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The Truth About Supermarket Fruit & Vegetables | Food Unwrapped | Channel 4
Food Unwrapped travels the world to explore the industry secrets behind our favourite food. The team take their trolleys down the fruit and veg aisle getting the inside info on summer veggies in winter, temperamental bananas, and how to waste … Continue reading
How Did Birds and Crocodilians Escape Extinction?
It’s the end of the world as we know it and birds and crocodilians will be fine? How is it possible that they survived the extinction event that killed all of their closest relatives including all of the non-avian dinosaurs? … Continue reading
The world’s first process for making zero emissions cement
Concrete is the second most-used substance on Earth, after water, and it’s responsible for 7.5% of total carbon emissions – triple that of aviation. Decarbonising cement – the carbon-hungry component of concrete – is a massive challenge. But Cambridge researchers … Continue reading
10/8/05 Richard Prum – The Evolution of Birds: Why Birds are Dinosaurs
Science Saturdays is a special lecture series designed for families that brings the excitement of research and the passion of scientists to school-age children and adults. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations run … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, What does prayer do to my brain?
Can science explain the effects of prayer on our brains and wellbeing? Prayer and meditation are key features of religious and spiritual practices around the world, suggesting they’re intimately linked to the human condition. But what is going on in … Continue reading
Was an orange ever a “norange”? | PORTMANTEAUS & WORD MASHUPS
Hello and welcome (or should that be hellcome?) to another Words Unravelled. In this episode, Rob and Jess discuss word mash-ups. – 🍊Was an orange ever a norange? – 🍔 Why do cheeseburgers make no sense? – ❓Is it okay … Continue reading
Right again, Einstein! Scientists find where matter ‘waterfalls’ into black holes | Space.com
An illustration shows a black hole causing a “plunging” warp in spacetime. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) Scientists have confirmed, for the first time, that the very fabric of spacetime takes a “final plunge” at the edge of … Continue reading
Baths and Quarks: Solitons explained
17 Feb 2012 In ‘Baths and Quarks’, theoretical physics expert David Tong explains solitons and their effect on quarks and protons. ‘Solitons’ — solitary waves which can be seen as bubble rings in the bath — make it impossible for … Continue reading
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