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Podcast Science Wekly

Por Eduardo Miranda
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Our science predictions for 2023

Last year saw several major science breakthroughs – from the first time a nuclear fusion...

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Best of 2022: James Webb space telescope – thousands of galaxies in a grain of sand

When Nasa unveiled the first images from the long-awaited James Webb space telescope, they...

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Best of 2022: Why aren’t women being diagnosed with ADHD?

It’s estimated that 1 million women in the UK could have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder...

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Are we finally nearing a treatment for Alzheimer’s?

Back in November, researchers hailed the dawn of a new era of Alzheimer’s therapies. After...

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Exploded heads and missing fingers: Dame Sue Black on her most memorable cases

From a fragment of skull in a washing machine to a finger bone found by a dog walker, the...

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The science of how to give better gifts

As Christmas approaches, many of us will have spent the last few weeks trying to pick out the...

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What does Cop15’s buzzword ‘nature positive’ mean?

A historic deal has been struck at the UN’s biodiversity conference, Cop15, which will set a...

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‘Nothing is impossible’: the major breakthrough in nuclear fusion

This week, researchers at the US National Ignition Facility in California achieved a major...

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Will Cop15 tackle the growing problem of invasive species?

Invasive non-native species are on the rise around the world and, despite efforts to tackle the...

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‘The biggest meeting for humanity’: Why Cop15 has to succeed

Negotiators from around the world have landed in Montreal, Canada for the UN’s biodiversity...

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Why are children in the UK at risk of serious strep A infections?

The UK Health Security Agency issued a rare alert on Friday, telling parents to look out for...

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‘A possible extinction event’: the UK’s worst bird flu outbreak

The UK is in the middle of its worst outbreak of bird flu. The current strain of H5N1 avian...

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What are leap seconds, and why have we scrapped them?

At a recent conference in France, scientists and government representatives voted to scrap the...

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How should we prepare for an ageing global population?

On 15 November the world’s population reached 8 billion, according to the UN. Much of that growth...

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Will the Qatar World Cup really be carbon neutral?

It’s supposed to be the first ever carbon neutral World Cup. Organisers Fifa and host Qatar say...

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Cop27: where do climate scientists find hope?

A year ago at Cop26, global environment editor Jonathan Watts caught up with two climate...

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Cop27: has there been any progress in Sharm el-Sheikh?

Cop27 got off to a difficult start last week. Attendees struggled with a lack of food and drink,...

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Cop27: Is it time to rethink endless economic growth?

A key goal of governments around the world is economic growth – continually increasing production...

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Cop27: Who are the real climate leaders?

As world leaders began to gather at Cop27 yesterday, speeches began on the main stage in Sharm...

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Cop27: a chance for change – or more of the same?

On Sunday, world leaders, negotiators and industry representatives will begin to arrive in Sharm...

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