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Lizard-inspired building design could save lives
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00:45 A recyclable 3D printing resin from an unusual source
Many 3D printers create objects using liquid resins that turn into robust …
2 years, 4 months ago
Alphafold 3.0: the AI protein predictor gets an upgrade
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00:45 A nuclear timekeeper that could transform fundamental-physics research.
Nuclear clocks — based on tiny shifts in energy in an at…
2 years, 4 months ago
Talking about sex and gender doesn't need to be toxic
Ever since scientific enquiry began, people have focused mainly on men, or if studies involve animals, on male mice, male rats or whatever it may be.…
2 years, 5 months ago
Dad's microbiome can affect offsprings' health — in mice
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00:46 Using genomics to explain geographic differences in cancer risk
The risk of developing cancer can vary hugely depending on geogr…
2 years, 5 months ago
Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health
Many people around the world feel lonely. Chronic loneliness is known to have far-reaching health effects and has been linked to multiple conditions …
2 years, 5 months ago
How gliding marsupials got their 'wings'
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00:46 Optical clocks at sea
Optical atomic clocks are the most precise timekeeping devices on the planet, but these devices are huge a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Living on Mars would probably suck — here's why
Humans setting up home in outer space has long been the preserve of science fiction. Now, thanks to advances in technology and the backing of billion…
2 years, 5 months ago
Keys, wallet, phone: the neuroscience behind working memory
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00:46 Mysterious methane emission from a cool brown dwarf
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revealing the makeup of brown dwarf…
2 years, 5 months ago
The 'ghost roads' driving tropical deforestation
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00:46 Mapping ‘ghost roads’ in tropical forests
Across the world, huge numbers of illegal roads have been cut into forests. However, d…
2 years, 5 months ago
Audio long read: Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say
Around the world, rates of cancers that typically affect older adults are increasing in those under 50 years old. Models based on global data predict…
2 years, 5 months ago