Bees can't taste pesticides, and how albatrosses get aloft
Bees can't taste pesticides, and how albatrosses get aloft
In the eLife Podcast this month, signs that bees are oblivious to pesticides in nectar, sea anemone stinging strategies,... Read more
30 Nov 2023
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34mins
Cold haemoglobin, and teaching old dogs new ethics
Cold haemoglobin, and teaching old dogs new ethics
This month, how an extinct marine mammal made its haemoglobin work in the cold, how does learning compassion change the ... Read more
29 Sep 2023
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35mins
How many friends for best brain health?
How many friends for best brain health?
This month join host Dr Chris Smith to hear how a nuclear power station provides the opportunity to test theories of the... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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31mins
Social media and febrile fish
Social media and febrile fish
This month we look at a method to raise the bar on the quality and trustworthiness of information shared over social med... Read more
6 Jun 2023
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36mins
Ancient Genes and Trust in New Tech
Ancient Genes and Trust in New Tech
This month, the genetic variants inherited from millions of years back that protect from disease but can cause illnesses... Read more
11 Apr 2023
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39mins
Right handedness, and genes for hairiness
Right handedness, and genes for hairiness
Why are 90% of humans right handed and where did we get this from; genes for how - and where - hair grows; the intriguin... Read more
1 Mar 2023
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36mins
Rebuilding Dinosaurs and Stress from Siblings
Rebuilding Dinosaurs and Stress from Siblings
The ability to recreate dinosaurs inside computers means the true nature of the spinosaurus can now be uncovered, what t... Read more
15 Dec 2022
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30mins
Babies cry in utero, and pushing preprints
Babies cry in utero, and pushing preprints
This month, what ultrasound scans are revealing about how primates learn to cry before birth, the new imaging technique ... Read more
11 Nov 2022
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33mins
Urban microbiomes, and crushed cancers
Urban microbiomes, and crushed cancers
This month, what happens to the microbiomes of wild animals when they share cities with humans, how being crushed in a c... Read more
16 Sep 2022
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32mins
Does Vaping Inflame the Brain?
Does Vaping Inflame the Brain?
Signs that some vapes inflame the brain and other organs, how a whiff of CO2 puts mosquitoes into feeding mode, how long... Read more
4 Jul 2022
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29mins