Science Talk on Birds, Planets & the Doomsday Clock (21)

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Science Talk on Birds, Planets & the Doomsday Clock (21)

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Mar 4, 2017

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Doctors (Karl, Alice & Jessica almost) Talk about the Chemicals you may find on new Planets, a new way to breed endangered birds and why has the Doomsday Clock started ticking again ?

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Mar 4, 2017

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