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DNA from hunter-gatherer teeth reveals secrets of ancient plague
In this episode:
00:45 Ancient evidence of deadly plague outbreaks
Research article: Macleod et al.
12:33 Research Highlights
Nature: Bones of Iron Age s…
3 months, 1 week ago
Briefing Chat: The epic journey of Stonehenge’s central stone
In this episode:
00:37 Evidence that Stonehenge's Altar Stone travelled by glacier
BBC Science Focus: We may have just cracked one of Stonehenge's grea…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Newly-discovered whale graveyard dates back millions of years
In this episode:
00:46 A giant, ancient whale necropolis
Research article: Peng et al.
News & Views: A vast whale necropolis has been found
08:52 Researc…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Briefing chat: Spinosaurs with salt glands could have lived in marine environments
In this episode:
00:23 Fossil evidence that spinosaurs had an aquatic lifestyle
Science: Some spinosaurs cried salty tears to thrive in brackish waters…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Your phone can use tiny skin-colour changes to measure your heart rate
In this episode:
00:57 How your smartphone’s camera could measure your heart rate
Research article: Liao et al.
08:55 Research Highlights
Nature: A star …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Briefing Chat: When to trust eyewitness memory – according to science
In this episode:
00:21 When witnesses identify suspects from police line-ups, confidence matters
Nature: Memory on trial: the new science of when to tr…
4 months ago
Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next
On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the D…
4 months, 1 week ago
AI ‘scientists’ promise to accelerate research — how do they work?
In this episode:
00:46 Meet the AI scientists designed to accelerate research
Research article: Ghareeb et al.
Research article: Gottweis et al.
Nature: …
4 months, 1 week ago
Briefing Chat: Hantavirus — what this outbreak reveals about the disease
In this episode:
00:34 What questions remain about the hantavirus outbreak?
Nature: Hantavirus outbreak exposes uncertainty about how disease spreads
Na…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Red-light therapy is all the rage — does it work?
In this episode:
00:42 Is red-light therapy all hype?
Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions expressed herein by Juanita Anders are those of the speak…
4 months, 2 weeks ago