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On today's show, we'll hear how an op shop is changing a community, we'll find out about the discovery of a giant jawbone, and we'll meet some scientists with a cool idea to chill out a hot city.

Then, we'll hear about some significant spears that have been returned to their traditional owners, before heading to the beach for the… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. What was the remote op shop project raising money for?

2. What sort of creature was an ichthyosaur?

3. What city are scientists hoping to help cool down?

4. How many spears have been returned to their traditional owners?

5. What Sydney beach has disappeared?

Bonus Tricky Question

What is needed for the beach to reappear again?

Answers

1. Art centre

2. Marine reptile

3. Seville

4. 4

5. Mackenzies Bay

Bonus Tricky Answer

Less powerful waves along the coast

On today's show, we'll hear about a newly discovered ant with an interesting name. We'll kick-flip and grind with a super skateboarder, and fossick for fossils with a prolific palaeontologist.

Then, we'll hear about an Indigenous Australian artist winning big in the art world, before heading to a deserted island for the… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. Which villain was the ant named after?

2. What's the name of the trick Arisa did?

3. Which state is Samantha the dino lover from?

4. What did Archie Moore paint on the gallery walls?

5. What did the stranded sailors spell out in the sand?

Bonus Tricky Question

What did the sailors use to write their message?

Answers

1. Voldemort

2. 720

3. Queensland

4. Family Tree

5. HELP

Bonus Tricky Answer

Palm tree leaves/ fronds

Join Ruby and the ABC's national technology reporter Ange Lavoipierre for a deep dive into the world of artificial intelligence.

On today’s show, we’ll hear about some Paralympians speaking out about footwear. We’ll explore an underwater mountain and meet some of its fishy inhabitants. Then, staying in the water, we’ll splash about with some senior swimmers taking lessons for the first time.
After that, it’s all eyes on the skies as we search for exploding stars, before we head down river for the… Wow of the week! 

Quiz Questions

1. What does Stef Reid and other Paralympians want to be able to buy?

2. What kind of environment were the scientists exploring underwater?

3. What was special about the people taking the swimming lessons?

4. What kind of stars are Rod's favourite to look at?

5. What animal did the pumpkin weigh more than?

Bonus Tricky Question

What did Adam and Mark name their pumpkin boat?

Answers

1. Buy one shoe at a time

2. Mountain

3. They were older

4. Exploding

5. Horse

Bonus Tricky Answer

Cinderella

On today's show, we're off to a remote farm that's had a high-tech upgrade.

Then, we'll shoot some hoops with some Irish basketball teams, before kicking soccer balls around with some of Australia's newest sporting recruits.

After that, we'll hear about an interesting discovery challenging our ideas about First Nations Australians, before we hop into the…Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. What is the name of Jack's smart farm?

2. Which country were the two basketball teams from?

3. What's the problem now that so many people were inspired to play soccer by the Matildas?

4. What did archaeologists and traditional owners discover in the middens?

5. How many species of Brown Tree Frog are there?

Bonus Tricky Question

How long was the replay match the officials wanted the two teams to have?

Answers

1. Prenti Downs

2. Ireland

3. There aren't enough fields

4. Clay pottery

5. Three

Bonus Tricky Answer

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On today's show, we'll start by inspecting an ancient fossil that's reminding scientists of a beloved green frog.

We'll meet a would-be moon-mining rover, and catch up with some kind kids making an important change in their community.

After that, we'll celebrate Eid before heading off on a camping trip for the… Wow of the week!

Quiz Questions

1. Which muppet did the fossil remind scientists of?

2. Can you name one thing that the moon rover might mine for?

3. Which clan are the traditional owners of the land where Lionel and Ella were walking?

4. What is the celebration at the end of Ramadan called?

5. Why did James nearly miss the beetle and keep on walking?

Bonus Tricky Question

What's the word, starting with the letter 'e', for a scientist that studies bugs?

Answers

1. Kermit the Frog

2. Oxygen, Fuel, Water

3. Bedigal people

4. Eid, or Eid Al-Fitr

5. He thought it was bird poo

Bonus Tricky Answer

Entomologist