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Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast
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Bowerbirds, a yellow sub and measuring CO2
17 minutes Posted Nov 4, 2010 at 12:00 am.
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This week, Richard Hollingham finds out that bowerbirds are not just brilliant at making elaborate bowers, they're also good at mimicking other birds and pretty much most sounds they hear - including human voices. He also goes to a Scottish forest to meet researchers from the University of Edinburgh who are using a 220-metre high TV tower to measure greenhouse gas concentrations from across Scotland and all the way to Ireland and even as far as Canada. Lastly, during Richard's recent trip to the Arctic onboard the RRS James Clark Ross, he spoke to a scientist who explained how a small yellow... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists