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Dead Planets Society #4: Asteroid Gong
Season 1 Episode 4
In an unexpected twist of empathy, Leah and Chelsea are putting their heads together to save the Earth… yes, you read that right!
Asteroid researcher …
3 years ago
Weekly: India lands on the moon; Placenta cells could heal the heart; Mind-altering drugs and binge drinking on the rise
Season 1 Episode 212
#212
India is celebrating after successfully - and gently - landing on the Moon. A huge win for the country, which is now only the fourth nation to do…
3 years ago
CultureLab: Must watch science shows – the best TV of 2023
Struggling to choose what to watch? Whether it’s sci-fi, medical dramas or documentaries about the natural world, we’ve got you covered. Our TV colum…
3 years, 1 month ago
Weekly: Climate Special - an antidote for doom; plus the key ingredient for alien technology, and surprising revelations about an ancient tattooed mummy
Season 1 Episode 211
#211
The hottest July on record, a global surge in wildfires, bleached corals and collapsed cactuses - the story of climate change feels dire right no…
3 years, 1 month ago
Dead Planets Society #3: Gravitational Wave Apocalypse
Season 1 Episode 3
As if burrowing through a planet and blowing up the sun weren’t enough… This time, Chelsea and Leah hope to harness the power of gravitational waves …
3 years, 1 month ago
Weekly: Ultra-processed foods not so bad?; Another milestone toward fusion power; Mapping the genes we know nothing about
Season 1 Episode 210
#210
Ultra-processed foods are bad for us and we should avoid them at all costs – right? Well, it’s actually not as clear cut as that.The foods may ac…
3 years, 1 month ago
CultureLab: Adventures of a prehistoric girl – Alice Roberts on her new book Wolf Road
Scientist and broadcaster Alice Roberts has written her first children’s book. The fictional tale follows prehistoric girl Tuuli, and captures the st…
3 years, 1 month ago
Weekly: Surprise superconductor claims put to the test; Alzheimer’s test goes on sale; how NASA (briefly) lost Voyager 2
Season 1 Episode 209
#209
The saga of the room-temperature superconductor continues. The creators of a new material called LK-99 maintain that it perfectly conducts electr…
3 years, 1 month ago
Dead Planets Society #2: Punch A Hole in a Planet
Season 1 Episode 2
In this episode of Dead Planets Society, Leah and Chelsea embark on a boring journey… no, as in they literally try to bore through a planet! With the…
3 years, 1 month ago
Weekly: Cheaper cures for many diseases; How to understand the superconductor ‘breakthrough’; Hear a star twinkle
Season 1 Episode 208
New Scientist Weekly #208
Better and cheaper treatments for everything from sickle cell disease to ageing should come as a result of a new technique f…
3 years, 1 month ago