Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a glimpse of a black …
2 years, 4 months ago
What are the main UK parties promising on climate and is it enough?
Last week more than 400 scientists signed an open letter to political parties urging ambitious action on the environment to prevent making Britain an…
2 years, 4 months ago
Are cold and wet UK summers here to stay?
Here in the UK talking about the weather is already a national pastime, but this month the water-cooler weather chat has ramped up a notch as rain, g…
2 years, 4 months ago
Slaughter-free sausages: is lab-grown meat the future?
Ian Sample hears from Linda Geddes about her recent trip to the Netherlands to try cultivated meat sausages, courtesy of the company Meatable. Advoca…
2 years, 4 months ago
Golden rice: why has it been banned and what happens now?
A court in the Philippines has banned the commercial growth of golden rice, a genetically modified rice which was created to help tackle vitamin A de…
2 years, 4 months ago
Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer: ‘The clock is ticking but the world will teach us what we need to do’
For a long time, western science and Indigenous knowledge have been seen as distinct ways of learning about the world. But as we plunge the planet de…
2 years, 4 months ago
Election risks, safety summits and Scarlett Johansson: the week in AI
It’s been a busy week in the world of artificial intelligence. OpenAI found itself in hot water with Scarlett Johansson after launching its new chatb…
2 years, 4 months ago
Concrete without CO2: can our biggest building material go green?
Concrete is strong and durable – which is why it’s the basis for so much of our infrastructure. It’s also terrible for the planet, due to one key ing…
2 years, 4 months ago
Why is air turbulence getting worse?
On Tuesday a British man died and several others were injured when their plane encountered severe turbulence between London and Singapore. And it loo…
2 years, 5 months ago
In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time
Right now, across much of the midwestern and eastern US, trillions of cicadas are crawling out from the soil. And this year is extra special, because…
2 years, 5 months ago