95- Rewind: Fossil Fuels
For a podcast which has talked several times before about global warming and climate change, we haven't addressed fossil fuels yet. So, let's redress that today! Sources for this episode: Hine, R. ...
26 Jan 20255min
94- Galactic Cycles Part II
In episode 71, we treated a galactic cycle of about 220 million years as a unit of time with which to view evolution. Today, we'll be picking up where we left off and seeing the story through all the ...
12 Jan 20254min
93- Biological Impacts of Chernobyl
In 1986, the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl- then in the USSR, now in Ukraine- experienced meltdown. This disaster is one of the worst in nuclear history. However, there are some biological conseque...
29 Dec 20246min
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
