Podcast Episodes

Ancient Human DNA Found in Stone Age Cave Art For First Time

Episode 380

The DNA of ancient humans has been found preserved in cave art that’s more than 40,000 years old. This discovery could open an entirely n…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

A “Super” El Niño May Be Coming - Here’s What It Means

Episode 379

El Niño has officially arrived – a natural climate event that raises global temperatures. The difference this time is it looks very likel…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Lost Solstice Monument That Predates Stonehenge By 500 Years

Episode 378

A prototype Stonehenge has been discovered - an even older structure that may have been a first attempt at building the famous megalithic…

3 months ago

If We Can Make Genetically Engineered Designer Babies - Should We?

Episode 377

Considered too dangerous and unreliable a few years ago, the technology for gene editing babies is advancing fast. Improved methods of us…

3 months ago

Scientists Mapped Earth's Vast Fungal Network - And It's Critical For The Climate

Episode 376

For the first time, scientists have mapped Earth’s vast underground fungal network - and it’s bigger than anyone imagined. Beneath our fe…

3 months ago

Millions of Fossil Whale Bones Found in Deep Ocean Graveyard

Episode 375

The world’s deepest known whale graveyard has been discovered in the southern Indian Ocean. Located at a depth of seven kilometres, it co…

3 months, 1 week ago

DeepMind Is Simulating Entire Worlds - Ready for AI Robots

Episode 374

Google DeepMind is simulating entire worlds using AI - that can be interacted with in real time.

“World models” simulate the environment …

3 months, 1 week ago

Ötzi the Ice Man Contains Still-Living Microbes

Episode 373

Despite being 5,300-years-old, the gut microbiome of the famous Ötzi the Ice Man appears to be still alive. A mix of ancient and modern b…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Thwaites 'Doomsday' glacier's ice shelf is about to break away

Episode 372

Part of the world’s widest glacier is about to collapse – one of the dramatic changes underway that could ultimately trigger a 3 metre ri…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Some Scientists Want To Resurrect Extinct Species – Is It Even Possible?

Episode 371

The moa was a giant flightless bird from New Zealand that died out around 500 years ago. Are we about to see it brought back from extinct…

3 months, 3 weeks ago