Did you know that the common kitchen sponge is a better incubator for bacterial communities than a laboratory petri dish? It might be time to throw out the old kitchen sponge. 

Have you ever wondered how many unidentified plants and animals are out there in Australia? Well, it's not as easy as you think to identify a new species.

Join the editor-in-chief at The Royal Institution of Australia, Ian Connellan and John Stanley, as they take you through this week's weird science stories.

Did you know that the common kitchen sponge is a better incubator for bacterial communities than a laboratory petri dish? It might be time to throw out the old kitchen sponge.&nbsp;
Have you ever wondered how many unidentified plants and animals are out there in Australia? Well, it's not as easy as you think to identify a new species.
Join the editor-in-chief at The Royal Institution of Australia, Ian Connellan and John Stanley, as they take you through this week's weird science stories.

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