University English Podcast

In the News, February 26th, 2021


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This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. This week we have stories in science, world news and the environment.

In our first story, we hear about a strange bear attack in the USA. You can read more about it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/19/alaska-woman-outhouse-attacked-bear

In our second story, we discover that NASA has named an important crate on Mars after a small village in Bosnia - Herzegovina, and you can read more by following these links:

https://theconversation.com/how-did-nasas-martian-rover-come-to-land-in-a-crater-named-after-a-tiny-balkan-village-155740

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-mars-mission-connects-with-bosnian-town

In our final story, we learn that batteries for cars which can be recharged in five minutes are being developed. Read about it here:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/19/electric-car-batteries-race-ahead-with-five-minute-charging-times

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University English PodcastBy Martin Parsons