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Can You Taxidermy a Human?

With Chuckie Raven

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Why do West Aussies vape?

The popularity of vaping is on the rise, but one of its main appeals may come as a surprise.

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Will Maths Save Us All?

With Max Anderson Loake

We totally expect Max Anderson Loake to be a sports star on cereal box, a Nobel Prize winner or Prime …

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How ancient DNA is uncovering the mysteries of Australian biodiversity

If TV has taught us anything, it’s that DNA can solve crimes. But can it shed a light on prehistory? …

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Professor Mark Randolph: a model career

The latest inductee into WA’s Science Hall of Fame, Professor Mark Randolph, is an internationally-recognised geotechnical engineer and Professor of …

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Meet the winners of the 2020 WA Premier’s Science Awards

The annual Premier's Science Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding scientific achievements that are happening around the state of Western …

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What’s the worst sound in the world?

Screech! Bang! Crash! In the contest for 'Worst Sound in the World' there are many contenders. Who takes home the …

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Being too intelligent could hurt your chances of finding love

Research shows we’re wary of dating people with exceptional IQs – but should we be?

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Morgan Cox & Todd Bond: Student scientists studying space and sea

This year, at the 2020 Premier’s Science Awards, the ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year prize was awarded to two …

Dr Chris Brennan-Jones: giving kids a sound start to school

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Why do West Aussies vape?

Will Maths Save Us All?

How ancient DNA is uncovering the mysteries of Australian biodiversity

Professor Mark Randolph: a model career

Meet the winners of the 2020 WA Premier’s Science Awards

What’s the worst sound in the world?

Being too intelligent could hurt your chances of finding love

Morgan Cox & Todd Bond: Student scientists studying space and sea

Dr Chris Brennan-Jones: giving kids a sound start to school

Simone Harrington: riding the waves of emotion

Professor Ryan Lister: the on/off switch for our genes

Professor Steven Tingay: answering the big questions

Putting the ‘eye’ in AI: what can computers teach us about human vision?

Turning the phage on infectious diseases

Will COVID-19 result in fewer carbon emissions?

Ancient kitchen hidden by sea level rise

The varnishing point: Where science meets art

The very serious science behind the power of play

What Makes a Scientist?

The science of habits: how we make and break them

Music therapy: it’s all in the beat

How to sign ‘coronavirus’

How Do You Engineer Your Way Into The Circus?

Experiments in isolation

What about us? Why humans don’t live underground (much)

Are lazy people more efficient and innovative than we think?

The power of pets

Finding better ways to cool down as the climate heats up

How do you make science funny?

Why is this coronavirus such a threat?

Behind the vaccines: How science is building immunity

The new future of work

The psychology of mass panic and collective calm

Fear of the flush

Cancellation calculus: The maths of cancelled events

Speeding up healthcare with artificial intelligence

Changing climate, changing minds

Microbes on the mind

Getting curious about curiosity

Feeling the burn this summer

Saving the bay

The mind and body benefits of bouldering

Neurorehabilitation: fighting strokes with robotics

Flying (emotionally) blind

A day at a ‘body farm’

Professor Carol Bower: Putting the folate in your bread

Dr Adam Cross: Rebuilding our fragile landscapes

Jessica Kretzmann: Making breakthroughs in breast cancer treatment

Professor Phil Bland: A tale of chasing meteors

Professor Rob Newton: Why people with cancer need to exercise

WA Premier’s Science Award winners announced

A genome tale of Australia’s first peoples

Estimating the time of death … under water

How plans to live on Mars could reshape our homes on Earth

WA killer whales have Aussie accent

Ear, Nose, Throat … and Lemur specialist?

Facing sleep apnoea

Opposites Attract

The case for optimism in reducing Indigenous suicide

Language and science combine in bush classroom

How to hack your memory with memory training

The emerging field of infant mental health

Backpacking builds character, confidence and problem solving skills

The science of child protection

Why “find your passion” is bad advice

Eddie Woo: the maths teacher you wish you’d had

Guthrie test—newborn screening goes national

National Science Week: STEM from Dance

Early career researchers: So you want to make a difference?

How to take control and future-proof your career

Cancer-causing HTLV-1 virus is common in parts of Australia

Killer immunotherapy: fighting cancer with genetic engineering

Misty Jenkins leads the way as advocate for Aboriginal health and education

A shortcut to testing for Ebola

The 3,600 mile experiment: Parkinson’s disease on the ocean​

A Look At The State STEM Skills Strategy: How Will The WA Workforce Change?

Rejecting vaccines as a way to fit in?

What it takes to lead the world: Michelle Simmons, 2018 Australian of the Year

Young business entrepreneur helps First Nations youth gain tech skills

The 3,600 mile experiment: Parkinson’s disease on the ocean