Podcast Episodes

Creepy crawlies across continents: why Tanya Latty loves bugs

Every superhero has their origin story, and a superhero of science is no different…

From watching slater bugs and catching non-venomous snakes in her …

2 months ago

Ranger Stacey's totally wild life on and off TV

Nineties kids didn't dawdle on the way home from school in the afternoon. This was the age of appointment television, and that appointment was with T…

2 months, 1 week ago

Modern dogs: What have we created?

The influence of selective breeding by humans has created a doggo for every occasion, but it's not without problematic results.

Some breeds have breat…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Dogs in Australia: What is a dingo?

This is the story of the domesticated animal that feralised itself.

Where did dingoes come from and when?

Where does a wild dog stop and a dingo begin?…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Woofs and wags: What's your dog telling you?

Are puppy dog eyes really a sign of love, or does Fido just want a lil snack?

Can dogs really "speak" by pressing talking buttons, or do they just mak…

3 months ago

Good dog: Survival of the friendliest

'Man's best friend' sure sounds better than 'obligatory symbiont', but what are the true dynamics at play?

There's no denying the bond people feel and…

3 months, 1 week ago

Designer dogs: What is a breed anyway?

There's designer clothes, but they have nothing on designer dogs!

They come in a huge range of shapes and colours and sizes, from the tiny Chihuahua t…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wolf to woof: Did we make dogs?

The relationship between humans and big scary wolves has come a long way to give us tiny fluffy lap dogs with very discerning tastes in expensive foo…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the animal kingdom ruled by tiny worms?

Nematodes are found in every environment on Earth and can survive in some seriously extreme conditions.

They will come back to life after being frozen…

4 months ago

Warehouse, cemetery, playground: Australia's biodiversity vault

CSIRO's National Research Collection in Canberra is where millions of dead things bring life to Australian science.

The specimens, collected over many…

4 months, 1 week ago