How Magpies Learn to Talk - And What This Tells Us About Language Development

Young magpies learn their complex calls in much the same way that human toddlers learn sounds and words. We caught up with Dr Stephanie Mason from the University of Western Australia to talk about her research and what we can learn from it. Audio of the magpie calls generously provided by Dr Steph…

Detection Dogs Can Help Sniff Out Trafficked Wildlife

Detection dogs can help detect trafficked wildlife in shipping containers, a new study from Adelaide University has found. Dr Georgia Moloney and her team partnered with shipping company CMA CGM to design a new approach to screening shipping containers for trafficked wildlife. Using an air sampling…

International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Sivarajah Nivetha

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ash sits down with UNE PhD student, Sivaraha Nivetha, about her journey and research.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Dr Anna Probert

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ash sits down with Dr Anna Probert, who teaches entomology at UNE.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Kat Murphy

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ash sits down with Kat Murphy, an Honours student in Zoology at the University of New England.

Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man is the Perfect Commentary

This discussion contains spoilers and the discussion of mature topics. Ash sits down with Dr Bridgette Glover to chat Wake up Dead Man, the latest installation in the Knives Out saga. 

How Does Copyright Protect AI Works - In Australia, It Doesn't.

Ash sits down with Dr Wellett Potter to learn more about how copyright protects AI generated works like novels, and what can (legally) be done with these works. 

Unpacking Del Toro's Frankenstein

Dr Bridgette Glover rejoins Ash in the studio for a deep dive into Guillermo Del Toro's 2025 adaption of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. 

Curious Critters - Caviar Parasites

Summer and Tommy sit down to discuss polypodium hydriforme - a bizarre parasite that lives inside sturgeon eggs and eats them from the inside out.   Music Attribution: "Graveyard Shift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecom…

This Community Garden is Bringing Cultures Closer Together

TuneFM volunteer reporter Tashi Dema speaks with Bhutanese community members and local farmer Andrew Spinks who has donated a patch of land for local community use.