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How fat would you have to be to stop a bullet?Have you ever wondered how fat you would have to be to stop a bullet with your belly? We went to the Cavendish Laboratory to find out...A hippo pregnancy lasts 16 months   The atoms of a substance are most tightly packed in a liquid. |
Whey to go! - Scientists make edible food wrapperScientists at the US Agricultural Research Service in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, have used milk powder and glycerine to produce a water-resistant edible film that could be used to coat or package foods.Peggy Tomasula and her colleagues have found that high-pressure carbon dioxide can be used as a solve...Whale of a questionA giant bowhead whale caught off northern Alaska recently had a surprise in store for the fisherman who landed it – embedded in its flesh was a piece of a "bomb lance" used by whalers back in the 1880s. And because the weapon was patented it was easy to date, confirming claims that w...Cholera vaccine from riceThis week we have promising news for the fight against the dreadful disease cholera, because a team of scientists in Japan are developing a new vaccine against the disease using their national staple food - rice. Cholera continues to be a huge problem across the developing world, with at least 5000...A round up of wildlife tradeFor the last couple of weeks, politicians from all around the world have been meeting to talk about endangered species and to try and decide whether trade in certain species should be restricted to prevent them from becoming even more endangered. Every year millions of wild animals and plants are t...The Torso in the Thames: Using Plant Remains to Identify a BodyDr Hazel Wilkinson tells Sabina Michnowicz how she used her plant identification skills and a book of spells to help the police with the Torso in the Thames case.Investigating Forensic ScienceWe spoke to Dr Trevor Emmett, lecturer in Forensic Science at Anglia Ruskin University about what forensics is, an dhow it can be applied.
"Hair" Pollution: How what you eat and breathe affects the composition of hairAzi Khatiri goes to a lab for a hair cut - to see if vegetarian hair is different to that of a carnivore, or if a rural life leaves a signature in the scalp.Science Update - Future MachinesThis week, Bob and Chelsea tell us about seed that sow themselves and the future of domestic robots!That's nice of you to say Paul, but what was it about this show that made it so good for you? C... - 22nd Jun 07
I would say the first thing was the subject matter, i think Forensic science is a fascinating subject. Also, the new show format is working really wel...
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