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The European towns that give away free chickens | BBC – The Essential List
By Lucy Sherriff 18th March 2025 Towns in France and Belgium have been giving out free chickens for years to combat food waste – could the idea catch on elsewhere? Around Easter in 2015, the small French village of Colmar … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Is water wet?
The wetness of water seems blindingly obvious – but dive into the science and things aren’t so clear. CrowdScience listeners Rachel and Callum were washing their hands one day and it got them thinking about wetness. Why does water feel … Continue reading
Pollen Is Not Plant Sperm (It’s MUCH Weirder)
Plant pollen is everywhere in springtime, but because it is so small, you probably don’t know that what is making you sneeze is a living, breathing, mobile version of the plant that forms half of the it’s entire bizarre life … Continue reading
Surprise: There was a universe before the Big Bang | Ethan Siegel
“Asking the question of, where did the entire universe come from, is no longer a question for poets and theologians and philosophers. This is a question for scientists, and we have some amazing scientific answers to this question that have … Continue reading
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