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16th Nov 2008
Archaeology - The Science of History
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We dig into the world of archaeology this week to uncover what DNA is revealing about how humans domesticated plants and livestock. We also delve into the story of stonehenge and hear how scientists are using new isotope techniques to find out how it was built and what when on there. We also trace the history of the civilisation that carved the Nazca lines in South America and then disappeared without trace, but why? Plus, we hear about a new way to combat allergies with a course of injections, how music could improve your health, and how fish elect their leaders. And in kitchen science we show you how to make you own desktop siege weapon!
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News
With asthma and allergy cases amongst young people at an all time high, a study from scientists in Switzerland offers a breath of fresh air. Gabriela Senti and her colleagues at University Hospital Zurich, writing in this week's PNAS, have found that injections designed to desensitise people with al...
Listening to your favourite, feel-good music might not only put you in a great mood but it could also be good for your heart.
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore in the United States have shown for the first time that the emotions associated with listen...
Swiss scientists have solved a Sauvignon conundrum this week with the discovery that part of the flavour of the famous white wine is down to bacteria in your own mouth! The French enologist Emile Peynaud drew attention to the burst of fruity flavours that follows 30 seconds or so after a gulp of the...
While the world headlines are still full of the news that the Americans have elected Barrack Obama as the first African-American president there is also news this week of how members of the fish world elect their leaders.
When it comes to deciding which leader to back, most of the time fish r...
Kitchen Science
Build your very own medieval siege machine out of odds and ends you can find lying around the house
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Analysis of DNA and early remains can reveal the hunting techniques of our ancestors.
We reveal how DNA analysis can reveal the origins of crop domestication.
Can the bodies buried at stonehenge reveal what happened there?
Find out the fate of the Nazca Line creators.
Are we the only animals to cook food, why do we do it and does it give us an advantage over other animals?
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