Podcast Episodes

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…

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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…

3 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…

3 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…

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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 …

3 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…

3 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. …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Epstein files: What are they and when will they be released?

After months of mounting pressure, US lawmakers have just voted to release all of the so-called Epstein files. So documents from criminal investigati…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sudan: Studying in a war zone

In Sudan, where a civil war has been raging for over two years, millions of students have had their education disrupted. Over half of all schools are…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

How can islands protect against typhoons and hurricanes?

Both Jamaica and the Philippines have been battered by tropical storms in the past month. Hurricane Melissa, a category five storm, was the worst sto…

3 months, 2 weeks ago