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Date Title & Description Contributors
2018-05-14

  Episode 274 - Micro plastics in the rivers, oceans and soil

We hear a lot about micro plastics, but what are they and where do the come from? More importantly where do they actually end up? We look at micro-plastics in our oceans, rivers and even soil. Plus we look into if there is any actual evidence on health... 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-05-07

  Episode 273 - Volcanoes across the world - keeping track of potential disasters

With Kilauea erupting, we look at the science of volcanoes and how we can keep better tabs on these rumbling giants of geology. From infra-sound monitoring, to tracking disappearing lava lakes. 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-04-30

  Episode 272 - Better Zika virus treatments and making it work for us

We check in on the latest research into the Zika Virus. How have our efforts to detect and treat this virus progressed since the outbreak of 2015/16? Are there new and novel ways of tackling Zika (and other mosquito born viruses) and can we make the Zi... 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-04-23

  Episode 271 - Cleaning up our own mess - innovative new recycling methods

Now that China has banned importing rubbish, we really have to find innovative new ways to clean up our mess. We look at new solutions from dissolving plastic in enzymes, to making new steel from scrap cars to zero-waste phones. 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-04-16

  Episode 270 - Heart racing sport, slowing aging and detecting doping

Is watching a sporting event hard work for your heart? Can you slow down ageing...by skiing? What is the state of the arms race between Doping Athletes and Governing bodies across the globe? Can we measure the effectiveness of the testing procedures of... 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-04-09

  Episode 269 - Finding their way through the magnetosphere with quantum mechanics and chemistry

How do animals from bacteria to birds manage to use the Earth's magetnic field to navigate? Do we know how or why? What potential mechanisms are out there and how does quantum mechanics get involved? 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-04-02

  Episode 268 - Farewell Tiangong 1, space stations and managing space debris

We say farewell to Tiangong-1 ("Heavenly place 1"), China's first foray into space stations as it comes crashing to earth and we look forward into the future for space station development. We also find out how scientists across the world plan to tackle... 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-03-26

  Episode 267 - Water, water everywhere, make it safe to drink

Making water safe to drink is a problem for the largest cities all the way down to the most remote of communities. We look at the challenges to making water safe to drink, and some innovative new research looking to make it easier to obtain safe drinki... 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-03-19

  Episode 266 - Strange ways of fighting antibacterial resistance from platypus milk to cooking an egg

This week we find out some strange and new ways scientists are hunting for a new weapons in the antimicrobial resistance arms race. Including turning to platypus milk for guidance, cooking the insides of bacteria like an egg and blocking it from even s... 		  Lagrange Point author
2018-03-12

  Episode 265 -March Mammal Madness preview, uncovering Tardigrades and the history of lungs

It's time for March Mammal Madness 2018, where the greatest mammals from the past and the future face off against each other in performance science battles. Although this year it also features creatures from the past (Antecessors) and even some alt!mam... 		  Lagrange Point author