Center for Atmospheric Research
Join Robyn Williams and meet scientists at one of the world’s centres for the study of climate and weather.
Microorganisms support all life, and plastic in creatures’ guts
Microplastics are everywhere and impacting ecosystems.
Supernova!
A supernova has been observed in great detail just 3.5 light years from Earth… and that’s close!
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They’ve lived since the time of the dinosaurs. But the outlook is grim for Tasmania’s Maugean skate.
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A great range of scientific and technical achievements were made in China hundreds of years earlier than in Europe.
Improved photosynthesis may increase crop yields
More efficient molecules inside plants could bring a big increase in crop yields.