Science Queeries

13 Aug 2025

The Fruth of the matter

Astronomy, Physics, Science & Medicine, Uncategorized

This Science Queeries episode goes deep – over a kilometre down below an old gold mine in an underground physics laboratory. Dr Cat chats to Dr Theresa Fruth, an astroparticle physicist at The University of Sydney who is helping to make elusive, undetectable dark matter detectable. We can’t observe dark matter at all – yet it makes up most of the universe. It takes international collaborations and sterile laboratories way deep, deep down to give us hope of ever being able to directly detect it.

Originally aired 5th August, 2025.

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7 Jan 2026

Past Weather, Future Problems

Environment, Natural Sciences, Science & Medicine

The key to Australia’s climate future may be hidden in its past. When we talk about climate change, we often picture ...

12 Dec 2025

Culture Shock

Biology, Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture

This week, we cell-ebrate how far biomedical science has come. We start with the basics: why scientists grow cells in ...

5 Dec 2025

T-cell-ebrating Progress: HIV, Immunity & Hope

Biology, Health, Immunology, Medicine, Science & Medicine

HIV targets the very immune cells meant to protect us. But science – and community – keep fighting back. This ...