Does the ant foraging for your crumbs feel better when she finds one? Do bees like the taste of nectar? Or are insects merely tiny robots?

Did you know that Hobbits exist outside of fiction? Recent discoveries have thrown a spanner in the work of how we once understood the timeline of human evolution.

Sharks loom large and menacingly in the Australian imagination but new research shows that, just like humans, sharks have friends.

Advancements in protein screening developed at Macquarie are uncovering how carbohydrates are involved in everything from the flu to infertility.

Macquarie astrophysicists explain how an explosion triggered by the collision of neutron stars 130 million years ago was detected for the first time, and why this astonishing event has made global headlines.

New research reveals how coral competes for space and light on the Great Barrier Reef – it's a battle of toxic barbs and poison tentacles.

Engineering advances mean soon our devices will talk to each other and be able to control everything from our cars to grocery shopping.

Professor Richard de Grijs is part of a team of astronomers from Macquarie University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences who have created the first accurate 3D map of the galaxy we call home. He discusses with host Sean Britten how the new map may

Science fiction or science fact? Quantum computing is a little of both. We break down the complex but vital work of harnessing the unpredictable and enormous power of what lies within an atom.

Macquarie astrophysicists explain how an explosion triggered by the collision of neutron stars 130 million years ago was detected for the first time, and why this astonishing event has made global headlines.

We journey to the final frontier with Dr Lee Spitler and discuss life among the stars and ask him to tackle the age-old question: are there extra-terrestrial lifeforms out there?