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The chemical that turns locusts from Jekyll into Hyde
Triggering swarming behaviour in locusts, and new insights into how humans synchronize.
In this episode:
01:56 Understanding swarming behaviour
Swarms o…
6 years, 1 month ago
Audio long-read: Pluto’s dark side is overflowing with secrets
In 2015, after a nine-and-a-half-year journey, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft raced past Pluto, beaming images of the dwarf planet back to Earth.
Five…
6 years, 1 month ago
Why skin grows bigger as you stretch it
Skin's unusual response to stretching is finally explained, and the latest in a huge effort to map DNA.
In this episode:
01:06 Stretching skin
For decad…
6 years, 2 months ago
When did people arrive in the Americas? New evidence stokes debate
New evidence may push back the date on human arrival to the Americas, and an examination of science’s flaws.
In this episode:
00:59 Ancient Americans
Tw…
6 years, 2 months ago
Graphene’s magic angle reveals a new twist
Probing the superconducting properties of graphene and bacteria that can use manganese to grow.
01:15 Magic angle graphene
If you sandwich two sheets o…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronapod: Massive coronavirus outbreak strikes iconic Californian prison after it rejected expert aid
In this episode:
01:47 Disaster in San Quentin
San Quentin prison is facing a massive outbreak, we dig into how they got there. The crisis has arisen d…
6 years, 2 months ago
The six-year-old space agency with hopes for Mars
On this week’s podcast, an ambitious Mars mission from a young space agency, and how crumbling up rocks could help fight climate change.
In this episo…
6 years, 2 months ago
Coronapod: Lessons from pandemic ‘war-game’ simulations
Next week, we’ll be wrapping up Coronapod in its current form. Please fill out our short survey to let us know your thoughts on the show.
In this epis…
6 years, 3 months ago
What the atomic structure of enamel tells us about tooth decay
On this week’s podcast, how the molecular structure of tooth enamel may impact decay, and a mysterious planetary core from a half-formed gas giant.
In…
6 years, 3 months ago
Coronapod: The state of the pandemic, six months in
In a few weeks, we’ll be wrapping up Coronapod in its current form. Please fill out our short survey to let us know your thoughts on the show.
In this…
6 years, 3 months ago