8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

8 billion: an overpopulation crisis?

Last month, we were told, the 8 billionth person was added to Earth's human population. But despite many acknowledging that some of the biggest threats facing us and the planet, like climate change - stem from our impact on world, and the more of us there are, the worse those threats will be, the topic of population is mysteriously absent from the dialogue at major international fora, like the recent COP27 meeting in Egypt. Surely "living sustainably" must include, as David Attenborough puts it, not over-running the planet and destroying it in the process?So how many people can, or should the... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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Shorter Days and Binning Best Before Dates

Shorter Days and Binning Best Before Dates

In the world of science news this week, major supermarkets in the UK are removing their best before dates after data reveals just how much they sway our decisions to chuck food away. Plus, we dive int...

5 Aug 202229min

Vaping Health Impacts: No Smoke Without Fire?

Vaping Health Impacts: No Smoke Without Fire?

This week vaping, and the potential hidden health costs, go under the microscope as we also explore whether teens that would never smoke are being seduced by eCigarettes. Also, news of period impacts ...

2 Aug 202255min

A trip down the River Cam

A trip down the River Cam

Harry Lewis and James Tytko are off on a summer science special, a jolly down the River Cam with their Captain for the day Peter of Camboats, making pit stops to check out the local wildlife, sporting...

26 Jul 202256min

The wine we drink and machines that can think

The wine we drink and machines that can think

It's that time again where we round up some of the most pressing and perplexing science news stories from the past month. We analyse the first images from the James Webb telescope, discuss whether the...

19 Jul 202255min

Gene-Editing: Food of the Future?

Gene-Editing: Food of the Future?

Could the potential food of the future be on its way to our supermarket shelves? Parliament is currently reviewing rules which would allow gene-edited food to be grown and sold in the UK, moving away ...

12 Jul 202259min

Ghost pond resurrection

Ghost pond resurrection

Ponds used to prosper alongside old agricultural practices. But 100 years' of modernisation has seen bodies of water on farmland disappear, although they never truly die. And this week we go in search...

5 Jul 202258min

Emerging Viruses: Monkeypox on the up

Emerging Viruses: Monkeypox on the up

Emerging viral infections go under our microscope this week, including the recent surge in monkeypox, the world's largest bird flu outbreak to date, and learning points from Covid-19. Plus, in the new...

28 Jun 202259min

Venus, Volcanoes & Virtual Clothing

Venus, Volcanoes & Virtual Clothing

In this week's programme we are going to be sharing some science highlights - sci-lights, if you will - going in depth with some of the latest science news from the past month plus some fascinating sc...

21 Jun 202259min

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