Name: Medicinal microbes for kidney stones, and musky mice @NakedScientists
Uploaded: 2025-08-08T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: In the news, why a dose of bacteria might be the solution to combating kidney stones. What tooth enamel tells us about the lives and diets of dinosaurs. And what the worlds most abundant insects can teach robots... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists (https://www.thenakedscientists.com/donate)

What happens to celebratory bullets? @NakedScientists

Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

In some parts of the world, some groups will fire guns directly into the air in celebration. Mike wants to know what happens to these bullets, and if they have the potential to be dangerous. To help answer this question, James Tytko spoke with neurologists Yousef Hayder and Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists (thenakedscientists.com/donate)

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Medicinal microbes for kidney stones, and musky mice