Podcast Episodes

Did India just end poverty in Kerala?

Kerala claims to be the first state in India to have ended extreme poverty. Over the past four years, various government departments have worked toge…

10 months ago

Ukraine’s underground schools

Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Thousands of schools have been damaged in the war. According to the UN children agency Unic…

10 months ago

Why are some sugary drinks more expensive?

Sugar taxes are in place in several countries including Mexico and the UK. And they’re evolving. Maybe you’ve noticed that some sweet fizzy drinks ar…

10 months ago

Could this be the most valuable shipwreck in the world?

Colombian archaeologists have retrieved the first items from what’s thought to be the most valuable shipwreck in the world. A Spanish naval ship, the…

10 months, 1 week ago

Are we in the age of trillionaires?

Elon Musk could be about to become the world’s first trillionaire. That’s after a record-breaking pay package - that could be worth nearly $1tn (£760…

10 months, 1 week ago

Do students learn best in their first language?

Children learn best when they’re taught in the language they use at home, research suggests. But there's the question about the power of world langua…

10 months, 1 week ago

Why your plane’s GPS might be sabotaged (but don’t be scared)

GPS interference or GPS ‘jamming’ is getting more common. It’s when radio signals on the same frequencies as GPS satellites are used to overwhelm and…

10 months, 1 week ago

COP30 made some progress, but not on fossil fuels

COP30, the big meeting where countries discuss climate change annually, has finished. This year it was hosted in the city of Belem in Brazil, in the …

10 months, 1 week ago

The ancient origins of kissing

Scientists at Oxford University in the UK now think that kissing evolved more than 21 million years ago, and it wasn’t humans that started it.

As a be…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

The drama at this year’s Miss Universe

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned Miss Universe at a ceremony in Bangkok, marking the end of an exceptionally scandal-filled pageant season. …

10 months, 2 weeks ago