Episode 952
Fossil fever: scientists dig in
We're in the midst of a palaeontological boom...
The Naked Scientists Podcast · The Naked Scientists
June 6, 202328m 31s
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Show Notes
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
Topics
fossilspaleontologyDNAsamplesmuseumcuratorshuntersgeologyjoseph bottinglucy muirPaul BarrettNeil GostlingAdele PentlandLandon Anderson