92- The UK Sand Eel Fishing Ban
Recently in conservation news, the UK brought in a ban on sand eel fishing effective as of March 2024. This is connected to how important sand eel are to seabirds. However, as we will see today, there...
15 Dec 20246min
91- Climate Change and Day Length
Back to talking about the impacts of climate change, and this time it's something pretty fundamental that's being impacted- the length of a day... Sources for this episode: Agnew, D. C. (2024), A g...
1 Dec 20245min
90- Trees on Mars
The record for the tallest tree is a sequoia that is just over 116 metres tall. Would this be different on other planets? Find out in today's episode- plus an appearance from the transpiration stream ...
17 Nov 20244min
89- Voyage of the Beagle Part II
We catch up with Darwin and see what exactly he got up to in the Empire of Brazil! Sources for this episode: Cardoso, D., et al. (2020), Amazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified ...
3 Nov 20246min
Update- Ask Me Anything and Patreon Question
As we'll soon be reaching 100 episodes, I was wondering whether you would be interested in an Ask Me Anything (or AMA) when we get there. If so, feel free to send me questions to the show's email addr...
15 Okt 20241min
88- Different Types of Cousin
First cousins, second cousins, fourth cousins three times removed... What's the difference? And if all three billion letters of your genetic code were unique, how distant a relation would you have to ...
6 Okt 20247min
87- The Permian Extinction
Twenty-one episodes ago, we discussed the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years before the present. However, this isn't the only mass extinction event the Earth has witnessed. Let's go back to ...
22 Sep 20247min
Island Folk 4- Island Invasion and Extinction
It's the fourth of seven episodes of Island Folk! Among subjects of discussion are reindeer on South Georgia, invasion and extinction on islands more broadly and a discussion of the Caribbean. Feel fr...
11 Sep 20241min
