Science Queeries

11 Oct 2025

Sussing out Sustainability

Biology, Ecology, Environment, Geoscience, Science & Medicine, Sustainability

What do you think of when you think “renewable energy”? What is one change we can make to drastically reduce our individual impact on the planet? What should we be planting in our gardens if we’re rooting for the planet?

It’s a takeover! Dr Cat sits back from the microphones this week to let three science communication students take the reins.

Dominique Bezzina, Daniel Nørkjær Badenskov, and Erin Koster turn up the geothermal heat, raise the steaks on sustainability, and dig deep into permaculture. From the ground beneath our feet to the food on our plates, they cover the whole ecosystem, thinking about how we can all be a bit more sustainable.

Originally aired 7th October, 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 ...