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Using robots to study evolution, the last installment of our series of books on a future to look forward to, and did reintroducing wolves really restore an ecosystem?

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Twenty years after its discovery, graphenes atom-thin carbon sheets are finding their footing, and looking for greener sources of lithium

On this weeks show: Researchers examine cats sense of their own bodies, and the evolutionary history of the partnership between ants and the fungus they farm

The gene variant APOE4 is finally giving up some of its secrets, how putting dead trees underground could make carbon sequestration cheap and scalable, and the latest in our series of books on an opti

A special issue on rats, and what lurks beneath Europas icy crusta harsh acidic slurry or balmy, life-supporting oceans?

On this weeks show: More damaging than tornadoes, hail may finally get the scientific attention it deserves, and new ways to harness the mechanical effects of ultrasound on the body

The latest in our series on global equity in science, and how better memory helps chickadees live longer

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