The Science Show

The longest survey of our southern skies — The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) — has just begun from the Vera Rubin Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert.
Over the next 10 years, the largest digital camera on Earth will look at the same patches of sky time and again, aiming to record exploding stars, new asteroids, and maybe find what's behind dark energy.
Jonathan Webb gets sucked into grand cosmic questions with Dr Anais Möller, as they discuss how astronomers are getting a head start on their research from the survey.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Dr Anais Möller, Senior Research Fellow Swinburne University
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Rubin's Ocean of StarsFink brokerThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.

* Celebrating Charles Todd, father of the overland telegraph* Diverse background ideal for leader in pioneering science* Mirror life risks catastrophe* Future Right Now reveals concerns of young people* Botany courses becoming an endangered species

This year has been one of the worst starts to the snow season since records began. And it's a trend that researchers say will only continue in the years to come. 
But what's causing this change? What's the outlook for the rest of this ski season, and should we all just be booking a holiday to Japan? 
Jonathan Webb goes off-piste with climate reporter Romy Stephens about what this all means. 
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Featuring:
Romy Stephens, climate reporter
Further information:
How snow machines have become the key ingredient for ski seasonsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.

* Gillard tribute to Ogilvie* The future of sleep* Fossil graveyards an archive of climate and ecology* How bacteria behave in the body* White possums in peril

Before any new therapy or medicine is placed on the shelves of a pharmacy, it needs to be tested in humans first.
What does that process look like? And who are the people testing these new drugs?
Jonathan Webb goes behind the curtain of clinical trials with health reporter Lauren Roberts to take a look at what happens in Australia.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Featuring:
Lauren Roberts, health reporter
Further information:
Richard Scolyer encouraged Australians to enrol in research. Here's how to get involvedAustralian Clinical TrialsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.