Kathleen Folbigg is pardoned thanks to scientific discoveries, why scientists shaved artistic ants and do frogs have accents? These are the science stories you might have missed in June. Today, Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Cosmos journalist Jacinta Bowler to chat about the science you might have missed last month See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've all heard of archaeology, but what exactly is it? A science or sociology? Well, it's a bit of both! Today, Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Matthew Ward Agius to discuss all things archaeology, what they actually do and what we've been digging up recently. You can see the reconstruction mentioned here, and the article about the trading post here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've all heard of Kangaroos and Koalas, but did you know that Australia is home to over 350 mammal species? Our diverse landscape is primed for mammal habitation, but unfortunately, Australia currently has the worst animal extinction rate in the world. This is where the Australian Mammal of the Year competition comes in! Today, Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Cosmos Journalist, Imma Perfetto to chat all things mammals, how to get involved in Australian Mammal of the Year and why it's important. We also hear from Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Euan Ritchie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Migratory birds travel astronomical distances every year, spanning the entire globe. Have you ever wondered how birds prepare for global migration? Or how far they travel? Join Dr Sophie Calabretto as she chats to Cosmos Magazine journalist Imma Perfetto about migratory birds, how they navigate their way around and what they go through to endure the long journeys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some things are so tiny you can't see them under a normal microscope – think proteins and molecules. These are a thousandth of the size of the red blood cells running through your veins. We measure these things in nanometres where one nanometre is a billionth of a metre. Scientists have some adventurous ideas harnessing things at the nanoscale - a field called nanotechnology. Some ideas are realistic, others are still science fiction. Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Ellen Phiddian about nanotechnology, what's realistically possible and how on Earth you work with things this small. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Painting? Firefighting? Is there anything Aussie robots can't do? These examples are just a glimpse into the world of Australian robotics, but where do we stand on the global scale? Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Cosmos Magazine journalist Petra Stock to talk all things Aussie robots, what they can do and what's coming up next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Botox contains the most toxic compound on earth, but if it's so dangerous, why is it so widely used? Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Cosmos magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler to talk about the science behind botox, the risks associated with it and the research that is making it safer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Entanglement! Superposition! Qubits! What does it all mean?! Quantum theory is known for being largely unknown, but today, we're going to try to make it a bit more understandable. Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Cosmos Magazine journalist Evrim Yazgin to decode quantum mechanics and answer the question on everyone's lips, what on earth is quantum theory? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know more about space than we do the deep depths of the ocean, so it's no surprise that there are unknown species down there. Obviously this intrigues scientists, but why are miners so interested? Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Matthew Ward Agius to discuss the 5000 new species that have been discovered and what that has to do with mining. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The origins of butterflies, records of the first romantic kiss and unidentified sounds recorded in the stratosphere - here are the science stories you might have missed over the last month. Dr Sophie Calabretto chats with Cosmos Magazine journalist Ellen Phiddian about the stories you might have missed in May See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did dinosaurs have feathers, coloured skin and sing and dance? It's more likely than you think. The mental image we have of dinosaurs has been drilled into us thanks to how the media has painted them - think Jurassic Park. But how accurate is this image? Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist about unlocking what dinosaurs truly looked like. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ancestry.com, hair samples and crime scenes - that's likely what you think of when you hear DNA. Probably not fish mucus and kangaroo scat. That's what's called environmental DNA - or eDNA - and ecologists can track it down pretty easily to find out what animals and organisms have been where. But some are concerned about human eDNA could be collected and used in nefarious. Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Ellen Phiddian about the good and the bad uses of environmental DNA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Talking to chatbots has become an everyday part of life for a lot of us. They help set timers, make calls and give us the weather forecast. But what if the voice coming through your smart speaker belonged to a loved one who had passed away? Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Petra Stock about resurrecting loved ones through artificial intelligence, what these conversations might sound like and whether or not it's a road we should go down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve become so reliant on maps apps on our phone that use GPS, it’s hard to imagine navigating our way around without them. R.I.P street directory books. But what happened if GPS systems around the globe randomly went down? Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler about how GPS technology works and what would happen if it suddenly went dark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some volcanoes erupt multiple times a day, others, once every 600,000 years. But how do we know when they're going to blow? Predicting eruptions has baffled those studying volcanoes, but is that about to change? Dr Sophie Calabretto asks Cosmos Magazine journalist Evrim Yazgin about predicting volcanic eruptions and the researchers using artificial intelligence to unlock when a volcanoes about to go off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve modelled the ice melting in Antarctica for decades, but new research suggests it’s melting five times faster than we previously thought. The biggest concern is that more melting ice means higher sea level rise, but that’s far from the only thing we should be worried about. Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Matthew Ward Agius about what’s going on with Antarctica and putting a plug in sea level rise before it gets worse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not a fan of needles? What if getting vaccinated was as easy as putting on a patch? Studies around the world are looking into printable vaccine patches and if they could be used in place of the typical jab, and so far, the results are looking promising. Dr Sophie Calabretto asks Cosmos Magazine journalist Ellen Phiddian what are vaccine patches, how are they made and how far off are they for human use? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The SpaceX Starship fails to launch. Birds eating beetles get toxic feathers. Dinosaur triangle unearths the Ann sauropod skull. Dr Sophie Calabretto chats to Cosmos Magazine journalist about 3 major science stories from April that you might have missed but should definitely know about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathleen Folbigg has served 20 years in prison for killing her four children. She has continually professed her innocence. An inquiry into her convictions re-commenced last week with scientific findings from November edging her closer than ever to a possible release. So what happens next? And what’s the likely result from this latest inquiry? Dr Sophie Calabretto talk to Cosmos Magazine journalist Matthew Agius about the latest developments in the Kathleen Folbigg story and the science that blew the case wide open two decades later. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It might walk and talk like meat... but is meat grown in a lab, actually meat? Yes! Lab grown meat is coming in hot – and fast – as a sustainable, cruelty free alternative to regular meat. But how is it made? And does it taste any good? Dr Sophie Calabretto and Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler put cultivated meat to the taste test and run through some of the wild lab meat ideas manufacturers have in the works. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.