Everyone has had to take on a kitchen-corner cockroach, and chances are you failed to flatten your quarry. Dr Karl has been down on all fours to work out the cockie's elusive ways.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Female hyenas have last laughNot until the 1930s could modern science easily tell the difference between girl and boy hyenas. Dr Karl has been getting up close and personal with one of nature's original gender benders.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Hyena hunting habits claim lion's shareAlthough considered the least fussy of eaters, the truth about hyenas is very different. Dr Karl has been scavenging around for morsels of evidence.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Horrible hyena a real pussycatHyenas have one of the worst reputations in the animal world. Dr Karl thinks the myths surrounding hyenas are no laughing matter.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Cranberries just the juice for nasty infectionDr Karl looks at a simple, natural remedy for a common, uncomfortable complaint.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Painful wee issue worse for womenModern medicine has made giant leaps in treating life's little nasties. But Dr Karl says there are still some simple infections we can't get rid of.
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Earth measurement given some stickCould you measure the circumference of the Earth using only a stick, a ruler and some simple maths? Dr Karl recounts an ancient tale of someone who could.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Good-natured lifestyle nurtures cancer-fighting DNADr Karl continues his look at epigenetics and how the latest research into DNA is helping fight cancer.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Bee gene research solves royal riddleDr Karl continues his look at the amazing world of epigenetics and the inner workings of your DNA.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Ladder of life mysteries amazeDr Karl looks at the amazing world of epigenetics, the things that are going on in your DNA.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
DNA spit tests need polishIt seems you can buy just about anything over your mobile phone, even a DNA test! But Dr Karl warns you may be hard-pressed getting your money's worth.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Genetics maps path to pain-free futureIf you're in terrible pain, then the medical drugs collectively known as opiates will have been prescribed to you. But the dosage for one might not be right for another, and Dr Karl explains why.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Medicine for the masses not for everyoneThe world is a kinder place thanks to modern medications. But Dr Karl thinks you should know that a medicine that works well for some, won't work for all.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Off meat arguments off balanceOpinions vary about what you should or shouldn't eat, but can your well-rounded diet be unbalanced by eating meat? Dr Karl gives that theory a grilling.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Choleric waters still run deep with diseaseWith 884 million people globally not having access to clean drinking water, it comes as no surprise that cholera keeps on killing. Dr Karl explains arguably the most important medical discovery of the 20th century.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Killer cholera begins where other diseases endDr Karl continues his examination of the causes, effects and treatments for cholera.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Cholera's prevention preferable to its cureMany people on Earth are vulnerable to dreadful diseases that we don't normally give a thought to. Dr Karl looks at the causes and effects of cholera.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Shroud stalwarts scorn scienceScientific tests confirm that the image appearing on a Turin burial cloth is a fabrication. Dr Karl unwraps the mystery to resurrect a shrouded, centuries-old answer.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Evidence snubbed by famous shroud faithfulBelieving in the authenticity of the famous shroud of Turin is one thing but what of the science? Dr Karl scours the evidence in an attempt to see the light.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Some life left in holy relicFor many Christians, the shroud of Turin is proof of the resurrection miracle. Dr Karl can't quite believe what he sees.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
