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Next up on the Radio

  • Wednesday 12th August 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Sarah Cumming on ABC Gold Coast

  • Wednesday 12th August 2026
    10:30 am - 11:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Susan Graham-Ryan on ABC Townsville

  • Wednesday 12th August 2026
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Kelly Higgins-Devine on ABC Brisbane/Queensland

  • Thursday 13th August 2026
    9:30 am - 10:00 am

    Dr Karl joins Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide


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National Geographic Kids

All About Pythons

Pythons, pythons, pythons! If you’re an animal, it’s easy to be a top predator! All you need is sharp eyes and ears, strong arms and legs and some scary weaponry such as big teeth, claws or talons. But what if you have no arms or legs, no ears, and no claws? How do you function as a […]

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Generic faces, slushie beers and 5G

Does spraying deodorant in your pits effect your health? Why don’t I dream? How can I tell if I’m a loud chewer?


Australian Geographic

Australian breakthroughs: dark energy

Dr Karl outlines what we do and don’t know about the mysteriously named dark energy, which makes up around 70 per cent of the entire universe. THE LATEST AUSTRALIAN discovery that impresses the heck out of me is really, really weird. We can’t see it or touch it – and yet, it makes up about […]

Australian Geographic

Arthritic cane toads?

Did you know cane toads in Australia get arthritis and have weaker immune systems? Dr. Karl teaches us more about the toxic toads spreading across the nation. WE ALL KNOW that the introduction to Australia of 102 cane toads in 1935 was not one of our eureka moments, because they became serious pests. The cane […]