Lagrange Point

We celebrate citizen science as part of National Science Week! We find out why divers are the most helpful citizen scientists, how QLD science students broke a world record and how university students launched their projects into space. Plus we break down the barriers between arts and science with the help of the Synchrotron!

How do scientists help keep sporting events like the games clean and fair? How are scientists fairing in the doping arms race? How does doping with steroids, EPO and gene doping work and how can we detect it? All this and more in our anti-doping episode!

Australia is in the wrong spot, and needs to move! Plus we find out how we keep GPS working to make life easier for ships, driver-less cars, Pokemon and whales.

Do solar farms impact the ecosystems around them? Is it possible to farm palm oil in a sustainable and Eco-friendly way? Plus we find out if green spaces gentrify cities and learn about ways to start your own launch your own sustainable business ideas.

What's driving the evolution of humanity? Will there be a next step in the evolutionary journey of humans? Plus how are humans impact the evolution of the animals and world around them?

Can you really grow food on Mars? Where did all the water from Venus go? Is it possible to really make weaponised lasers and railguns? All these Sci-Fi staples and more in this week's Lagrange Point.

Renewable energy from unusual sources, and learning lessons from plants to help improve our solar panels! Lots of biomimicry in action helping improve our energy in this week's Lagrange Point.

Tracking mammals evolution story from sea to land, surviving mass extinctions, flourishing then some going back to the sea again. Plus we find out about clever birds using tools, and creatures with over 25 million years of farming experience.

Another pair of black holes collide and give us more info on gravitational waves. We find out about an asteroid that's stalking the earth in a stable orbit. Plus how long would it take to hear from alien signals from across the galaxy?

15 years on did we hit our Kyoto Protocol goals? Are we now more likely to have bigger floods, and where? Plus new ways to reduce C02 emissions using volcanic rock!

Do animals develop cultures that change across the world? Do animals with different personalities have different genes? We find out about some unusual genetic diversity in animals.

How do we keep up in the arms race against antibiotic resistant bacteria? What can we do when our last line of resort fails? What new ways can we tackle antibiotic resistance.

1000s of new planets have been discovered, so could any potentially hold life? Plus squashing rumours of alien Dyson spheres, finding out what colours Jupiter's Great Red Spot and an AI teaching assistant fools students.

How do you make a machine talk like a real human? How do you make a robot learn a language? We delve into the complicated world of making an AI more humans.

How do you shrink down a datacenter onto DNA? Who wins in a fight between the LHC and a Weasel, and what does it all have to do with the discovery of the electron? All this and more on Lagrange Point.

How do animals survive extreme disasters and avoid extinction level events? How did some dinosaurs manage to survive the dramatic events that wiped so many others out?

How does the bearcat make delicious popcorn smells? Well the answer is a tad surprising to all involved. Plus we find out how the tiniest navigators the Monarch Butterflies cross continents without a compass.

Reusable robot rockets landing on robot boats carrying inflatable space stations into space - It's been a big week in space! Plus we find out about mysterious lone planets and triple stars.

Unicorns on the siberian tundra and the downfall of the mega sharks. We find out about extinct megafauna and repair the Dodo's reputation.

Can you really squeeze a SCUBA suit into 1 into mouthpiece? We kick-stop some crowdfunding campaigns with real science! Plus we find out about a fish that can climb up waterfalls!

How can moldy bread help recharge batteries? How do ant empires recover from large scale warfare? Which animals made it to the Elite Eight in Mammal March Madness! Check out Episode 162 of Lagrange Point.

Why has a 2,500 year old game got the AI community abuzz? Are we one step closer to creative AIs? We also bring you the Round 1 update on Mammal March Madness!

Lets get ready to rumble...for Mammal March Madness 2016. We preview the best battle of the animals of the calendar year. Plus we find out about the language of the drumming taps of woodpeckers and the surprising revival of the Sumatran orangutans!

Do we misremember the past? How do our brains keep the context in place? Can your computers or robots tell if you're bored, and what would happen if they could?

Farms in a desert, baking with coffee instead of drinking it, and finding the right balance with biofuels. We tackle the scientific challenges involved in sustainably feeding our planet!