This episode explores new research which has found that simulated microgravity, such as that encountered in spaceflight, disrupts the functioning of the epithelial barrier (the lining of the gut). --- Read this episode’s science poem here. Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read the 'Astronaut of Waste’ by Joel Sloman here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: [email protected]   Twitter: @samillingworth 

This episode explores new research which has found that elevated levels of mercury in mountain lions may be caused by coastal fog. --- Read this episode’s science poem here.   Read the scientific study that inspired it here. Read ‘In the Fog’ by Giovanni Pascoli here. --- Music by Rufus Beckett. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: [email protected]   Twitter: @samillingworth