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Next up on the Radio

  • Wednesday 14th October 2026
    7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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

  • Thursday 15th October 2026
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Lucy Smith on ABC Triple J Science Mornings

  • Thursday 15th October 2026
    2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Dr Karl joins Joel Rheinberger on ABC Hobart

  • Thursday 15th October 2026
    2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Alice Matthews on ABC Canberra

  • Thursday 15th October 2026
    2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

    Dr Karl joins Jess Ong on ABC Darwin


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Sunburnt nipples and global warming

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Evil crows, bird funerals, swooping magpies

Ever wondered whether birds are evil? Plus do birds have funerals like humans do?

Australian Geographic

The truth about Uluru

The phrase ‘world’s largest monolith’ makes a nice story for tourists. Just don’t say it near a geologist. OVERSEAS, ULURU IS the essential symbol of Australia. It also has enormous significance to the local Anangu people. The story told to tourists, and to Australian schoolkids, is that Uluru is the world’s largest monolith. A monolith […]