Wominjeka, ABC science reporter Jacinta Bowler jazzed to be here providing your weekly dose of science.

Do you know what I didn't have on my 2026 bingo card? Scientists searching for sugar in space.

Sugar is an extremely important substance. It keeps me going during the afternoon slump, but sugars are also key building blocks in things like DNA. 

How sugars got to Earth though, is a bit of a mystery.

Genelle Weule peers into the discovery, finding out this is the first time sugar molecules have been found beyond our Solar System in the interstellar medium.

If you're not squeamish about spiders, there's also a story I wrote up last week about the speediest spider around — which might not be a surprise to some —  Australia's own huntsman.

Over in audio land on Dead and Alive, we're unpacking why defence departments, spy agencies and cybersecurity experts are on edge over an explosive quantum algorithm.

And listen in to the What the Duck?! live in Brisbane to find out which animals you want to duck, marry, avoid and friendzone. 

That's all for this week, if you have feedback about the newsletter or a sciency photo to share, get in touch by sending an email.

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Astronomers have detected signs of a type of sugar found in raspberries in gas clouds near the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way.

A species of huntsman spider found in Queensland is the fastest mover out of more than 250 spider species analysed in a new study.

This year, scientists included a new potential threat in their decision to move the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. So what is 'mirror life' and why are they concerned?

In late 2021 one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it, but the forestry sector said it was "not sustainable" to assess every logging coupe for the bird.

Labor will develop a new national framework in response to artificial intelligence as it seeks to address the technology’s growing economic and social impacts.

Researchers spending winter at Australia's southernmost Antarctic research station gathered to celebrate the return of the Sun after weeks of darkness.