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The largest, deepest and oldest whale graveyard has been found off the coast of Western Australia: teeming with life.
Jonathan Webb takes a deep dive with environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, into the science behind whale falls and their importance to underwater ecosystems.
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Peter de Kruijff, environment reporterFurther information:
World's biggest whale graveyard found in Indian Ocean off Australia
A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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On an island full of trees, there can only be one that is the tallest. How did researchers in Taiwan manage to find the tallest tree in East Asia?
This week, Jonathan Webb finds this out by speaking to Dr Rebecca Hsu, the lead researcher behind the project to find The Heaven Sword.
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Dr Rebecca Hsu, Taiwan Institute of ForestryFurther information:
The journey of finding the tallest tree in Formosa Taiwan
Finding and saving the world's biggest trees before they disappear
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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Evidence is mounting that Indigenous people were in Australia early than the 65,000 date most now know. And there are suggestions the continent supported a population of at least 2 million people. Authors Sean Ulm, Billy Griffiths and Larissa Behrendt explore these ideas in their book The First Inventors.
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Plants are more aware of their surroundings then we give them credit for. A growing body of work is showing that plants can change themselves in response to different sounds.
Dr Samarth Kulshrestha, a molecular biologist from the University of Canterbury, is one of these researchers, looking at the mechanisms behind plant senses.
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Dr Kulshrestha, University of CanterburyFurther information:
The secret sensory life of plants: researchers are discovering how they see, hear, feel – and even remember
Plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect herbivore chewing
Tuned in: plant roots use sound to locate water
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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Ever wondered how your sweater became bright orange, or how your leather shoes were made? Chances are, at some point in the process, hazardous chemicals like lead or azo dyes were used.
Jonathan Webb speaks to Ellen Phiddian, science reporter with Radio National, about whether these chemicals are dangerous to us, and if we should be worried about them.
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Ellen Phiddian, science reporterFurther information:
Lead may contaminate our clothes but there's no requirement to test for it
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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The IOC will test athletes for a sex gene. But as Jenny Graves explains, human genomics is diverse. Some athletes may be genetic exceptions and will need to be handled with care and sensitivity.
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A new giant dinosaur has been uncovered in Thailand: the largest ever found in South-East Asia.
More than 100 million years ago, Nagatitan towered over the Earth — and has now been described by a team of researchers from the UK and Thailand.
Jonathan Webb speaks with Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, a PhD student at University College London who was part of the team that discovered and named this prehistoric behemoth.
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Thitiwoot Sethapanichsakul, PhD student University College LondonFurther information:
The first sauropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Khok Kruat Formation of Thailand enriches the diversity of somphospondylan titanosauriforms in southeast Asia
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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Stories of AI chatbot users drifting from our shared reality are increasingly common, often described as cases of AI delusions, delusional spirals, or AI psychosis.
New research from Stanford University and the Human Line Project investigates the mechanisms behind these delusions, asking whether AI is making people more delusional or whether these chatbots are simply agreeing with delusional thinking.
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James Purtill, technology reporterFurther information:
The Dynamics of Delusion: Modeling Bidirectional False Belief Amplification in Human-Chatbot Dialogue
Characterizing Delusional Spirals through Human-LLM Chat Logs
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a vast current that helps move water and energy right around our planet, from top to bottom. Scientists say it is slowing down — and might stop altogether, with dire consequences for the global climate if it does.
So how do major ocean currents work, why is it slowing down, and what will happen if it collapses?
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Laurie Menviel, climate researcher at UNSWThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Australia’s research potential is not matched by funding. Belinda Smith speaks to scientists impacted and science minister Tim Ayres responds.
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The Kimberley region is more than 2000 kilometres north of Western Australia's capital city, Perth. The area is both extremely remote and extremely beautiful. So why is it the proposed location for Australia's biggest "AI factory"? Why do we need this massive AI data centre? And are these factories likely to be built in other remote parts of Australia?
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Jess Baker, ABC rural reporterMore information:
Australia's biggest AI factory planned for remote WA
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Despite the many benefits from a multi-country collaboration on a major astronomy project, Australia will not be part of the European Southern Observatory after 2027.
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Australians were captivated by the recent Artemis II mission — and they’re hungry for more. New YouGov polling reveals surging national interest in space exploration and its future.
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Brooke Schlesinger, associate director at YouGov AustraliaThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Kaurna and Menang Noongar people.
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In 2024, measles claimed an estimated 95,000 lives around the world – despite the fact that we have an effective, affordable vaccine. In Australia, at least 80 cases have been recorded this year. So is measles back?
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