Podcast Episodes

Reality check: carbon capture and storage

This week the UK government announced that around 100 new oil and gas licences for the North Sea will be issued. At the same time the Prime Minister …

2 years, 7 months ago

Battles with flames

We're in the heart of summer in Europe, where extreme heat has spiralled into out-of-control wildfires across the Mediterranean, leading thousands to…

2 years, 7 months ago

The wide-ranging effects of climate change

This week China hit a record high temperature, a scorching 52.2°C, while Death Valley in California measured 53.9°C. Elsewhere, Europe has been battl…

2 years, 8 months ago

How social media can affect the health of teenagers

The Threads social media app launched on 5th July. Instagram users were able to sign up with just a few clicks. It joins a plethora of other social m…

2 years, 8 months ago

Mapping the universe

A rocket launch, super-massive black holes and ghost particles! This past week’s scientific findings are testament to how hard-at-work cosmologists a…

2 years, 8 months ago

Heat and health

Last summer saw intense heatwaves across the world. And already this year, global air, surface and sea temperatures have hit the highest levels on re…

2 years, 8 months ago

The science of sound

Scientists, conservationists and other researchers are using audio soundscapes in innovative ways to record the natural world in rich detail and help…

2 years, 9 months ago

The Kakhovka dam and global food security

On Tuesday, the United Nations reported that the breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in Ukraine will impact heavily on global food se…

2 years, 9 months ago

An ocean of opportunities

For World Ocean Day, Gaia Vince finds out how the planet’s seas could help us to generate clean power, capture CO2 and feed the world.

Gaia is joined…

2 years, 9 months ago

AI and human extinction

In the headlines this week eminent tech experts and public figures signed an open letter that read “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should …

2 years, 9 months ago