Short Science Podcast 045

Welcome to the forty-fifth episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth and Emma for all the very best science in brief.

We kick off the podcast with a few prominent science news headlines from the week including:

- toads that predict earthquakes

- exercise your unborn baby

- bamboo monkey

- new superbug hits Staffordshire

Emma kicks off the capsules this week with a Capsule Science looking what makes diamonds harder than marshmallows.

Professor Vivette Glover tells us about her work on the effects of maternal stress on the foetus.

Elizabeth rounds off the capsules this week looking at the structure and function of bones.

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