Ian Chubb discusses the Ambitious Australia review he led into research in Australia.
Monster winds on alien worlds
08/05/2026 | 5 mins.
Winds are so fast on distant planets they’d blow your socks off.
Scientific challenges in Australia’s tropical north
08/05/2026 | 8 mins.
Professor of Sociology Stewart Lockie at James Cook University in Cairns says people with different expertise working together on reef conservation and restoration in northern Queensland are producing results.
Vaccines from mammal cells
08/05/2026 | 6 mins.
Since the 1940s, vaccines have been made using the eggs of chickens. A new process uses cells from a dog. Belinda Smith finds out more.
David Attenborough celebrates 100 years
08/05/2026 | 20 mins.
We hear examples of a brilliant career and how the young David nearly failed his BBC television audition because “his teeth were too big!”
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