Podcast Episodes

The tree detectives tackling illegal logging

If you examine the atoms in a piece of wood, you can tell to the nearest 10km where it has come from. Environmental factors, such as the climate, aff…

7 years, 3 months ago

The reuse and refill revolution

Should we reuse and refill plastic packaging to limit the amount being thrown away? Nick Holland looks at different ways people are trying to make t…

7 years, 3 months ago

DNA tests for dogs to tackle problem poo

The average dog produces about 124kg of poo every year, but not all of that gets picked up and disposed of properly.

So people living in many residen…

7 years, 3 months ago

The great mosquito swap

Every year, it’s estimated that nearly 400 million people around the world are infected with dengue fever, a potentially fatal illness that’s passed …

7 years, 4 months ago

The mums saving each other from a taboo condition

"Get rid of the girl who smells" - this is the reaction thousands of traumatised new mothers face every year. A prolonged or obstructed childbirth ca…

7 years, 4 months ago

Can phages save us as antibiotics stop working?

Tens of thousands of people die every year because bacterial infections are becoming resistant to antibiotics. That number is expected to explode, as…

7 years, 4 months ago

The digital detectives tackling child sexual abuse

Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, is taking an innovative approach to solving disturbing crimes.

It holds more than 40 million images of child…

7 years, 4 months ago

Crossing divides in Cyprus

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, but a community centre is bringing Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots together in the buffer zone between the tw…

7 years, 4 months ago

Last video messages to help children grieve

Children who lose a parent may struggle to come to terms with this for the rest of their lives. In the UK about one in 20 children will lose a parent…

7 years, 5 months ago

Turning old clothes into new ones

It’s estimated that 400 billion square metres of fabric are made every year – enough to cover Germany – for the fashion industry. The sector produces…

7 years, 5 months ago