02 - 08 Jul 2021

Crown-of-thorns starfish, flow batteries, age and the workforce, the Reef Song project, and the next big thing in reef recovery.

Parts 1 and 2 of Great Barrier Reef investigation, HRT controversy, Australia’s first large-scale climate conference, Next Big Thing is how to manage conservation conflicts.

Greenwashing, ice caps on volcanoes and iron seeding, building energy efficient homes, zoo accreditation, the case for nuclear in Australia, questioning mindfulness in young people.

Bats and wind turbines, Toby Walsh’s Next Big Thing on robots, generative AI, seaweed’s promise for healthcare and the climate, radioactive waste storage in Australia.

Predicting future police shootings, test-driving printed solar panels, casual spacewear, Kylie Soanes Next Big Thing is transforming cities into wildlife habitat, bush kindergartens

COPs behind the scenes, malaria in Timor, wildfires and thunderstorms, the Next Big Thing in groundwater biodiversity, solar thermal power.

Computer modelling to help plan disaster evacuation, Australia’s cardiovascular research funding, next-gen radio telescopes, future-proofing the PBS – part 2, encyclopedias.

PBS listing – part 1, plane food, occultations in Western Australia, recycling with plant waste and fibres, Australia’s environmental scorecard.

Cosmos Weekly’s special series on peer review, by science writer Clare Kenyon.

Regional communities and STEM education, the Next Big Thing is unboiling an egg, surveillance over working from home, how to save threatened species, supply chains and local mining.

Can Australia do the opioid crisis better? Elite performers and mental health, preparing for another wet summer, Giant hailstones, Communicating with unconscious people.

Space law, people in the Metaverse, Matt Herring’s Next Big Thing on wading birds, possible Nefertiti discovery, how clinical trials work.