Dangerous and dirty – but cheap – used cars exported from the US and Europe are filling roads in Africa
In countries across Africa and Latin America, old used cars from places like the U.S. and Europe provide vital access to transportation to people who would otherwise be unable to afford their own vehi...
27 Apr 202330min
Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists attribute extreme weather events to climate change
Last month the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report. It showed global temperatures are now 1.1℃ above pre-indus...
20 Apr 202350min
How recognising cultural practices in environmental regulation can help protect natural resources like sandalwood
Conserving or protecting natural resources, like landscapes or products, can involve limiting people's access or use. When natural resources are connected to cultural, religious or spiritual practices...
13 Apr 202332min
Do glitzy awards like the Earthshot Prize actually help fight climate change?
We speak with three researchers who study how climate research is funded to find out whether the pomp and circumstance of high-profile climate innovation prizes outweighs the actual research they fund...
6 Apr 202333min
Too many digital distractions are eroding our ability to read deeply
In an era of ceaseless notifications from apps, devices and social media platforms, as well as access to more information than we could possibly consider, how do we find ways to manage? And is the way...
30 Mar 202344min
Back to the Moon
Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon. You might be wondering: why now? The answer to that is the relatively recent discovery of water on the Moon. The...
23 Mar 202345min
Iraq 20 years on: researchers assess how US invasion shapes lives today
On March 19, 2003, the United States led an unlawful invasion into Iraq, occupying the country for over eight years until the official withdrawal of troops throughout 2011. It is estimated that around...
16 Mar 202347min
Is time an illusion?
Without a sense of time, leading us from cradle to grave, our lives would make little sense. But on the most fundamental level, physicists aren't sure whether the sort of time we experience exists at ...
9 Mar 202345min
