Episodes

  • Burnham says climate consensus 'gone' but pledges 'new era of leadership'

    Burnham says climate consensus 'gone' but pledges 'new era of leadership'
    Nov 13 2026
    In a world where the weather is increasingly unpredictable and the air itself carries the weight of a warming atmosphere, the conversation around our planet’s future is undergoing a profound shift. At the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, Prime Minister Andy Burnham stood before an international audience to deliver a message that was as sobering as it was a call to action.
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    5 mins
  • Parker Solar Probe Reveals Hidden Patterns in Solar Wind

    Parker Solar Probe Reveals Hidden Patterns in Solar Wind
    Nov 13 2026
    This episode explores how NASA’s Parker Solar Probe discovered a secret magnetic reversal in space plasma. Researchers found that turbulent magnetic fields change their rotation at small scales, offering new insights into solar wind and space weather forecasting. #Nasa #ParkerSolarProbe #SolarWind #SpacePhysics
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    5 mins
  • Nurdle impact to be researched for a year

    Nurdle impact to be researched for a year
    Nov 13 2026
    Imagine millions of tiny, lentil-sized plastic pellets washing up on a shoreline, scattered like coarse, synthetic sand across the beach. These are nurdles, the raw material used in the manufacturing of almost every plastic product we use in our daily lives.
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    6 mins
  • Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA

    Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA
    Nov 13 2026
    Imagine looking up at the clear blue sky and seeing a piece of history soaring through the clouds. On September twenty-first, two thousand twelve, millions of people across California did exactly that.
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    4 mins
  • Pharma firms’ focus on weight-loss drugs could put insulin supply at risk, experts warn

    Pharma firms’ focus on weight-loss drugs could put insulin supply at risk, experts warn
    Nov 13 2026
    The story of medicine is often a story of balance, where the pursuit of new breakthroughs must be weighed against the reliable delivery of established, life-saving treatments. Today, that balance is being tested by a seismic shift in the pharmaceutical industry.
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    5 mins
  • Yakamys sirindhornae: A giant ancient rodent from Thailand

    Yakamys sirindhornae: A giant ancient rodent from Thailand
    Nov 11 2026
    This episode explores the discovery of Yakamys sirindhornae, a giant 66-pound rodent that lived 34 million years ago. It explains how this finding in Thailand shifts our understanding of the early evolutionary history of large-bodied rodents. #Paleontology #RodentEvolution #ThailandFossils #PrehistoricAnimals
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    5 mins
  • Duchy of Cornwall land sales and impacts on tenant farmers

    Duchy of Cornwall land sales and impacts on tenant farmers
    Nov 11 2026
    This episode explores the Prince of Wales's ten-year plan to sell off portions of the Duchy of Cornwall estate. It examines the potential impact on tenant farmers and the estate's stated goals for future community and environmental investments. #DuchyOfCornwall #PrinceWilliam #TenantFarmers #LandManagement
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    5 mins
  • Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn

    Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn
    Nov 11 2026
    Every year, we engage in the familiar ritual of shifting our clocks, a practice that has sparked a national debate over whether we should simply keep daylight saving time in place all year round. While the idea of brighter evenings holds a certain appeal, scientists are now urging us to consider the hidden, darker side of this transition.
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    4 mins