250 episodes

New scientific research, interpreted and presented via the medium of poetry.

The Poetry of Science Sam Illingworth

    • Science

New scientific research, interpreted and presented via the medium of poetry.

    Episode 250: Plastic Flesh

    Episode 250: Plastic Flesh

    This episode explores new research, which has found that toxic chemicals from microplastics can be absorbed through skin. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.

    • 8 min
    Episode 249: Pink and Swollen Shores

    Episode 249: Pink and Swollen Shores

    This episode explores new research, which has found that Africa’s flamingos are threatened by rising lake levels. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.

    • 7 min
    Episode 248: Fettering their Nests

    Episode 248: Fettering their Nests

    This episode explores new research, which has found that four in five bird species cannot tolerate intense human pressures. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.

    • 7 min
    Episode 247: Shadows in the Glass

    Episode 247: Shadows in the Glass

    This episode explores new research, which has found that common water pollutants cause heart damage in fish. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.

    • 7 min
    Episode 246: Secrets Beneath the Ice

    Episode 246: Secrets Beneath the Ice

    This episode explores new research, which has found that signs of life could be detectable in single ice grains that are emitted from extraterrestrial moons. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.

    • 7 min
    Episode 245: Blue Reflections of Time

    Episode 245: Blue Reflections of Time

    This episode explores new research, which has used ancient tree rings to reconstruct the climate records of North China. If you want to find out more about the scientific study featured in this episode, or read any of the poems in full, then please visit the show notes at scipoetry.podbean.com.

    • 7 min

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