This week we check out a new way for people to have offroad adventures in nature, go looking for one of the rarest flowers on the planet, learn about a new species of water lily that’s strong enough to hold a child, meet an artist who creates huge drawings with his feet! And, in our Wow of the Week, come face to face with a creature from the Ice Age! Quiz questions What equipment is being made available for people with disability to make nature more accessible? What is the name of the orchid that only blooms once every 7-10 years? Where are the giant water lilies researched and on display? What does artist Lowell Hunter use to draw his giant sand pictures? What was Nun cho ga? Bonus tricky question How many years ago did the baby woolly mammoth live? Quiz answers Offroad wheelchairs (and mountain trikes) Queen of Sheba Kew Gardens in England His feet! A baby giant woolly mammoth Bonus tricky answer About 30,000 years ago
It’s NAIDOC Week in Australia! A big celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture, and achievement. We’ll meet some kids who are being taught in two languages at school, hear about the famous rugby player who’s had a trophy named after him, go looking for some tiny birds in Arnhem Land and find out who Sunshine Super Girl is. Then, in our Wow of the Week, learn about something historic that’s happening at the top of one of Australia’s most famous icons! Quiz questions Where is the bilingual Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School? What is the name of the Indigenous rugby player who will have a trophy named after him? Where does the little Yirrlinkirrkirr (white-throated grass-wren) live? Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley earned which nickname at Wimbledon? In which two cities will the Aboriginal flag fly on bridges? Tricky bonus question What is the name of the new rugby union trophy? Quiz answers Coffs Harbour, NSW Mark Ella Arnhem Land, NT Sunshine Supergirl Sydney and Melbourne Tricky bonus answer Ella-Mobbs Cup
This week you’ll meet some kids who are saving a fish from extinction, cheer on some Aussie surfers who have all won gold, learn about some flying robots that are doing a very special job and visit an ancient city… and, in our Wow of the Week, meet some hotel guests… who aren’t humans! Quiz questions What kind of fish were the kids helping to save? The new surfing competition is called the: ____ Surfing Professionals World Championship. How many seeds a day can the special gardening drones plant? What caused the ancient city to emerge? Where do experts want frog hotels to be built? Bonus tricky question Where are the gardening drones being used? Quiz answers Southern purple-spotted gudgeon Adaptive 40,000 Drought Cities/urban areas Bonus tricky answer Australian Botanic Garden (Sydney)
This week, we celebrate a big moment for an Indigenous lawyer, we’ll learn just how much land needs to be protected on our planet, we meet a family who is very glad to be home, we’ll take a peek into a secret underwater world. Then, grab your binoculars and keep your eyes peeled, because we are going dinosaur hunting for our Wow of the Week. Quiz questions 1) In which court will lawyer Lincoln Crowley now work in? 2) How much of the Earth’s land needs to be protected to stop biodiversity loss? 3) Which Queensland town did the Murugappan family return to? 4) What did the researchers find under the ice sheet that made them so excited? 5) Why was the dinosaur expert so excited about the footprints that were found? Bonus tricky question What were the researchers drilling through, when they found the swimming animals? Quiz answers 1) Supreme Court 2) Half / 65 million sq. km 3) Biloela 4) Animals (amphipods) 5) One is a new species! Bonus tricky answer Antarctic ice sheet
This week, we find out why the tangy, salty smell of an Aussie breakfast spread is being protected, we meet a farmer who is doing his bit to help save two tiny species, learn how a team of art detectives are solving a painting mystery and hear about an island in Sydney Harbour that is being handed back to traditional owners. Then, we’ll be taking a deep dive into a good news story for our Wow of the Week. Quiz questions 1) Where is the Vegemite factory? 2) Which island is being handed back to traditional owners? 3) How many endangered animals was the farmer helping to save by selling his land to the National Trust? 4) What did the Aboriginal artists use to paint on? 5) How many humpback whales were left in the wild, due to humans hunting them? Bonus tricky question What is the history of smells referred to as? Answers 1) Melbourne 2) Me-Mel (Goat Island) 3) Two 4) Bark 5) 300 Bonus tricky answer Olfactory heritage
This week, we’re going to go on a ride – on a very different school bus! We’ll meet a teenager who has made school sports carnivals more inclusive, have an under the sea party for World Oceans Day and hear about some super sports commentators. Then, I hope you’re not afraid of heights because our Wow of the Week is taking you up into the mountains. Quiz questions 1) In which country will the floating school bus be used? 2) What kind of event was Sarah trying to make more inclusive? 3) What global day was marked this week? 4) In which stadium was the first AFL match in an Aboriginal language called? 5) What was the walkway of the world record holding bridge made from? Bonus tricky question Which language did Baykali and William call the AFL game in? Answers 1) Vanuatu 2) School sports carnivals 3) World Oceans Day 4) Melbourne Cricket Ground 5) Glass Bonus tricky answer Yolngu Matha
This week we’re celebrating our planet – and looking at how we can protect it - because it’s World Environment Day this weekend! We’ll put on our headtorches and explore an ancient forest hiding underground then meet a parrot that loves to rock climb. We’ll find out how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions can make oyster farming more sustainable… then it’s time to party with our WOW of the week! QUIZ QUESTIONS 1) What is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day? 2) Which type of bird likes to rock climb? 3) In which country was the secret sinkhole found? 4) How many oyster shells were in the midden on Butchalla Country? 5) What attracted the scallops together for their disco? BONUS TRICKY QUESTION Which part of the lovebird’s body acted like a third limb to help them climb? ANSWERS 1) Only One Earth 2) Lovebirds 3) China 4) 5 million 5) Flashing lights BONUS QUESTION ANSWER Its beak!
First, we'll learn about how we can use energy from the sun, at night! Then, we'll visit a Top End school that's making class more inclusive for autistic students. After that, we'll head to Queensland for a daring rescue by a terrific teen, before learning about Reconciliation week. Then we'll hear about some social spiders and their huge web. Quiz Questions: 1. What's the thing, other than light, that solar panels can capture and make energy from? (Hint: it starts with H) 2. What's the invention helping non-verbal students communicate? 3. What was Cleo riding when she spotted Rod? 4. How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people lived on this land? 5. How big is the web created by the social spiders in French Guiana? Bonus Tricky Question: What's the name of species of spider in the story? Answers: 1. Heat 2. A book with pictures 3. A jet-ski 4. Our best estimate is 60,000 years 5. As big as a car Bonus Tricky Answer: Anelosimus Eximius
On today's show, we'll start with a story about an important art prize, before learning about a picture of something mysterious in our skies. Then we'll head to a fashion show featuring clothes for people with disability, and celebrate a special day for our buzziest friend – the bee! Finally, we learn about Tasmania going carbon negative. Quiz Questions: 1. What do the 14 rain clouds in the painting represent? 2. What's the word, starting with G, that explains why blackholes suck everything in? 3. What's the name for clothing designed for people with a disability? 4. What's the word, starting with P, for the way bees help plants and flowers grow? 5. What does carbon negative mean? Bonus Tricky Question: How many times has an indigenous artist won the Archibald prize? Answers: 1. How many days and nights it rained in Lismore 2. Gravity, or gravitational pull 3. Adaptive clothing 4. Pollination 5. They take more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than they put in Bonus Tricky Answe...
We start today’s show 66 million years in the past, when the last dinosaurs were around, and learn about an impressive fossil. Then, we’ll hear about some important news about traditional owners getting there land back. After that, we’ll head out for a few marathons with a would-be world record holder, before celebrating our amazing frontline workers on International Nurses Day. Then, we’ll reveal our Wow of the Week. QuizQuestions 1. Where was the asteroid fossil found? 2. What recently happened for Kakadu National Park? 3. How many marathons did Jacky run in a row? 4. Whatday did we celebrate this week? 5. Do all people imagine the same thing when they listen to the same music track? BonusTrickyQuestion: What did people in the village in China imagine when scientists played them the music track? Answers: 1. North Dakota, United States of America 2. It was returned to the traditional owners. 3. 104 4. International Nurses Day 5. No, they imagine different things dependant on wh...