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| | | Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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"If what interests you are new and exciting ideas, it's science you should be turning to. And whether it's the Human Genome Project or the origins of the Universe, Leading Edge is the place to hear about them."
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|  | | | From a perch well beyond the moon, the MAP probe will hunt for radiation from the Big Bang. ©NASA |
MAP
Leading Edge goes back in time this week, a long way back – to the birth of the universe. Geoff Watts talks to NASA scientists who have what they claim to be the best baby picture of the universe ever taken. The picture has revealed some startling facts including the true age of the universe and when the first stars burned.
Virtual Handshake
Geoff will also be reaching out over the Atlantic, to shake the hand of some scientists in Boston – virtually. | |  | | |
Kissing
Do you turn to the left or right when you kiss your partner? Professor Onur Gunterken has been studying which way people turn their heads when they kiss to help answer the question of why humans tend to be right handed, right eyed, right eared etc.
Dark Sky
Molly Bentley investigates the effect of too much light on our wildlife. As urban sprawl increases, so does the amount of light we are shining into the heavens. It's now hard to find a truly dark place on the planet. Animals who rely on the stars for navigation, or the daily pattern of light and dark to tell them when to feed and rest, are being confused by artificial light flooding the skies. As scientists are now discovering, fish, turtles and birds are just some of the animals being effected, and Humans too are suffering the consequences. | | |
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