Martian carbon cycles, and magnetic flip fried Neanderthals

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

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

4.6 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In this edition of The Naked Scientists: Evidence of a carbon cycle on Mars has been unearthed by the Curiosity rover. What does it mean for the red planet's past habitability? Also, the cannabis-based painkiller as powerful as an opioid, but without the side effects. And, could fashion sense and a primitive sunscreen have been the deciding 'factor 50' which allowed us humans to outlast the Neanderthals... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:17.4	Hello, welcome to The Naked Scientists.
0:19.6	This is the show that brings you the biggest breakthroughs
0:21.8	and talks to the major movers and shakers in the worlds of science, technology and medicine.
0:27.4	With me, Chris Smith.
0:28.7	Coming up, evidence of a carbon cycle on Mars has been unearthed by the Curiosity rover.
0:34.4	So what does it mean for the red planet's past habitability? Also, the cannabis-based
0:39.6	painkiller as powerful as an opioid, but without any of the side effects, and could fashion sense
0:45.5	and a primitive sunscreen, have been the deciding factor, factor 50 in fact, which allowed us
0:51.1	humans to outlast the Neanderthals. From Cambridge University's Institute of Continuing Education, this is the Naked Scientists.
1:09.6	First this week, to Mars, where the team behind the Curiosity rover, which is trundling around a site called Gale Crater and using a range of instruments to analyse surface samples, have announced the detection of significant deposits of ion carbonate minerals.
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