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AI hears hidden X factor in zebra finch love songs
Mar 20, 2024This podcast has been corrected: in a previous version at 5:55 we stated that that the team's 200mm devices currently contain only a couple of magnetic tunnelling junctions, in fact they studied 500-1...
Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why
Mar 13, 2024In this episode: 00:45 Making a map of the human heartThe human heart consists of multiple, specialised structures that all work together to enable the organ to beat for a lifetime. But exactly which ...
These tiny fish combine electric pulses to probe the environment
Mar 06, 2024In this episode: 00:48 Bumblebees can learn new tricks from each otherOne behaviour thought unique to humans is the ability to learn something from your predecessors that you couldn’t figure out on yo...
Could this one-time ‘epigenetic’ treatment control cholesterol?
Feb 28, 2024In this episode: 00:49 What caused the Universe to become fully transparent?Around 13 billion years ago, the Universe was filled with a dense ‘fog’ of neutral hydrogen that blocked certain wavelengths...
Audio long read: Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are trying to save them
Feb 26, 2024The phenomenon of animals catching diseases from humans, called reverse zoonoses, has had a severe impact on great ape populations, often representing a bigger threat than habitat loss or poaching. Ho...
How whales sing without drowning, an anatomical mystery solved
Feb 23, 2024The deep haunting tones of the world's largest animals, baleen whales, are iconic - but how the songs are produced has long been a mystery. Whales evolved from land dwelling mammals which vocalize by ...
Why are we nice? Altruism's origins are put to the test
Feb 21, 2024In this episode: 00:45 Why are humans so helpful?Humans are notable for their cooperation and display far more altruistic behaviour than other animals, but exactly why this behaviour evolved has been ...
Smoking changes your immune system, even years after quitting
Feb 14, 202400:45 Smoking's long-term effects on immunityIt's well-known that smoking is bad for health and it has been linked to several autoimmune disorders, but the mechanisms are not fully understood. Now, re...
Why we need to rethink how we talk about cancer
Feb 09, 2024For over a century, cancer has been classified by areas of the body - lung cancer, breast cancer, skin cancer etc. And yet modern medical research is telling us that the molecular and genetic mechanis...
Cancer's power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells
Feb 07, 2024In this episode: 0:46 Borrowing tricks from cancer could help improve immunotherapyT cell based immunotherapies have revolutionised the treatment of certain types of cancer. However these therapies —...