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In Short
In short: brief podcast episodes telling compelling science stories.
10 May 2017
From genetics to computer programming, Team One explore outbreaks of infectious diseases.
21 March 2017
A biochemical test for autism has been developed by scientists in the US.
10 March 2017
Palaeontologists find discoveries in the dental plaque of neanderthals
21 February 2017
Social media campaigns in aid of charities and social causes can have a huge impact, if they last long enough to be...
16 February 2017
Tiny sensor capable of transmitting information over a week from inside the body and powered by stomach acid has been...
08 February 2017
Some viruses may benefit from being less aggressive in women than in men.
24 January 2017
A chemical found in dogfish sharks blocks a protein from accumulating and damaging brain nerve cell membranes.
24 January 2017
How are organisms in the Arctic coping with climate change?
06 January 2017
First piece of evidence to suggest other mammals also benefit from bigger brains.
05 January 2017
Dark energy's distribution in the night sky is being mapped...
19 December 2016
Connie attends a live cheetah dissection, and finds out about the world's speediest cat.
15 December 2016
500 year old clams have provided a unique window into how the climate has been changing.
14 December 2016
A new antidote to carbon monoxide poisoning has been developed by scientists in America.
12 December 2016
Certain levels of deforestation boosts the population of a disease-causing species.
07 December 2016
2D materials, like Graphene, now have a new way of being produced.
18 November 2016
People bullied in childhood have an increased risk of being overweight at age 18
16 November 2016
The genetic mutations which allow Malaria to avoid drug treatment have been found.
15 November 2016
How did a boy from Lincolnshire end up as a NASA astronaut?
11 November 2016
How can we harness quantum physics to build new technologies?
10 November 2016
Our Moon formed as the result of a massive collision and a fast spinning early Earth
10 November 2016
A new way of bioengineering plants could provide us with super cheap chemical sensors.
09 November 2016
Half of the Arctic sea ice area has been lost in the past 40 years - when will it be gone?
08 November 2016
Are humans alone in the Universe? Graihagh jackson talked to three experts to find out
07 November 2016
Sascha Drewlo reckons that a simple cervical smear could replace current prenatal tests.