Science In Action Podcast
The 大象传媒 brings you all the week's science news.
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Evolving viral variant trickery
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Researchers describe mechanisms by which the virus variants are tricking our cells.
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Zoonotic hotspots and where to find them
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Researchers map where the riskiest areas are for viruses to jump from bats into humans.
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Covid and clean air
Thu 13 May 2021
How improving indoor air quality can prevent illness from many viruses
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Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan.
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On the trail of rare blood clots
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Scientists in the EU and the UK are looking out for rare blood clots in vaccinated people.
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Post-Covid outcomes after release from hospital
Thu 1 Apr 2021
A third of people hospitalised for covid are readmitted sometime after discharge.
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Science on the side of a new volcano
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Fagradalsfjall, hints of leptoquark, and the 2020 rise of the preprint
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International science at sea
Thu 18 Mar 2021
International research collaborations feel the pinch of UK cap on development spending
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A shooting star parked on your driveway
Thu 11 Mar 2021
A rare type of meteorite lands next to a rural UK house, and is now in professional hands
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Uncovering history with Little Foot's skull
Thu 4 Mar 2021
Neanderthal hearing, CO2 emissions in 2020, the Brazilian variant and scanning Little Foot
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Saving the Northern White Rhino
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Bringing back the Northern White Rhino from extinction
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Gravitational waves and black holes
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Gravitational waves from colliding supermassive black holes
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A year with Covid -19
Christmas Eve 2020
Looking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response
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Covid -19 鈥� Mutations are normal
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Viral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.
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The unchecked spread of Covid-19 in Manaus
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Around three-quarters of the Brazilian city鈥檚 population are thought to have been infected
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Freak weather getting even freakier
Thu 3 Dec 2020
This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave
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Vaccines 鈥� the Covid confusion
Thu 26 Nov 2020
The problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.
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Covid- 19 鈥� Good news on immunity
Thu 19 Nov 2020
After infection or vaccination immunity to the virus may be long lasting
