Science In Action Podcast
The 成人快手 brings you all the week's science news.
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The human cost of the decline of nature鈥檚 carcass cleaners
Thu 25 Jul 2024
The loss of vultures in India may be responsible for half a million human deaths.
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Destination Asteroid Apophis
Thu 18 Jul 2024
The ESA is starting preparatory work for its next planetary defence mission.
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Hurricane Beryl鈥檚 trail of destruction
Thu 11 Jul 2024
Hurricane Beryl hit the Caribbean, before moving into Mexico and then Texas.
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Cleaner mining, cleaner batteries
Thu 4 Jul 2024
Science in Action is at the UK's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
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On the road to halting HIV
Thu 27 Jun 2024
An injectable antiviral "PrEP" therapy that gives 100% protection against HIV infection.
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China: Scientific superpower
Thu 20 Jun 2024
How has China reached the top spot of scientific research?
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US bird flu response warning
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Mice become the next to get it and expert Rick Bright calls for stronger counter measures
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A humungous temporary tentacle
Thu 6 Jun 2024
The origami superpowers of a single-celled pond hunter, the protist Lacrymaria olor.
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Trusting AI with science
Thu 30 May 2024
AI will be a feature of future breakthroughs, how will we know when to trust its results?
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The roots of fentanyl addiction
Thu 23 May 2024
A study in mice suggests that fentanyl affects the part of the brain that regulates fear.
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Aurora Bore-WOW-lis
Thu 16 May 2024
They were the best northern and southern lights in decades, but why? And what鈥檚 next?
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Changing blood types and whale grammar
Thu 9 May 2024
Could future blood transfusions be made safer by mixing in a new bacterial enzyme?
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Crossover infections
Thu 2 May 2024
Bird flu spreads from cows to cats in the US, as chimps are seen eating bat poo in Uganda
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An armada for asteroid Apophis?
Thu 25 Apr 2024
Friday, April 13th 2029 鈥� mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming
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Unexpected black hole in our galaxy
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Unexpected black hole in our galaxy; Ancient Horse DNA; the mechanisms of addiction
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Bird flu in Antarctica
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected along the Antarctic coast
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Earthquake in Taiwan
Thu 4 Apr 2024
A powerful earthquake in Taiwan demonstrates the country鈥檚 preparedness.
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Star for a day
Thu 28 Mar 2024
A star on the brink of explosion will be visible from Earth. But not for long.
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Out of Africa
Thu 21 Mar 2024
A rare glimpse into the lives of the ancestors moving from Africa to the whole world.
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Impacts of global warming
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Will 2024 be another record-breaking year for the climate?
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The first stars in the universe
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Astronomers think they have seen glow the first generation of stars after the Big Bang
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One million genomes in two dimensions
Thu 29 Feb 2024
US researchers aim to sample genomes from one million diverse people but concerns raised
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Largest ever covid safety study
Thu 22 Feb 2024
A monumental study of 99 million vaccinated people shows how rare adverse effects are.
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Climate scientist wins defamation case
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Will this serve as a warning against politically motivated attacks on climate scientists?
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Particle physics v climate change
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Should we spend $17 billion on a new atom smasher whilst the world literally burns?
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Unethical data gathering in China
Thu 1 Feb 2024
Papers containing DNA data gathered from Chinese ethnic minorities are under scrutiny.
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Drilling into the past
Thu 25 Jan 2024
How scientists can drill into the seabed to find out more about the planet鈥檚 deep past
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Swine fever in South East聽Asia
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Swine fever has reached Borneo, devastating the local wild pig populations
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Seeking supernovas
Thu 11 Jan 2024
How supernovas 鈥� the colossal explosions of stars 鈥� can help us decipher the Universe
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Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa
Thu 4 Jan 2024
Fighting a disease that has become South Africa's biggest killer
