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The Science Show and Ockham's Razor have always brought us commentary on the environment and climate change. Now Off Track takes us out to feel the breeze. Special features can also be found on Background Briefing and our other current affairs regulars: Breakfast, RN Drive, and the weekend Extras.
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Water minister warns of more fish kills and pain for Murray-Darling
Drought and Water Minister David Littleproud has warned of more pain for Murray-Darling Basin communities and the risk of more fish kills.
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Desi Anwar on climate reporting in Indonesia
CNN Indonesia's Desi Anwar on covering climate change.
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Eating well, being well
Might plant based food help feed the world now and into the future? To grow plant based food you need water. Could treated wastewater be suitable? Animals need food and water and some of them, like our very own kangaroo, are helping us to solve human health problems like arthritis. Plus, how to protect yourself so you have the best possible chance of surviving a chemical weapon such as sarin.
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Make-Do Library of Things helps locals reduce waste and share handy items
A community has sprung up around a new library of things in Bulli on the NSW South Coast, where you can borrow tools and other handy things.
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Attention turns to Murray Darling ahead of dry Spring weather
With official forecasts of another warm, dry Spring ahead for most of the country attention is turning to the plight of the Murray Darling river system.
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Tai Asks Why - the seventh grader with a cult science podcast and mind for big ideas
Meet a 12 year old scientist who's got a whole lot of questions...enough to take you to the moon and back.
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Today no one got eaten.
Geophysicists might expect to face earthquakes or volcanoes in their work. But Kate Selway has to factor hungry Polar bears into her research.
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Corals in the depths of the Great Australian Bight
Unusual corals have been spotted on the sea floor below the Great Australian Bight - they live without light, up to 5km down.
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An autonomous submarine's journey under an Antarctic ice shelf
The University of Tasmania's autonomous submarine had a productive summer, collecting ice melting data from under an Antarctic glacier.
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The first Science Show had a warning about fossil fuels - 44 years ago
44 years ago energy expert Lord Ritchie-Calder warned about the climate effects of burning fossil fuels.
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Rural News Highlights August 31
Australian soybeans in short supply in the drought and NSW prepares for a 'fish Armageddon' as fierce hot-dry summer looms
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Where giants nest
Albatross expert Dr Jaimie Cleeland listens to the gurgles and bellows of albatross as they nest on a tiny Atlantic island called Gough.
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Latest data shows Australia's carbon emissions still rising
The latest quarterly carbon emissions data is adding weight to concerns Australia will not meet its targets under the Paris climate change accord.
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Turning brown dust into joy
Margaret Storey loves the natural world and a tree in her backyard has been a source of joy for years, until it burnt down. What she discovered in its ashes gave her unexpected inspiration.
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The forest-maker
Getting to the roots of FMNR: Phillip meets the man who re-forested 6 million hectares of barren African land without planting a single tree.
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Who is pushing for nuclear energy?
As the government considers nuclear energy again, could it be a cover for a push for nuclear weapons as well?
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Why we think we're more environmentally responsible than we are
Why do some people choose to purchase solar panels, but shun collective action like marching on parliament? A new study says psychology has some clues.
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Is there a role for nuclear energy in Australia?
The push to overturn the ban on nuclear energy will gather steam today with the first public hearing of a parliamentary inquiry into a nuclear power industry for Australia.
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Labor's climate policy 'on the right side of history': Wayne Swan
As Labor reviews the climate change policies it took to the election, the Party's national president Wayne Swan is issuing a chilling warning about the state of the planet.
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Eureka Prize winner highlights wetlands in climate change fight
Scientists researching how coastal wetlands can help in the fight against climate change have taken out one of our biggest science awards.
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