Uranium Eating Bacteria; Why Is Your Dominant Hand So Dominant?
About this episode
Professor Jesse Rogerson discusses various science news stories including uranium-eating bacteria and the evolution of intelligence in octopuses.
Professor Jesse Rogerson swoops in with the following science news stories: Uranium-eating bacteria discovered in radioactive former Soviet mine; Octopus brains defy a long-held rule about why animals evolve intelligence; Study suggests that your dominant hand isn't actually hardwired; and Strange honeycomb structures recently spotted on Mars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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