SoT 84: The Mad, Bad Uncle

December 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When koalas infected with the koala retrovirus reproduce, they pass the viral DNA along with their own to their offspring.

James Cameron’s deep dive results, the healing power of maggots, koala evolution and a rover twin set to join Curiosity. Plus moon tourism, moon mapping and the passing of Sir Patrick Moore.

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SoT 76: 2012 Nobel Prizes

October 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Black mamba in defensive posture, photo taken by Bill Love, Blue Chameleon Ventures. Via WikiCommons.

Nobel prizes for Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, snakes on a pain, adaptive mosquitoes and more!

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SoT 73: Monkeys on Crack

September 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Newly discovered Cercopithecus lomamiensis, or Lesula. Image:

Newly discovered monkey: cute or creepy? Bacterial gene swaps, GRAIL probe results, bubble-free boiling, and more!

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SoT 63: It May Have Helped Harry Potter

July 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Photograph: ATLAS, Collaboration Date: 04/07/2012

Dear Sir David, the Higgs Boson found, exploding star fish, oxygen injections and more!

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SoT 54: A Guy Called Herbert

May 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AGuyCalledHerbert

Tetrapods and acid blood, your brain is your password, thylacines, honeybees and lots more!

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SoT 52: They’re Bees, Not Borg

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
TheyreBeesNotBorg

Plasma gun that wipes out bacteria, the privacy implications of your genetic data, the Japanese bee ball of death, and more.

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SoT 46: Better Than Clay Pots

February 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
space

Nanotech turns plants into common plastic Sunscreen concern reaches into the school grounds.

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SoT 36: BREED! Or Be Miserable!

December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall, Aimee Whitcroft. Topics covered: Turtle Embryos Tune In To Heartbeats Some Wasps Learn Never To Forget A Face Genetically Engineered Neurons Light Up When Firing When Women Take Bigger Risks Childless Women ‘Poorer Health’ Ladybugs Changed Color in Response to Climate Change Aimee Whitcroft is a [...]

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SoT 35: Jurassic Asteroid

December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Elf Eldridge. Topics covered: Baby Bumps Slow Dolphins Down Dinosaur ‘caught’ eating bird Terminator-style lenses a step closer Nest full of baby dinosaurs found Crooked Teeth? Blame Early Farmers Unfortunately we can’t embed the video for the dolphin story, but click the link above to watch it on Science Magazine’s website. [...]

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SoT 29: The Nobel Prizes

October 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Hosts: Ed Brown, Dr. Shayne Joseph, Penny Dumsday and Lucas Randall. Topics covered: The 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine The 2011 Nobel Prize for Chemistry The 2011 Nobel Prize for Physics The Story of the Nobel Medal and Nazi Gold The Nobel Disease Lucas mentions the book Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes and [...]

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