Lagrange Point

How do you catch a neutrino? With a SNO-ball deep underground in a mine. The results could change the foundations of particle physics and won a Nobel Prize in 2015.

How does our DNA survive constant attack from mutations, degradation and errors? What keeps our DNA in line and working correctly? The Nobel Prize for 2015 in Chemistry was awarded for these regulation mechanisms!

How do you stop some of the biggest killers (parasites and bugs)? The Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology in 2015 went to researchers that developed cheap and alternative treatments that take lessons from history to solve modern challenges in developing countries!

Can you stop hayfever with some mood music and kissing? How do you make a chicken walk like a dinosaur? Find out in Part 2 of our Ignobel Prize Special for 2015 as we discuss the prizes for Medicine and Biology!

What law governs the time taken for animals to pee? Is it possible to unboil an egg? Find out answers to research no one else bothered to ask in Part 1 of our Ig Nobel Prize 2015 special.

Are mutants like X-men scientifically possible? can we trace human history through our DNA and genes?

Ants for one, welcome their butterfly overlords, who keep them fed in exchange for protection. Our oceans also need protection from aquatic invaders from far away seas! Find out in this week's Lagrange Point!

Want to turn your smartphone into a cheap but powerful Microscope? What has nearly wiped out one of the worlds deadliest predators, the rattlesnake, from over 8 states? Find out in this week's Lagrange Point!

How do bees make their own vaccines? How do you milk a jellyfish? Why would you even bother? We push the envelope of biology and medicine by learning from animals across the world.

Can cows be the power source of the future? What can we do to make our 'waste' more efficient? Plus one neat trick to make a new type of magnets out of non magnetic materials.

Can evolution go backwards? Fish are leading the way in adaptation to changing climates, overfishing and warming. Find out about how fish stay cool in the reefs, and the size shifting fish of the great lakes.

How do you explain difficult scientific ideas? Is it okay to simplify or 'dumb it down'? We talk about Feynman, 'Domains of Utility' in science education. We also discuss the challenges of building massive physics experimental machines on earth and in space!

What are the biggest challenges in astrophysics? Could we one day know all there is to know about physics or is that a philosophical misstep? How do you even get into researching these big questions? Find out all this and more in Part 2 of our Casual Science Cafe series.

Gravity is everywhere, but how do you really measure what makes it work? Listen in to the recording of YSA Melbourne's Science Cafe to learn about LIGO and Gravity waves from Dr Eric Thrane from Monash University.

A handy phone app that tells you exactly (down to the molecule or allergen) what's in your food. Real or fake? Could it even be possible to do mass spectroscopy in the palm of your hand?

Sick of phones, tablets and watches running out of battery? There are many claims on how to help fix it. We take two inventions, and let the real science do the talking, mythbusting fake claims on the way and celebrating real ingenious achievements.

Can we 3D print new organs? How do lasers turn deadly bacteria into X-ray machines? How does the real science stack up against the pseudo-scientific fad 'pH' balanced diets? Check out this week's Lagrange Point!

We clean up science by talking some of pseudo-scientific products such as Salt Lamps and other strange chemistry ideas that ignore scientific reality. Plus we found out how real scientists are inventing organic ways to clean up oil spills.

How do heartbeats connect with watches, movies and music? What the realities of CPR vs the Hollywood myths? Can we train our hearts to repair themselves? We get to the heart of the matter on Lagrange Point.

Confused by the omnipresent "Studies Show..." headlines? Can't figure out which conflicting psychological and medical studies to believe? We bust some of the psychology myths and discuss how the scientific community makes sense of the myriad of studies.