We are all too aware human activity negatively impacts the environment. Most of our negative interaction and impact is irreversible. However, in the fight to save the biodiversity of Sydney waters, scientists successfully reversed the effects of human activity on Crayweed and Sydney’s ocean life. Last year we were introduced to the Crayweed […]
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Boiling Point 28th of November 2017; Immortal Mammoths and a New form of Resistance
Missed the show? Listen to the podcast Image: Chantelle Doyle; Lyuba the 42,000-year-old mammoth Have you met Lyuba? Lyuba is quite an intriguing and mysterious mammoth. Mammoth’s are extinct, but Lyuba seems to be almost immortal as she still captures our hearts 42,000 years later. Lyuba is a preserved mammoth who has had a […]
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Boiling Point 21st November 2017; Gloomy Octopuses the New Tradie? Cloned Dogs and 80-million-Year-Old Sharks.
Image: Octopus Tetricus, Flickr Image, 2016 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Watch out Australia, octopuses are moving in! Not quite, in fact octopuses are making small communities. Specifically, Gloomy Octopuses or Octopus Tetricus. Surprisingly, this behaviour is not thought to be a new phenomenon. It is thought Gloomy Octopuses have been creating communities for some time. […]
Boiling Point 1st Augst 2017 Bettongs, ravens and upside-down fish
What do bettongs, ravens, and upside-down fish have in common? They were all on Boiling Point tonight! Alex explored some fishy concepts, finding apparently both humans and fish have problems recognising upside-down faces And Charlotte found ravens (a corvid) are capable of planning for the future as well as a 4-yr old child! News from […]
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Boiling Point 18th Juluy 2017 Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea
Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea Chantelle took us through the differences between WAT (white adipose tissue, white fat or bad fat), BAT (brown adipose tissue , brown fat or good fat) and PHAT fats (which aren’t anything really except our phat tunes) Alex explored the curious case of cannibalistic caterpillars which are tricked into eating […]
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Boiling Point 11th June 2017 Cane toad sausage and the world’s biggest battery for SA
Tesla battery for SA and cane toad sausages Luke updated us on world’s biggest lithium ion battery to provide base load power in SA and helped explain how a battery actually works. Check out this YouTube video for a quick rundown And Chantelle chatted with Chris Jackson about training quolls and other wildlife with #canetoadsausages […]
Boiling Point 30th May 2017 Kooda,compost and ponytails
Kooda, Compost and the mystery of the ponytail swing Chantelle crossed the Nullabor to interview Carly Hardy, founder of Kooda to find out what’s compost anyway and is it really different from landfill?Want to know more? Carly recommends the Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE) for more information on the science of compost https://www.core.asn.au/ Plus, Charlotte read into 2012 […]
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Boiling Point May 17 2017 Pollution, telomeres and beetroot.
Pollution, telomeres and beetroot. Luke talked about plastic pollution in the South Pacific https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-16/henderson-island-has-highest-levels-of-plastic-rubbish-in-world/8528710 Alex let us know how regular exercise might make you younger. And Chantelle told us why we need more beetroot in our life. Join us next Tuesday at 6pm on your wireless at 89.7FM, live via livestream or visit us on Facebook […]
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Boiling Point May 2017 Botanica, mice squeaks and Cassini
Botanica, mice squeaks and Cassini Tonight, Alex caught up with Botanica’s curator, Judy Dunstan, Dr Brett Summerell of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Louise Goodall of Foundation and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Find out about the exhibition here https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Botanica-in-Sickness-and-in-Health Listen in to the interview here Tim caught us up on Cassini’s recent dive […]
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Boiling Point 25th April 2017
Coral bleaching, March for Science, DTaP and desert air dehumidifying. … Luke reported the latest coral bleaching along the Great Barrier Reef: Tim discussed research on timing for immunisation against tetanus, diptheria and pertussis for pregnant women: And Danny demystified the desert air with new solar powered dehumidifying technology Join us next Tuesday at 6pm […]
Boiling Point 11th April 2017 Rhabdo and Reoviruses
Rhabdo and reoviruses … Chantelle worked out ways for us to steer clear of rhabdomyolysis And Tim ventured into viral territory for a possible cause of coeliac disease, a reovirus. Join us next Tuesday at 6pm on your wireless at 89.7FM, live over wireless (wifi) via livestream or after the show at https://eastsidefm.org #boilingpoint#eastsideradio#Rhabdomyolysis#reovirus#Coeliacdisease#helicobacter […]
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Boiling Point 28 March 2017 Aflatoxins, night parrot and World Water day
Aflatoxins, night parrot and World Water day Tim talked through a technique to tackle troublesome aflatoxins amongst the food supply Charlotte caught us up on the rise of a phoenix with the return of the night parrot And Luke walked us through several incredible innovations in light of last week’s World Water Day Read more […]
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