Lab-grown meat may be cruelty free, but is it really better for the environment? Not at the moment. In fact, the team finds out how it’s up to 25 times worse than normal meat. And with prices still astronomically high, will it ever become a viable replacement?
Are we waking up the sleeping Arctic ocean? Melting sea ice from rising global temperatures is havi ... Show More
Nov 14
New genome of ancient human; 95% of us have a dormant virus that causes disease; Formula E cars faster than F1; Bill Bryson joins the pod!
Episode 332
For only the second time, the genome of an ancient Denisovan has been sequenced - thanks to the discovery of a 200,000-year-old tooth found in a Siberian cave. This ancient member of the human family has long been a mystery, so this genome is being described as a bom ... Show More
45m 2s
May 2022
The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
This week, we begin with a disturbing medical mystery. Since the start of the year, almost 200 children worldwide have fallen ill with hepatitis—or liver inflammation—without any apparent cause. Most of the children are under five, and nearly half of the cases were in the UK. Vic ... Show More
43m 50s
Dec 2021
Initial Omicron Lab Data, Creative Naps, and Fishy Sounds.
T-Cells in vaccinated people may be holding the fort, or at least fighting serious illness, against the latest SARS CoV2 variant. Also, how the briefest of sleeps aids creativity.Prof Penny Moore, of South Africa’s National Centre for Infectious Disease and Witwatersrand Universi ... Show More
30m 42s
Jul 2021
Covid-19 : un risque chez les animaux ? (FdS#32)
<p>Pour cette semaine du 5 juillet : coup de chaud en haute atmosphère, un potentiel signe de vie autour de Saturne, le rôle des animaux dans la pandémie, un champignon qui fait pousser le cerveau et une nouvelle carte de l'Islande. Bonne écoute, et bon week-end !</p><br><p>👉<a ... Show More
5m 40s