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  1. What's the record for someone holding breath?

    Sep 10, 2019 · And then held their breath for twenty four minutes and three seconds. But if we go with what's recognised in breath holding circles, and it's actually part of the free diving …

  2. Freediving on a single breath | Interviews - The Naked Scientists

    Jun 13, 2013 · Freediving on a single breath How does 'lung packing' help professional freedivers prepare for the low oxygen and high pressure enviroment they dive into? 13 June 2013 …

  3. Paul Davies: electrons and photons | Interviews

    Dec 9, 2025 · Paul Davies tells Chris Smith about electrons and photons, and he's even thrown in Schrödinger's cat for good measure... Chris - One of the things we did when I was doing …

  4. Volcanoes brought Black Death to Europe | Interviews

    Dec 5, 2025 · Researchers in Cambridge and Leipzig have used a combination of climate data and documentary evidence to paint a compelling picture of what may have driven the spread …

  5. What happens when you hold your breath for a long time?

    Apr 6, 2008 · I’m wondering if someone holds their breath for very long, how they can stand the acidity they receive in their blood and also if the acid will harm their body in any way? What’s …

  6. Volcanoes drove the spread of the Black Death | Science News

    Dec 15, 2025 · Imagine you’re living in 14th century Rome, and you recently bought grain that was brought across the Black Sea on trade ships to prevent famine in Italy. Suddenly, your …

  7. How albatrosses get airborne at sea - The Naked Scientists

    Nov 29, 2023 · Leo - Yeah, taking off is quite energy consuming behaviour for albatrosses. So we need to find how the taking off effort change along the changing environment. Chris - How did …

  8. Does holding your breath affect susceptibility to electric shocks?

    Oct 16, 2005 · The reality is that if you take a deep breath, the only things it's going to do is affect the volume of your lungs, and affect your blood pressure and heart rate. When you take a …

  9. How did the appendix evolve? | Interviews

    Sep 10, 2024 · So, what exactly is the appendix; where is it; how did it evolve, and when, and what does it do? To find out more, we put in a call to Heather Smith, professor of anatomy at …

  10. What is the Vivaldi project? | Interviews

    Jul 22, 2025 · Laura - So we can start quite simply, with things that are already measured in other settings. In the NHS, we have very good data on how many people go to hospital, on the …