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Wednesday 26th August 2026
9:30 am - 10:00 amWednesday 26th August 2026
10:30 am - 11:00 amDr Karl joins Susan Graham-Ryan on ABC Townsville
Wednesday 26th August 2026
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmDr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland
Thursday 27th August 2026
9:30 am - 10:00 amDr Karl joins Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide
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National Geographic Kids Ants Are Strong and Clever
Dr Karl investigates ants and their behaviour Did you know that ants can only lift or drag a heavy load? They don’t do a lot of pushing… So how do they manage to manoeuvre a big piece of tasty food back to their nest so efficiently? Let’s consider an ant stumbling across a cat’s dinner. […]
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Male mammal nipples, music genes, fruit flies
Why do male mammals have nipples? Do we have a music taste gene? Plus a fruit fly experiment.
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Static shocks, amputees and glow-in-the-dark chicken.
Why do people have different eye colours? Why don’t plastic containers dry properly in the dishwasher? What is glow-in-the dark chicken? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, with host Linda Marigliano on triple j Mornings.
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Eating boogers, wasp stings, noise cancelling headphones
Dr Karl is back at it, answering all your science questions on triple j Mornings. Why do noise cancelling headphones cut out on the train? Why don’t spiders get stung by wasps? Is eating boogers healthy?
