The Cosmos Podcast
Investigating the key intersection of science and the community – the stuff that actually matters to us – and cutting through the half-truths and inaccurate science that floods the digital domain. Find the science of everything at cosmosmagazine.com
Episodes
290 episodes
Birds Without Borders: A dive into the archive
Compact and easily overlooked, bar-tailed godwits make the longest known nonstop flight of any animal on Earth. Drew Rooke reports on the research that led to the amazing feat’s discovery – and that is changing much of our understanding of the ...
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Turtle Dreaming: A dive into the magazine archive
In a remote archipelago off Australia’s Top End, scientists and Indigenous rangers are collaborating to gather knowledge about the region’s large marine animals, which are thought to be in decline. Story and photography by DAVID HANCOCK, nar...
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15:31
Can the nautilus survive the age of humans?
In the September 2022 Cosmos print magazine, Kate Evans looked at how the nautilus’s lineage made it through all five of Earth’s previous mass extinctions and asked can it survi...
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26:02
Discover Antarctica
Ian Connellan and Gail McCallum talk to Jason Flesher, the Director of Discovery Operations for Scenic, about his experiences in Antarctica.
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9:52
Cosmos Country – Transitioning agriculture to net zero emissions
Australia’s farmers and agricultural industries are at the front line when it comes to dealing with the impacts of climate change. Agriculture also contributes 14% of the country’s emissions.The recently established Zero Net Emissions Ag...
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32:39
Science Detectives: Why do animals come in different colours and patterns?
The Science Detectives are on another case. This week, Olivia Henry wants to know why animals come in so many different colours and patterns. The detectives talk to Devi Stuart-Fox, a professor of evolution and ecology at the Univer...
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12:33
Cosmos Country - A deep dive into our oceans
Regional communities looking for ways to diversify income and employment under climate change often turn to tourism. Recently, the Australian Tourism Commission
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25:00
Science Detectives: South Pole rain
It doesn’t rain at the South Pole. Why not? Will global warming change that?This question from a Cosmos reader was a task for The Science Detectives.Cosmos journalism intern Tyler Fisher was asked to investigate, to...
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8:13
Science Detectives: Does the sun always rise in the east?
We learn in school that the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. But we also know the Sun doesn’t stay in the same part of the sky the whole year round – it’s higher at some points and lower at others. So what’s going on?What abou...
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13:54
Cosmos Country: Reefs
Series one ep: 14When coral reefs disappear more is lost than animals and evonomic benefits. Dr Tommy Fellowes at the USyd’s
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18:02
Cosmos Country - Quolls
Cosmos Science regional reporters Jamie Seidel and Glenn Morrison find out how quolls were transported across the country to help re-wild an arid reserve in outback WA.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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28:57
Science Detectives: Whale teeth
At the beginning of 2023, scientists made a surprise finding.The pygmy right whale, which is the smallest of the baleen whales, ...
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17:49
Podcast Next Gen: How important are marine microbes?
If marine microbes are Earth's unsung heroes, year 12 student Emelia is singing their praises. They produce 50% of our oxygen, are a crucial part of the food pyramid and they can even help us understand the ancient world. <...
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Season 2023
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9:53
Science Detectives: Mangroves
Science can answer most of life’s big and little questions – but you don’t always have scientist on hand to explain their reasoning. Now you do, with a new Cosmos Science Detectives podcast finding the experts and interrogating them to...
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Podcast Next Gen: Is there poetry in maths?
While for most of us, maths might conjure up equations and stuffy professors, for year 12 student Matilda, she thinks of poetry.From weird and wonderful mathematical sequences popping up in traditional verse structures, to the mathematic...
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Season 2023
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9:18
Podcast Next Gen: What's the science behind the aurora?
For those lucky enough to have been able to experience it, an aurora is an incredible sight. But year 12 student Hajara wanted to know what was happening behind the scenes to cause these gorgeous hues. In this episode of Podcast Nex...
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Season 2023
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11:34
Podcast Next Gen: What's the best music to study to?
Have you ever been trying to study and turn on some music, but discover that what you’ve picked is just too good? Instead of focusing on your work, you end up vibing with the song.Jorja, a year 12 student and robotics enthusiast wanted t...
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Season 2023
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6:24
Podcast Next Gen: Why does spicy food feel hot?
We all know the feeling – sweat forming on your brow and your face heating up. Eating something spicy is not an easy thing to forget.Year 12 student Stephanie wanted to know why spicy food is just so hot. In this episode of Podcast Next ...
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Season 2023
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