The Science Briefing

How do you shave an ant? Science stories you might have missed in June

The Science Briefing

Show Notes

Kathleen Folbigg is pardoned thanks to scientific discoveries, why scientists shaved artistic ants and do frogs have accents? These are the science stories you might have missed in June.

Today, Dr Sophie Calabretto is joined by Cosmos journalist Jacinta Bowler to chat about the science you might have missed last month See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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