The Nature Podcast Unofficial Tardy Grade Correspondent

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Tardegrades is a weekly, offbeat look at what's happening in the world of tardy grade. This week Ben and Nick share their thoughts on an article that piqued their interest. According to this study, between a hundred and 20 to a hundred and 50 years is about as long as we could live,. If we can so everything else, which not an easy task, yes? I've got another hundred years yet.

The cross-discipline effort to work our how ancient humans learned to count.

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00:45 Number origins

Around the world, archaeologists, linguists and a host of other researchers are trying to answer some big questions – when, and how, did humans learn to count? We speak to some of the scientists at the forefront of this effort.

News Feature: How did Neanderthals and other ancient humans learn to count?

07:47 Research Highlights

How sea anemones influence clownfish stripes, and how skin-to-skin contact can improve survival rates for high-risk newborns.

Research Highlight: How the clownfish gets its stripes

Research Highlight: Nestling skin-to-skin right after birth saves fragile babies’ lives

09:48 Briefing Chat

We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, an upper limit for human ageing, and could tardigrades survive a collision with the moon?

Scientific American: Humans Could Live up to 150 Years, New Research Suggests

Science: Hardy water bears survive bullet impacts—up to a point

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