The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists
Chernobyl 40 years on, and countering ash dieback disease
27 minutes Posted May 1, 2026 at 9:30 am.
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Forty years on from the Chernobyl disaster, we discuss radioactive fallout and our relationship with nuclear risk. In sport, researchers suggest repeated head impacts may disrupt the blood-brain barrier, potentially increasing dementia risk in retired athletes. And a new approach offers hope for speeding up recovery from ash dieback in affected woodlands... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists