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Surprise finding reveals mitochondrial 'energy factories' come in two different types
Nov 06, 202400:46 Mitochondria divide their labour to help cells thriveResearchers have uncovered that mitochondria divide into two distinct forms when cells are starved, a finding that could help explain how som...
REBROADCAST: Talking politics, talking science
Nov 03, 2024This series was originally broadcast in 2020. Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why. In the third and final episode we...
REBROADCAST: Politics of the life scientific
Nov 02, 2024This series was originally broadcast in 2020. Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why. In this episode we're asking how ...
REBROADCAST: A brief history of politics and science
Nov 01, 2024This series was originally broadcast in 2020. Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why. In this episode we delve into the...
How to recover from the trauma of a climate disaster
Oct 30, 202400:48 Rebuilding mental health after the floodsResearchers have been investigating the best ways to help people deal with trauma in the wake of a climate disaster. In April and May devastating floods ...
Audio long read: Which is the fairest electoral system? Mega-election year sparks debate
Oct 25, 2024By the end of 2024 up to two billion people will have gone to the polls, in a pivotal year of elections around the globe. This is giving political scientists the chance to dive into each election in d...
Massive lost mountain cities revealed by lasers
Oct 23, 202400:48 The hidden cities of UzbekistanResearchers have uncovered the scale of two ancient cities buried high in the mountains of Uzbekistan. The cities were thought to be there, but their extent was un...
Star-eating black hole could power cosmic particle accelerator
Oct 16, 2024In this episode: 00:46 An unusual γ-ray producing microquasarA type of binary-system known as a microquasar has been found to be firing out γ-rays at high energy-levels, which may make it a candidate...
This AI powered 'tongue' can tell Coke and Pepsi apart
Oct 09, 202400:55 Graphene TongueResearchers have developed a graphene ‘tongue’ that uses AI to tell the subtle differences between drinks. Graphene has long been sought after as a chemical sensor, but tiny varia...
Strange gamma-ray flickers seen in thunderstorms for the first time
Oct 02, 202400:46 Physicists spot new types of high-energy radiation in thunderstormsPhysicists have identified new forms of γ-ray radiation created inside thunderclouds, and shown that levels of γ-ray production...