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Underwater glue shows its sticking power in rubber duck test
Aug 06, 202500:45 Researchers develop a new glue and test it on a rubber duckAided by machine learning, researchers have developed a super-sticky compound that works as an underwater adhesive. Inspired by animals...
Earth's deepest ecosystem discovered six miles below the sea
Jul 30, 202500:45 The deepest ecosystem ever discoveredResearchers have dived down to more than 9,000 metres below the surface of the Pacific and discovered surprisingly complex communities of life living in deep...
Giant laser heats solid gold to 14 times its melting point
Jul 23, 202500:46 How hot can solid gold get?A new study suggests that gold can be superheated far beyond its melting point without it becoming a liquid. Using an intense burst from a laser, a team heated a gold ...
AI, bounties and culture change, how scientists are taking on errors
Jul 21, 2025A simple methodological error meant that for years researchers considered drinking moderate amounts of alcohol to be healthy. Now plenty of evidence suggests that isn't the case, but errors like this ...
‘Stealth flippers’ helped this extinct mega-predator stalk its prey
Jul 16, 2025In this episode: 00:48 The ancient mega-predator with a ‘stealth mode’The extinct marine mega-predator Temnodontosaurus had specialised adaptations to stealthily hunt its prey, suggests an analysis o...
Three weeks in a hide to spot one elusive bear: the life of a wildlife film-maker
Jul 11, 2025Vianet Djenguet is an award-winning wildlife film-maker and camera operator whose work has featured in a number of major nature documentaries. In this podcast, Vianet joins us to talk about his career...
Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases
Jul 09, 202500:48 The past 35,000 years of diseaseAncient DNA evidence shows that the advent of agriculture led to more infectious disease among humans, with pathogens from animals only showing up 6,500 years ago...
Audio long read: How to speak to a vaccine sceptic — research reveals what works
Jul 04, 2025Questions and doubts about vaccines are on the rise worldwide and public-health specialists worry that these trends could worsen. But while the shift in public attitudes towards immunizations can leav...
3D-printed fake wasps help explain bad animal mimicry
Jul 02, 2025In this episode: 00:45 Why animals evolve to be imperfect mimicsMany harmless animals mimic dangerous ones to avoid being eaten, but often this fakery is inaccurate. To help explain why evolution som...
Is AI watching you? The hidden links between research and surveillance
Jun 25, 2025We’d like to learn more about our listeners, please help us out by filling in this short survey. In this episode: 00:45 Is AI-research being co-opted to keep track of people?A significant amount of r...