Podcast Episodes

The Hidden Methane Time Bomb That Could Accelerate The Climate Crisis

Episode 370

The melting ice caps are accelerating global warming and contributing to sea level rise, but could also contribute to a different kind of…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago

Episode 369

A strange tooth found in a Siberian cave has pushed back the earliest evidence of dentistry by 45,000 years. The weird thing is, the evid…

4 months ago

Scientists Concerned By a Sudden Increase in the Rate of Sea Level Rise

Episode 368

Scientists are concerned by a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise. In 2012 it suddenly accelerated and has remained high ever s…

4 months ago

The Strange Case Of The Man Immune To Alzheimer’s

Episode 367

Some people are genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease. But one man who carried the devastating mutation seems to have escap…

4 months, 1 week ago

Astronomers Stunned by a Tiny World With an Atmosphere

Episode 366

A Pluto-sized object in the outer solar system has shocked scientists. It’s so tiny that it shouldn’t have an atmosphere - but it does.

O…

4 months, 1 week ago

Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick

Episode 365

Craig Venter, one of the world’s most influential geneticists, has died aged 79. He leaves behind an incredible - and complicated - legac…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Record Heat, Wildfires and Drought - The Climate Crisis Is About To Accelerate

Episode 364

Global temperatures are rising faster than ever - and with a strong El Niño on the way, scientists are warning we could temporarily brea…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Wood Wide Web: The Forest Discovery That Sparked a Backlash

Episode 363

Suzanne Simard is a world-renowned forest ecologist who shot to stardom with her first book Finding the Mother Tree. It tells the story o…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chernobyl 40 Years On: Legacy of the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster

Episode 362

It’s been 40 years since the world’s worst nuclear disaster unfolded. Since the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986, the world has feared nucl…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

A “Super El Niño” Is Coming - And It Could Trigger Global Climate Chaos

Episode 361

The Earth is about to enter an extremely strong climate phase that could cause major disruption on a planet-wide scale. This “super El Ni…

4 months, 4 weeks ago