In the News, July 12th, 2020

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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 two stories from science and one on sport. In our first story, we learn that our bones are much more important to our health than just holding our bodies together. You read more about it here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jul/04/does-the-key-to-anti-ageing-lie-in-our-bones In our second scientific story, we discover that one human year is NOT seven dog years, like we always though. To work out how old a dog is in human years, you need to do this calculation: human age = 16 ln(dog_age) + 31. And you can read more by following this link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/02/every-human-year-not-equivalent-to-seven-dog-years-scientists-find In our story on sport, we hear that the football has started again in Australia. Find out how Essendon are going and learn more by following these links: https://www.essendonfc.com.au/ https://www.afl.com.au/   Worksheet Answers: B 2. D 3. C