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The World鈥檚 Biggest Iceberg

What is 鈥榤egaberg鈥� A23a doing 鈥� and why? And what does locking up a load of radioactive waste have in common with baking a cake?

It鈥檚 the biggest story of recent weeks. Literally.

Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a is on the move. But where is it headed and why 鈥� and what might it mean for the scientists and penguins in its path?

And from a giant 鈥榤egaberg鈥� to a giant pile of highly radioactive material, we find out what locking away a load of radioactive waste has in common with baking a cake.

And we鈥檙e joined by science journalist Caroline Steel to guide us through this week鈥檚 science news.

We鈥檒l hear about the first study into whether banning phones in schools works, why scratching an itch might have benefits beyond just satisfaction, and the perfect formula to boil an egg...

Presenter: Victoria Gill
Producers: Sophie Ormiston, Ilan Goodman & Gerry Holt
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinators: Jana Bennett-Holesworth & Josie Hardy

Science-backed boiled egg recipe:

- You need two pans鈥� and exactly 32 minutes
- Keep one pan at 100 degrees Celsius (boiling) and the other pan at 30 degrees Celsius
- Move the egg between the two every two minutes for 32 minutes

Enjoy!

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