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Back to SearchHow new research is combatting Alzheimer’s disease
Season 1 Episode 347
One in three people born today will develop dementia of some form in their lifetimes. Of these, around 60 per cent will suffer from Alzheimer’s disea…
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How microbes are vital for life on Earth, and may even help save the planet
Season 1 Episode 346
Although we can’t see them with the naked eye, the Earth is populated by vast numbers of tiny living organisms such as bacteria, fungi and viruses. C…
1 year ago
How climate change is disrupting nature’s ancient symbiotic relationships
Season 1 Episode 345
Be it a pair of wolves that mate for life, a pod of female dolphins that hunt together, or a large colony of honeybees all working together in a hive…
1 year ago
How catastrophes have shaped the world as we know it
Season 1 Episode 344
The history of the Earth is littered with dramatic events that have shaped the planet itself and the lives of the human beings who live on it in prof…
1 year ago
How mathematics shapes human creativity
Season 1 Episode 343
It’s commonly believed that the arts and the sciences have little in common with each other. The distinction that’s most frequently made is that the …
1 year, 1 month ago
How climate change impacts the world’s most vulnerable people
Season 1 Episode 342
When think about climate change, we may think about global temperatures escalating, extreme weather events occurring more and more and sea levels ris…
1 year, 1 month ago
How future materials will help save the planet
Season 1 Episode 341
Everywhere we look we’re surrounded by materials of all kinds – from the fabrics we use to make our clothing, to the bricks and mortar we use to buil…
1 year, 1 month ago
How we can engineer humans for life beyond Earth
Season 1 Episode 340
Like it or not, Earth won’t be our home forever. Whether it’s climate collapse, nuclear war, or the slow death of the Sun, life on this planet is on …
1 year, 1 month ago
What contraception is doing to our bodies – and what we’ll use in future
Season 1 Episode 339
Millions of people around the globe pop a daily pill or live with pieces of metal or plastic inside their bodies, all to avoid getting pregnant. But …
1 year, 1 month ago
How to hack your brain to make better decisions
Season 1 Episode 338
Every day we’re presented with hundreds if not thousands of decisions: What do we want for breakfast? Should we call our mothers or spend time with o…
1 year, 1 month ago