18 - 24 Feb 2022

The ethics of moon mining, Australia’s lunar hurdles, avoid asthma amid smoke storms, drones at sea, bringing Aboriginal land management and science together.

Powerful owls, cane toads, the Next Big Thing in T-Cells, ADHD clinical guidelines, super soldiers with drugs.

Deleting C02 from the air, the ‘matter’ of dark matter, the importance of a good health database, two sides to Antarctic climate change, Music of the spheres.

The living coral biobank, CleanAir in schools, the Next Big Thing at the nanoscale, aucoustic engineers and health, space infrastructure safety.

New Australian sun safety guidelines needed, thermal ‘muffins’ store energy, new ways to survive the heat, Australia isn’t funding the meningococcal B vaccine for all children, and oyster reef coastline restoration.

The hidden decline of little penguins, one man’s Deadly mission for science, preparing to beat the heat, nature-inspired innovation, science with heart.

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.