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Astrophysicist Andy Fabian
Professor Andy Fabian on supermassive black holes and their dramatic hold over galaxies
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The Evidence: The Shapeshifting Virus
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Lucy Cooke discovers why some species reproduce without sex or the need for males
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The power of night
Lucy Cooke examines why it pays to stir when the sun goes down
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Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to leading scientists about their life and work.
The Evidence: Keeping out Covid-19
The virus knows no borders, so do international travel restrictions work for Covid-19?
The Life Scientific: Cath Noakes
How good ventilation dramatically reduces the risk of inhaling tiny airborne pathogens.
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Jane Hurst reveals how mice are ruled by their noses.
