Grace Stranger

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Grace Stranger

When it comes to starting a family, sometimes it’s best not to rush into anything. Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo took that advice to the extreme, waiting almost a century before becoming first time parents, welcoming their four precious little hatchlings to the world in February.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Grace Stranger

If you’re a fan of Game of Thrones then chances are you’re familiar with the fearsome Dire Wolf, a prehistoric giant wolf that's been extinct for for more than 10,000 years. That is until now, according to US-based Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences which says it has "successfully de-extincted" dire wolves. But is de-extinction truly possible or are we being sold a white (wolf) lie? Guest: Dr Nic Rawlence, Paleogeneticist at the Otago University in New Zealand

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Grace Stranger

It’s a game of economic-chicken that has seen financial markets across the globe plummet in recent days as China and the United States continue to escalate retaliatory tariffs in a game of “who blinks first.”Beijing has vowed to "fight till the end" and never accept the "blackmail nature of the US" but can it outlast Washington in this global trade war? Guest: Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow of the Taihe Institute and Chair of Asia Narratives Substack

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Grace Stranger

A weekend RedBridge poll found Peter Dutton’s public sector plans including proposed cuts of 41,000 were hurting the Coalition’s election hopes. The Coalition now says those cuts won’t come in a hurry instead they will be achieved through attrition and a hiring freeze but no forced redundancies and no cuts to frontline services. So what would cutting 41000 public servants by attrition look like?

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Grace Stranger

Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne have solved a decades-long mystery that paves the way for development of new drugs to treat and potentially prevent Parkinson's Disease. In world-first research published in journal, Science, WEHI researchers have discovered what a never-before-seen protein linked to the neurological disease looks like, and how it's activated.