Food allergy rates flattening, and dinosaurs flattened in spring

Thursday, 3 March 2022 - 8:30am to 9:00am
Artist's reconstruction of the extinction event at Tanis. Note the fish in the massive seiche wave in the background, while impact spherules rain from the sky (image by Joschua Knüppe, via Uppsala University)

This week, Stu explains how new advice about feeding children allergens earlier seems to be slowing the as-yet unexplained rise in rates of food allergies; and Chris bring us more news from a controversial site with fossils supposedly from the impact that (probably) finished off the dinosaurs, suggesting the asteroid struck in the northern hemisphere spring.

Claire, Chris & Stu
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
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