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Science on the frontline: What are the rules of engagement?

Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Science communication What happens when the work of scientists puts them in conflict with people in power? What are the rules for government scientists?
Subjects: indepthfeatures

CSIRO 'missing in action' on climate

Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Trusted advisors Leaked emails from 2015 reveal a bitter dispute within CSIRO, Australia's leading science body, as management tried to prevent top scientists from breaking ranks before the Paris climate summit.
Subjects: climate-change, censorship, indepthfeatures

Space junk: how big is the problem and what are we doing about it?

Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Astronomical problem Space junk from satellites and rockets is crowding out spacecraft and telecommunication satellites in Earth's orbit, and putting humans at risk. It's a big problem, and getting bigger every day.
Subjects: air-and-space, astronomy-space, engineering, indepthfeatures

What can we bring home from the 'Bionic Olympics'?

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
One in Five A recent competition in Switzerland saw people with paraplegia and other motor disabilities battle it out using hi-tech wheelchairs, exoskeletons, robotic arms and mind control. Amazing stuff - but what will it take for such technologies to be useful in everyday lives?
Subjects: community-and-society, disabilities, science-and-technology, indepthfeatures

Elizabeth Gould, illustrator of Birds of Australia, brought out of her husband's shadow

Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Natural history The artist Elizabeth Gould has not been entirely erased from history, but she has certainly been seriously smudged by it: reduced to an initial or, often, replaced by the name of her husband.
Subjects: books-literature, birds, indepthfeatures

Cassini to explore rings of Saturn as it heads towards grand finale

Friday, 25 November 2016
Exploring Saturn The Cassini spacecraft has been exploring the system of Saturn for more than a decade. As the first phase of its final descent begins, we look at what it has discovered about the ringed planet and its moons, and what happens next.
Subjects: science-and-technology, astronomy-space, planets-and-asteroids, space-exploration, spacecraft, indepthfeatures

Virtual reality and drones could unlock mysteries of Plain of Jars in Laos

Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Monumental mystery Ancient, monumental sandstone jars up to two-and-a-half metres high dot the landscape in central Laos in seemingly random patterns - what was their purpose? Who built the sites? Where did they live?
Subjects: archaeology, indepthfeatures

What exactly is grey hair and why do we get it?

Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Grey hair Have you ever wondered why we actually get grey hair? Then read on.
Subjects: community-and-society, hair, indepthfeatures

The way of the water lilies

Thursday, 7 July 2016
Indigenous science Where Western science meets Indigenous knowledge to care for billabongs.
Subjects: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, environmental-management, wetlands, ecology, water-management, indepthfeatures

Australia's rock stars revealed

Wednesday, 14 October 2015
Top GeoShot 2015 The dramatic beauty of Australia's iron ore country is the star of the 2015 Top GeoShot photographic competition.
Subjects: photography, earth-sciences, geology, indepthfeatures, photos

Colourising black and white movies

Friday, 9 October 2015
Video from the vault The introduction of colour television was bad news for black and white movies, but what if there was a way to convert black and white into colour?
Subjects: film-movies, science-and-technology, breakthroughs, information-technology, video, indepthfeatures

Impact of the internet on Australia Post

Friday, 2 October 2015
Video from the vault In 1995, ABC TV's Hot Chips program asked the question: "Is the traditional postal service becoming a thing of the past?".
Subjects: computers-and-technology, internet, video, indepthfeatures