The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

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Celebrating 200 years of honeybees in Australia

The first European honeybees arrived in Australia on 20th May 1822. Four bee experts recount the effects on Australia's native bees, on honey production, on ecology and farming. And a new $2 coin is being released featuring bees, golden honeycomb and Eucalyptus flowers.

. 54min 7sec

Environmental laws fail future generations and the history of Antarctic exploration

* Environmental laws for today, not tomorrow

. 54min 3sec

Cameras used to count feral cats, and how much of pain is in the mind

* Hobart - Australian city of science * New ways of thinking about pain * Getting the cameras right to count feral cats * Boab nuts used to reflect on archaeology

. 54min 4sec

Goodbye giant kelp – 95% lost in fifty years

* Primary students present E=mc2 The Musical * Giant strides in energy storage and plastic recycling * Seaweeds – thousands of species many with untapped potential * Giant kelp in massive drastic decline * UV light reveals rare fossilised spiders * Tasmania home to 2,499 species ... Show more

. 54min 7sec

Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours and first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy

* Black hole images allow theories to be tested * Journals slow to act despite evidence of scientific fraud or misconduct * Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours * New technology brings new life to exhibits at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery * Vale Caroline ... Show more

. 54min 6sec