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We investigate the height of North Koreans, the width of police officers and rate of species extinction. Producer: Richard Knight
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100% of the team on More or Less were confused.
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“We know our soil is not as nutrient dense as it was decades ago,” he said.…
Every year, climate scientists keep a close eye on data coming out of a particular area of the Pacific Ocean. They’re trying to measure the scale of a climate phenomenon - the El Niño event or effect.
This is a naturally occurring phenomenon where ocean surface temperatures rise, transferring warm…
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
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(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pharmaceuticals …
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