This is a podcast which picks up a few interesting things that have appeared in the news in recent weeks. In this episode we have something on health, geology and science.

In health we discover that the coronavirus kills more men than women, and that a lot of medical research is biased in favour of men.

You read more about this important story here:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/25/why-does-covid-19-kill-more-men-than-women-researchers-grapple-with-gender-mystery

In geology, we hear the story of a subsistence farmer in Tanzania suddenly hitting it rich.

You can read more about this story here:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/25/small-scale-miner-finds-biggest-tanzanite-gems-in-history-worth-33m

And finally, in science, we learn that hummingbirds (and other birds) can see colours in ultra-violet light.

You can read about it here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/science/hummingbirds-color-vision.html

 

Worksheet Answers:

1. B 2. D 3. A