Podcast Episodes

How a rat's smelly towel might be key to rewilding

Bush rats are not black rats — that's the first thing you need to know.

Ann Jones is joined by ABC Top 5 scientist Dr Patrick Finnerty to understand w…

4 months, 1 week ago

How Marion Anstis became the tadpole whisperer

Marion Anstis pursued her love of tadpoles and frogs on afternoons and weekends, writing papers for scientific journals despite not studying zoology …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Diane Purcell on how algae grows on you

From the rolling hills of country Ireland to rolling waves beneath her boat docked in Hobart, Dr Diane Purcell has explored the most extreme places a…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

The field guide to a birding life: Peter Menkhorst

Peter Menkhorst is the mammalogist who wrote the birding bible, The Australian Bird Guide.

As a boy, Peter would go birdwatching with his dad, setting…

5 months ago

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 …

5 months, 1 week 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…

5 months, 2 weeks 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…

5 months, 3 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?…

6 months 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…

6 months, 1 week 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…

6 months, 1 week ago