Breakthrough womb surgery, and the SpaceX Moon crash

Breakthrough womb surgery, and the SpaceX Moon crash

August 6, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 1278

About this episode

This episode discusses a breakthrough in womb surgery, the implications of a SpaceX Moon crash, and health issues related to gambling and cyclosporiasis.

Coming up, a team of doctors successfully conducts surgery on a baby still inside the womb. How did they do it? Also, what does SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket collision with the Moon mean for future space missions; how the bright lights and loud sounds of gambling machines promote higher risk-taking; and the deadly cyclosporiasis parasite that's causing bouts of explosive diarrhoea across the globe. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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