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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
StarStuff Podcast Gas from vigorous starbursts stops new stars forming. Also; Earth's biggest particle accelerator uncovered, and true age of Martian meteorites determined.
Tuesday, 30 July 2013 34
Great Moments in Science We're getting closer to answering one of life's big questions: Where did we come from? Dr Karl travels along the path of human evolution.
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
StarStuff Podcast Galaxies with the most active monster black holes close in on their neighbours. Also; a new moon around Neptune, and snowlines reveal where planets are born.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013 8
Great Moments in Science Only select chemicals can cross the blood-brain barrier. Dr Karl explains how your brain's amazing border security system works.
Wednesday, 17 July 2013
StarStuff Podcast How constant is the so-called constant of physics? Also; our solar system has a comet-like tail, and astronomers witness the birth of a star a hundred times more massive than the Sun.
Tuesday, 16 July 2013 4
Great Moments in Science Biorthythm 'theory' might have been hot in the '70s, but today it's definitely not. Dr Karl tosses this New Age fad in the recycling bin.
Wednesday, 10 July 2013 10
Great Moments in Science Don't confuse circadian rhythms with biorhythms - one is science, the other is just plain shonky, says Dr Karl.
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
StarStuff Podcast Mysterious radio bursts from across the universe detected by the Parkes radio telescope. Also; Earth creates its own mini-version of the solar wind, and star's magnetic cycle flips out astronomers.
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
StarStuff Podcast Two super-Earth planets detected in an open star cluster. Also; cosmic spider web catches astronomers, and Voyager's journey continues into unchartered territory.
Tuesday, 2 July 2013 13
Great Moments in Science A new first aid technique delivers oxygen straight into the bloodstream to keep you alive even if you can't breathe. Dr Karl explains how this invention can buy a few minutes of extra time.
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
StarStuff Podcast Spectacular death of a star recalibrates cosmic distance scales across the Universe. Also; black hole dust discovery surprises scientists, and what's speeding up the winds on Venus?
Tuesday, 25 June 2013 26
Great Moments in Science The US military's 'active denial system' uses microwaves to subdue people without supposedly injuring them. But in the wrong hands it could warm up more than last night's Thai takeaway, warns Dr Karl.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
StarStuff Podcast Discovery of new type of star provides fresh insights into stellar evolution. Also; dozens of new black holes found in the Andromeda galaxy, and China's longest human spaceflight mission in orbit.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 48
Great Moments in Science Does the Earth's mass change when we dig stuff up or send a rocket into space? Dr Karl puts planet Earth on the scales.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
StarStuff Podcast Scientists discover the missing link that explains how planets grow from specks of dust. Also; a strange cluster of stars raises profound questions about galactic evolution, and an asteroid zooms past Tasmania.