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The search for dark matter is entering an exciting new phase. Researchers with the international LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) Dark Matter Experiment report that they may have detected evidence of small amounts of dark matter passing through an underground laboratory in South Dakota. Kimberly Palladino, Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford and a member of the LZ Collaboration, joins Roland Pease to explain how scientists detect dark matter and what the latest findings could mean.
Probiotics are widely associated with human health, but new research suggests they may also benefit coral reefs. Microbiologist-turned-ecologist Erika Santoro has been testing probiotic treatments on Red Sea corals and discusses how these treatments could help support coral health and reef conservation.
This week’s programme continues on an optimistic note with a book shortlisted for the Royal Society’s prestigious Trivedi Scientific Book Prize. Despite It All: A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls, written by veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce, explores the progress humanity has made in protecting the planet and offers reasons for hope in the face of climate change.
Plus, mathematician Kit Yates returns with the week’s most fascinating science news, including how Earth’s magnetic field can be used to authenticate man-made objects and new research into the mysterious decagon-shaped cloud at Saturn’s south pole.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Alex Mansfield, Katie Thomsett, Kieran Manetta-Jones
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Coordinator: Jana Bennett Holdsworth
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Source: www.bbc.co.uk