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In Short
In short: brief podcast episodes telling compelling science stories.
11 December 2017
New research shows that peregrine falcons hunt their prey using strategies similar to those used by guided missiles....
08 December 2017
Scientists have identified the most important reefs to protect in the Great Barrier Reef.
01 December 2017
Will we ever be able to eradicate it?
28 November 2017
Can pulsars solve this positron problem?
22 November 2017
A computer model tests out the idea of combating climate change by spraying reflective particles into the atmosphere...
15 November 2017
Almost 4 million people in the UK have Type 2 diabetes, but can it be reversed?
02 November 2017
Researchers have found evidence that a particular stage of sleep can reduce fear learning which may have implications...
30 October 2017
AlphaGo Zero is a computer programme that can learn to excel at the boardgame of Go without any help from humans.
20 October 2017
A drug based on a form of cholesterol might be able to reduce heart attack damage.
20 October 2017
How do you separate a friend's voice from the din going on around you? Scientists at Imperial College have sussed...
18 October 2017
Scientists in the US have discovered a way to recreate the condition polycystic kidney disease using stem cells in a...
18 October 2017
The light equivalent of WiFi doesn't negatively impact our health or our lightbulbs, according to new research.
12 October 2017
Scientists have found a molecule in infant stars, de-bunking that it indicates signs of life.
09 October 2017
Neonicotinoid pesticides are found in three quarters of the world's honey.
29 September 2017
Our muscles play an important role in our human ability to control our movements and handle things with care - could we...
28 September 2017
3 groups of PhD students from the EU Marie Curie European Training Network ALKATRAS get hands on with science...
28 September 2017
3 groups of PhD students from the EU Marie Curie European Training Network ALKATRAS get hands on with science...
28 September 2017
3 groups of PhD students from the EU Marie Curie European Training Network ALKATRAS get hands on with science...
26 September 2017
Proteins discovered in algae could be used to engineer faster-growing crops, according to researchers at the...
25 September 2017
The complex branching patterns seen in the growth of tissues in the lungs, kidneys and pancreas have an elegantly...
22 September 2017
The evolution of a juvenile-like skull and brain structure has been critical to the success of modern birds.
21 September 2017
Scientists make the surprising discovery that the identity of the microbes in our mouth are not controlled by genetics.
20 September 2017
How strong are earth's tectonic plates? A fundamental lack of understanding has existed on this question, until...