Planet Earth

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

We bring you the highlights of NERC's Planet Earth Podcast

  1. 06/10/2014

    How plastic pollution may harm marine life - Planet Earth Podcast - 14.09.30

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Tamara Galloway, Matt Cole and Ceri Lewis of the University of Exeter talk about their research on the effects of fragments of plastics from food packaging, drinks bottles and even facial scrubs on marine wildlife.

    10 min

  2. 19/08/2014

    The evolution of the British peppered moth - Planet Earth Podcast - 14.08.19

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Ilik Saccheri and Arjen Van 't Hof of the University of Liverpool describe how the British Peppered Moth changed from peppered to black during the Industrial Revolution in northern England.

    10 min

  3. 12/03/2013

    Tidal energy, turtle mating habits - Planet Earth Podcast - 13.03.12

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at the potential to generate up to 20 per cent of the UK's electricity from tidal energy; and why understanding the nuts and bolts of turtles' sex lives could help protect those most at risk.

    20 min

  4. 19/02/2013

    Our ancient ancestors, deep sea worms - Planet Earth Podcast - 13.02.19

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why textbook illustrations of our early ancestors may have to be re-drawn; and why underwater canyons contain a wealth of life, including some rather ugly-looking worms.

    19 min

  5. 05/02/2013

    Using Genetics to Save the Ash Tree - Planet Earth Podcast - 13.02.05

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: decoding the ash tree's entire genetic sequence to produce a strain which is more resilient to ash dieback; the challenges of extracting biofuels from algae; and the latest news on Planet Earth Online.

    21 min

  6. 23/01/2013

    Avian pox in UK great tits, top conservation issues - Planet Earth Podcast - 13.01.22

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how a virus brought to the UK by insects poses a worrying threat to the country's great tit population; and which new technologies could affect global biodiversity in 2013.

    20 min

  7. 08/01/2013

    Climate tipping points, basking sharks, primates - Planet Earth Podcast - 13.01.08

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why understanding where plankton congregates can help us protect basking sharks and other marine creatures; how primates planning ahead tells us about our own intelligence; and how to predict dangerous climate tipping points.

    20 min

  8. 26/12/2012

    Planet Earth Podcast highlights from 2012 - Planet Earth Podcast - 12.12.26

    This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at some of the highlights from 12 months of the Planet Earth Podcast, including: a hairy crab; earthquake monitoring in Turkey; air quality around London before the Olympics -- and early disease detection; Europe's oldest cave art; what the first creatures to walk on land looked like; and seabirds.

    26 min
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We bring you the highlights of NERC's Planet Earth Podcast

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  • Creator
    Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2014
  • Episodes
    81
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Naked Scientists
  • Show Website
    Planet Earth

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