Fossil fever: scientists dig in

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Researchers around the world are naming a new kind of dinosaur every week on average at the moment - what's behind this golden age of palaeontology? We talk to scientists, museum staff and amateur fossil hunters to find out about some of the most recent breakthroughs in the field, including new techniques looking for fossilised DNA still present in the samples stored away in curators' collections... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running,
0:04.0	running, absolutely genius.
0:05.0	Get this.
0:06.0	Welcome.
0:07.0	This is the show where we bring science.
0:09.0	What that essentially means is discovery is
0:11.0	advances, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:14.7	Without further ado, this is the Naked Scientists.
0:18.1	Hello, welcome to the Naked Scientists.
0:19.9	I'm Chris Smith.
0:20.8	This is the program that brings you the latest breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine and this week we're digging into fossil fever which has gripped paleontologists over recent years.
0:30.0	We'll be looking at the abundance of new species that are surfacing from the study of specimens held in museum collections
0:35.8	and we'll find out how modern science is unlocking new clues including chemical ones
0:41.0	possibly even DNA about ancient species.
0:44.4	Now you might remember a few weeks ago we spoke to husband and wife team Joe
0:56.8	botting and Lucy Muir. They were one of the first old Joe was one of the
1:01.1	first guests ever to appear on the precursor of the naked scientists
1:05.2	about 20 years ago.
1:07.1	When they appeared last time, it was to tell us about this amazing discovery they've made,
1:11.5	almost on their home territory in Wales of something to rival
1:15.2	some of the best fossil specimens that we've got in the world.
1:18.6	Well, we were so impressed and we enjoyed talking to them so much.
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