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Wendy Zukerman

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  • Science Journalist, Host and Executive Producer, Science Vs
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As seen in: Science Vs, ABC News (Australia), New York Post, News.com.au, New Scientist, Popular Science, Gatton, Lockyer & Brisbane Valley Star, BODY + soul
Wendy Zukerman is a science journalist and EP/host of @sciencevs, a Gimlet Media podcast. Brand new season out now - on all platforms! 💫 Rep’d by UTA.
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Deep sea fishing for tuna began 42,000 years ago

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By Wendy Zukerman Verified
| New Scientist Verified
Life 24 November 2011 By Wendy Zukerman Nowhere is safe (Image: Andre Seale/SplashdownDirect/Rex Features) A complete shell fish hook from the Pleistocene levels of a cave site at the east end of Timor (Image: Susan O'Conner) Incomplete fish hook from Jerimalai shelter dated to around 11,000 years ago (Image: Susan O'Conner) The Jerimalai shelter during excavation (Image: Susan O'Conner) Advertisement Tuna has been on the menu for a lot longer than we thought.
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Why naked mole rats feel no pain from acid

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By Wendy Zukerman Verified
| New Scientist Verified
Life 15 December 2011 By Wendy Zukerman As mammals go, naked mole rats are one of the strangest. They are exceptionally long-lived and never get cancer, making them very useful for medical research. Now the secret behind another naked mole rat trait – feeling no pain from acid – could help tackle the pain of arthritis. In most animals, exposure to acid stimulates special channels at the tips of sensory neurons called nociceptors.
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The most beautiful images of Space you’ve never seen before - Part 5

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By Wendy Zukerman Verified
| techly.com.au
Alas! The heavens have ripped open. Or, a dying star is shedding its gaseous clothes in the final moments of its long life. The stunning colours represent different gases: red represents nitrogen, green reflects hydrogen, and blue is oxygen. In around 5 billion years or so, our own Sun will die in a similar, glorious fashion. See part 4, ‘Lord of the Rings’. Next Thursday it’s part 6, ‘The living delta’.
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