Jupiter is regularly pelted by objects. A team of researchers have recorded one of these celestial impacts. Sawfish are rays known for their chainsaw like noses and large size. They live near seashores and in mangrove forests, habitats that are rapidly disappearing. The relationship between art and science has been perennially discussed. We'll be talking to an artist and a scientist reaching across the divide.
Researchers sequence the oldest DNA ever recovered, and the people bringing art and science together.
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00:46 Million-year-old mammoth DNA
This week, researchers have smashed a long-standing record by sequencing a genome that's over a million years old. They achieved this feat by extracting DNA from permafrost-preserved mammoth teeth, using it to build-up a more detailed family tree for these ancient animals.
12:18 Putting art into science (and science into art)
Art and science are sometimes considered disparate, but when brought together the results can be greater than the sum of their parts. This week we hear from an artist and a scientist on the benefits they found when crossing the divide.
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, a neanderthal gene makes brain-like organoids bumpy, and uncovering the original location of Stonehenge’s stone circle.