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| | | Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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Neanderthal DNA
This week two groups of scientists announced the sequencing of part of the Neanderthal genome, using DNA from a 38,000 year old leg bone.
How will this genetic breakthrough shed light on questions about our relationship with our closest evolutionary relatives?
Dark Energy
What is dark energy?
There is much still to learn about this powerful force yet it's responsible for the expansion of the universe.
Using information from the Hubble Space Telescope to peer back into the early universe, Geoff hears from the scientist with some answers to one of the biggest questions in physics.
Robert Hooke
Recently unearthed archive has shed light on the practices of a man dubbed ‘England’s Leonardo’.
Professor Lisa Jardine has been looking at the writings and footnotes of the great 17th century scientist and polymath Robert Hooke.
Infrasound
From listening in on volcanoes, predicting the strength of hurricanes and detecting nuclear explosions, a global network of infrasound detectors is allowing researchers to tune in to our atmosphere.
Molly Bentley reports on the symphony of sounds below the limits of human hearing.
Wireless Energy
Imagine not having to charge your mobile phone or laptop. To never be caught out as your battery loses its last bit of life.
Find out why one day batteries could be a thing of the past with the advent of wireless energy.
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