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Apr 2024
12m 20s

Science: Climate change and timekeeping,...

RNZ
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Science commentator Laurie Winkless joins Kathryn to talk about how we measure time and a new paper which suggests melting water from polar regions could be affecting the Earth's rotation - what impact could it have? Researchers have found preserved microbes in two teeth dating back 4000 years - what does it tell us about how the bacteria that live in o ... Show More
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