Belinda Smith

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Belinda Smith |Fiona Pepper

Gout Gout is fast becoming the face of Australian athletics, regularly clocking blisteringly quick times over 100- and 200-metre sprints. And he's only 17. Many think the best is yet to come. So what is it about Gout that makes him such an impressive sprinter at such a young age? Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science behind new discoveries and current events.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Belinda Smith |Fiona Pepper

We've been hearing a lot about a certain proposal to get nuclear power up and running in Australia, but little's been said about what happens when plants reach the end of their life. Decommissioning a single nuclear power plant can cost hundreds of millions of dollars and take decades. So what's involved, and why is the process so long and expensive? Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Belinda Smith |Fiona Pepper

Hearts, kidneys and now livers — over the past couple of years, surgeons have taken all these from gene-edited pigs and put them in people. But the history of taking bits from animals and putting them in humans — called xenotransplantation — stretches back centuries. So how did we get to the current cluster of pig organs in patients, and what are the ethical considerations as new clinical trials forge ahead?

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Belinda Smith

As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn: a huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings. There's nothing else quite like it in the Solar System. Right now, it's hard to see Saturn in the sky. It appears close to the Sun, so only visible just before sunrise. Loading... But if you did manage to check out Saturn through a backyard telescope, you'd see a yellowish orb, perhaps a few moons — but no rings. It seems like they've vanished.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Belinda Smith |Fiona Pepper

As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn. A huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings. But those distinctive rings — the very things that give Saturn its pizzazz — have seemingly disappeared. So what’s going on, and when will they be back? Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events. Get in touch with us: [email protected] you or someone you know interested in the 2025 ABC Top 5 Science media residency program?