Correspondent Sean Dorney got thrown out of Papua New Guinea for his reporting, yet he received one of its top honors. He skippered its rugby team and fell for a local girl. Now suffering from motor neuron disease, he makes an emotional final visit to Manus Island, his second home.

From the science of making choices, to the solving power of algorithms, mathematician Lily Serna reveals how the logic of mathematics can help you make better, smarter decisions. In the process, she steps us through some of its most important ideas, showing that far from being stuck on a chalkboard in a lecture hall, it's all incredibly useful.

Melissa, a 26-year-old mother of two, has been battling a painful case of irritable bowel syndrome for the past two years. She's seen all the doctors and had all the examinations, but no one has been able to help her. Can the latest science driving Gut Revolution provide any answers? We follow Melissa over her transformational six-week journey as our team of experts designs an intervention that literally changes her life.

Look inside the undercover sting to catch the world's most-wanted money launderer.

Dr. Nikki Stamp takes us into the amazing world of our hearts—revealing how they function, how we can look after them, and how, using the latest science, she helps fix them when they go wrong. She takes us behind-the-scenes in her operating theater to give us a privileged look at what happens in these high-stakes operations as we meet the patients who are hoping to have their lives transformed.

In this program, chef Paul West, dietician Clare Collins, and chemist Noby Leong examine the chemistry, biology, and physics of food, looking at Australia's Cavendish banana and the cultivation of a new disease resistant variety; at the how the traditional craft of fruit preservation is supersized in the production of canned baked beans; and at the science of cooking the perfect medium rare steak. They also discuss the science of gluten in slow fermentation...

This program explores the science behind cryogenic freezing and how it is being used to ensure that frozen fish tastes almost as good as fresh. It also visits a gelato factory to learn how and why humans are hard-wired to desire junk food.

Imagine you could make a copy of a loved one. A digital clone with a life of its own -- their avatar. That's the dream of biomechanical engineer Dr. Jordan Nguyen, and he says we have the technology to do it right now in the form of virtual reality. VR might be thought of as a way to play games, but asNguyen discovers, it's so much more. VR is being used to face phobias, to combat trauma, and--in the case of one Newcastle man--to help reverse the...

A band of inspired young Australians are deploying a new weapon against a global scourge--the great gobs of plastic polluting our oceans. Europe Correspondent Lisa Millar tells how they're doing it.

Italy was Europe's coronavirus epicentre, with cases of infected rising by over a thousand daily. In the country's north, hospitals filled up and patients young and old died. This expose looks at Italy's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.