Science In Action Podcast
The 麻豆社 brings you all the week's science news.
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The earliest traces of animal life on earth.
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Do rocks found in Canada show animal life 350 million years older than any found before?
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Your molecular machinery, now in 3D
Thu 22 Jul 2021
DeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.
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Science when the funding dries up
Thu 15 Jul 2021
The UK Government鈥檚 cap on Official Development Aid, and its consequences for science.
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Human induced climate change heats up fast
Thu 8 Jul 2021
The record-breaking recent Pacific North-West heatwave is attributable to humans.
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Tales of unexpected DNA data
Thu 24 Jun 2021
A virologist uncovers more dots to join in the hunt for Covid鈥檚 origins.
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Doubling Earth鈥檚 energy imbalance
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Nasa scientists find a doubling of our planet鈥檚 net solar energy absorption in 15 years
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Evolving viral variant trickery
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Researchers describe mechanisms by which the virus variants are tricking our cells.
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Zoonotic hotspots and where to find them
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Researchers map where the riskiest areas are for viruses to jump from bats into humans.
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Covid and clean air
Thu 13 May 2021
How improving indoor air quality can prevent illness from many viruses
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Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan.
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On the trail of rare blood clots
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Scientists in the EU and the UK are looking out for rare blood clots in vaccinated people.
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Post-Covid outcomes after release from hospital
Thu 1 Apr 2021
A third of people hospitalised for covid are readmitted sometime after discharge.
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Science on the side of a new volcano
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Fagradalsfjall, hints of leptoquark, and the 2020 rise of the preprint
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International science at sea
Thu 18 Mar 2021
International research collaborations feel the pinch of UK cap on development spending
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A shooting star parked on your driveway
Thu 11 Mar 2021
A rare type of meteorite lands next to a rural UK house, and is now in professional hands
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Uncovering history with Little Foot's skull
Thu 4 Mar 2021
Neanderthal hearing, CO2 emissions in 2020, the Brazilian variant and scanning Little Foot
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Saving the Northern White Rhino
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Bringing back the Northern White Rhino from extinction
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Gravitational waves and black holes
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Gravitational waves from colliding supermassive black holes
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