Dark matter discovery & elevated El Niño

Thursday, 24 September 2026 - 8:30am
Map of Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures from the 2016 El Niño event, showing the characteristic red tongue of warm water towards South America (Image by NOAA)

This week, Chris digs into a curious signal in the hunt for dark matter that may be a sign of a new particle responsible for 85% of the matter of the universe; and Linden and Kate breeze through the current record-breaking El Niño event, and what it may or may not mean for global and local climate and weather.

Chris, Stu, Linden & Claire
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.

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