http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/index.aspx http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/images/template/podcast-cover-100x100.jpg http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/ en-gb Natural Environment Research Council The Planet Earth podcast - putting you in touch with the latest environmental research. Natural Environment Research Council Just arrived on Planet Earth? Discover the science behind climate change, biodiversity, earthquakes, volcanoes, life in deep-sea trenches, and much more about the natural world. The Planet Earth podcast - putting you in touch with the latest environmental research. Just arrived on Planet Earth? Discover the science behind climate change, biodiversity, earthquakes, volcanoes, life in deep-sea trenches, and much more about the natural world. The Planet Earth podcast - putting you in touch with the latest environmental research. environment, climate change, biodiversity, volcanoes, earthquakes, natural world Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:19 +0100 no Natural Environment Research Council editors@nerc.ac.uk Natural Environment Research Council The latest UK wind map may reveal if your home is suitable. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Alison Tomlin and Joel Millward-Hopkins of the University of Leeds describe a wind map they've developed to help UK homeowners and businesses decide whether or not to install a wind turbine. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Alison Tomlin and Joel Millward-Hopkins of the University of Leeds describe a wind map they've developed to help UK homeowners and businesses decide whether or not to install a wind turbine. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/--14-5-13--3-2.mp3 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100 no 466 Natural Environment Research Council Ice cores drilled from Antarctica reveal dangerous melting. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Robert Mulvaney and Emilie Capron from NERC's British Antarctic Survey explain how ice cores drilled from Antarctica give us a unique window into Earth's past climate and reveal a worrying trend over the last 50 years. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Robert Mulvaney and Emilie Capron from NERC's British Antarctic Survey explain how ice cores drilled from Antarctica give us a unique window into Earth's past climate and reveal a worrying trend over the last 50 years. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ntarctic-melt.mp3 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100 no 478 Natural Environment Research Council Why the parasitic Yellow Rattle could bring benefits for wildflowers. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why the parasitic Yellow Rattle could bring benefits for wildflowers, and how climate change may affect the next generation of nuclear power stations. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why the parasitic Yellow Rattle could bring benefits for wildflowers, and how climate change may affect the next generation of nuclear power stations. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/arasitic-plant-perks-coastal-resilience-and-the-next-generation-of-nuclear-power-podcast.mp3 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:00:00 +0100 no 1055 Natural Environment Research Council This week: woolly rhinos, breeding salmon and weighing the oceans. This week: how woolly rhinos could bring insights into ancient climates, why breeding salmon is helping conservation and a device that can weigh the oceans. This week: how woolly rhinos could bring insights into ancient climates, why breeding salmon is helping conservation and a device that can weigh the oceans. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/oolly-rhinos.mp3 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 no 1307 Natural Environment Research Council Reducing flood risk, new fungi, biographies from ancient bones. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at ways to reduce the risk of urban flooding; identifying species and building biographies from tiny fragments of ancient bone; new species of fungi from the ocean. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at ways to reduce the risk of urban flooding; identifying species and building biographies from tiny fragments of ancient bone; new species of fungi from the ocean. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/looding-2.mp3 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:30:00 GMT no 1216 Natural Environment Research Council Generating electricity using tidal energy, turtle sperm storage. 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. 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. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/idal-energy.mp3 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:30:00 GMT no 1192 Natural Environment Research Council The first four-legged animals on land, worms from the deep sea. 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. 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. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/etrapods-2.mp3 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT no 1141 Natural Environment Research Council Using genetics to fight ash dieback, getting biofuels from algae. 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. 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. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ieback.mp3 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:00 GMT no 1242 Natural Environment Research Council Threat of disease spread by insects, hot conservation topics for 2013. 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. 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. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ytham-woods.mp3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT no 1185 Natural Environment Research Council Primate plans, climate disasters, protecting marine creatures. 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. 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. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/asking-sharks.mp3 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT no 1194 Natural Environment Research Council A bumper edition featuring the Hoff crab, Olympics, shags and more. 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. 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. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/mas-2012.mp3 Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1531 Natural Environment Research Council Plant gases and global warming, the value of citizen science. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how you can get involved in any one of the wealth of UK citizen science projects that have taken off recently, and why a little-known gas given off by many trees, ferns and mosses, could be contributing to global warming. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how you can get involved in any one of the wealth of UK citizen science projects that have taken off recently, and why a little-known gas given off by many trees, ferns and mosses, could be contributing to global warming. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/itizen-science.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1210 Natural Environment Research Council Identifying bat calls, launching balloons, telomere length. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: an online tool to identify bats is helping to protect them, and it could make a scientist of us all. Also, an audio diary from a researcher from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science who's on the Isle of Arran in Scotland; and why there's more to ageing than telomeres. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: an online tool to identify bats is helping to protect them, and it could make a scientist of us all. Also, an audio diary from a researcher from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science who's on the Isle of Arran in Scotland; and why there's more to ageing than telomeres. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/at-calls.mp3 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT no 1323 Natural Environment Research Council How to prevent excessive flooding, carbon stores in the Fens. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at potential solutions to urban flooding, and why scientists are so keen to measure carbon dioxide flow through the UK's Norfolk Fens. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at potential solutions to urban flooding, and why scientists are so keen to measure carbon dioxide flow through the UK's Norfolk Fens. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/loods.mp3 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1114 Natural Environment Research Council Rare wildlife in the Avon Gorge, feminised fish in the environment. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how conservationists are using science to help protect rare plants found only in Bristol's Avon Gorge, and are feminised fish changing wild fish populations? This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how conservationists are using science to help protect rare plants found only in Bristol's Avon Gorge, and are feminised fish changing wild fish populations? http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/von-orge.mp3 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1228 Natural Environment Research Council Recreating salt marshes, the heat beneath our feet, making storms. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why salt marshes are so important, but are difficult to recreate; how storms are made; and why the ground beneath our feet could provide decades of natural heating. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why salt marshes are so important, but are difficult to recreate; how storms are made; and why the ground beneath our feet could provide decades of natural heating. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/alt-marshes.mp3 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1309 Natural Environment Research Council Gannets and climate change, forest conservation, Antarctic palm trees. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: the steps scientists are taking to make sure the trees we plant today can cope with tomorrow's warmer climate; tracking gannets to find out how environmental change might affect them; and a tropical Antarctica. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: the steps scientists are taking to make sure the trees we plant today can cope with tomorrow's warmer climate; tracking gannets to find out how environmental change might affect them; and a tropical Antarctica. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/orests.mp3 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1213 Natural Environment Research Council Coronal mass ejections, fish behaviour and democracy. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why accurately forecasting solar storms is becoming increasingly important; and how understanding how fish shoal could interest economists. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why accurately forecasting solar storms is becoming increasingly important; and how understanding how fish shoal could interest economists. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/olar.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1289 Natural Environment Research Council The first creatures to walk on land, ecosystem services, earthquakes. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: what the first creatures to walk on land looked like; the connection between the biodiversity of upland rivers and the ecosystem services they provide; and in an audio diary from Turkey, a University of Leeds researcher on the North Anatolian Fault. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: what the first creatures to walk on land looked like; the connection between the biodiversity of upland rivers and the ecosystem services they provide; and in an audio diary from Turkey, a University of Leeds researcher on the North Anatolian Fault. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/etrapods.mp3 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1154 Natural Environment Research Council Could sex help the honey bee, river problems, cold water corals. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: sex and the survival of honey bee colonies; why rivers are still recovering from the legacy of acid rain; and collecting coral from the Atlantic seabed. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: sex and the survival of honey bee colonies; why rivers are still recovering from the legacy of acid rain; and collecting coral from the Atlantic seabed. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/oney-bees.mp3 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1278 Natural Environment Research Council Dairy farming in ancient Africa, altered seabird migrations. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how dairy farming in Africa 7000 years ago led to the speedy evolution of the gene that lets us digest milk; and how climate change could be having a detrimental effect on seabirds and fish in the Southern Ocean. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how dairy farming in Africa 7000 years ago led to the speedy evolution of the gene that lets us digest milk; and how climate change could be having a detrimental effect on seabirds and fish in the Southern Ocean. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/airy-farming.mp3 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1123 Natural Environment Research Council Cleaning up water, streetlights and bat commuter routes, methane. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how browner drinking water presents problems for the water companies; the effect of street lighting on bats and their commuter routes; and how ultraviolet light makes plants emit methane. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how browner drinking water presents problems for the water companies; the effect of street lighting on bats and their commuter routes; and how ultraviolet light makes plants emit methane. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ats.mp3 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1235 Natural Environment Research Council Climate change and urban heat islands, Europe's oldest cave art. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how urban heat islands will alter under climate change, and how these changes might affect your health, as well as our railways, roads and energy supplies. Also: why Europe's oldest cave art might not have been painted by humans at all. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how urban heat islands will alter under climate change, and how these changes might affect your health, as well as our railways, roads and energy supplies. Also: why Europe's oldest cave art might not have been painted by humans at all. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/rban-heat.mp3 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100 no 1265 Natural Environment Research Council Why we need to look after our wild bees, the effects of nanoparticles. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how knowing exactly which bees pollinate which crops may help us grow food more sustainably; and a look at the effects of tiny particles called nanomaterials on the environment and our health. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how knowing exactly which bees pollinate which crops may help us grow food more sustainably; and a look at the effects of tiny particles called nanomaterials on the environment and our health. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ild-bees.mp3 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1255 Natural Environment Research Council From air pollution to disease diagnosis, attaching value to nature. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how technology designed to measure air pollution may soon be used to smell disease on a patient's breath; and the steps British researchers are taking to put a value on all the benefits of nature that we often take for granted. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: a look at how technology designed to measure air pollution may soon be used to smell disease on a patient's breath; and the steps British researchers are taking to put a value on all the benefits of nature that we often take for granted. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/iagnostics.mp3 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100 no 1141 Natural Environment Research Council The world's most diverse corals under threat, and Chicxulub crater. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: scientists describe why the planet's least understood but most diverse species of coral is under threat. Also, what the meteorite strike that wiped the dinosaurs out would've been like; and why co2 isn't the only greenhouse gas we should be worried about. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: scientists describe why the planet's least understood but most diverse species of coral is under threat. Also, what the meteorite strike that wiped the dinosaurs out would've been like; and why co2 isn't the only greenhouse gas we should be worried about. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/orals.mp3 Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1222 Natural Environment Research Council Why England is in drought, and studying avalanches inside. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: researchers explain why, despite record rainfall, England is in drought. Later, how scientists are using indoor avalanches to figure out where to put buildings and roads. Finally, news of ice loss in Antarctic, and the benefits of bat dung. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: researchers explain why, despite record rainfall, England is in drought. Later, how scientists are using indoor avalanches to figure out where to put buildings and roads. Finally, news of ice loss in Antarctic, and the benefits of bat dung. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/rought.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1221 Natural Environment Research Council What you should know about phytoplankton, and volcanic dating. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: we take a closer look at tiny marine plants, which underpin the entire marine food chain and play a vital role in the Earth's climate. Also, how scientists are using volcanic ash called tefra to tell how people may have responded to rapid environmental changes in the recent past. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: we take a closer look at tiny marine plants, which underpin the entire marine food chain and play a vital role in the Earth's climate. Also, how scientists are using volcanic ash called tefra to tell how people may have responded to rapid environmental changes in the recent past. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/owestoft.mp3 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0100 no 1079 Natural Environment Research Council Fungi and global food security, and how we can make buildings green. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how fungal infections could threaten our food security as well as the planet's amphibians; work under way to understand the ecosystems around the hydrothermal vents in the Southern Ocean; and how it's people, not buildings, that use energy. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how fungal infections could threaten our food security as well as the planet's amphibians; work under way to understand the ecosystems around the hydrothermal vents in the Southern Ocean; and how it's people, not buildings, that use energy. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/nerc_podcast_tx_10-4-12_mp3_version.mp3 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 no 1185 Natural Environment Research Council Olympic air, and the true cost in water of our goods and services. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast, Richard Hollingham hears about new air-quality monitoring that could help mitigate the effects of bad-air days; the effect of climate change on Mediterranean dwarf elephants; and exactly how many litres of water it took to make his morning coffee. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast, Richard Hollingham hears about new air-quality monitoring that could help mitigate the effects of bad-air days; the effect of climate change on Mediterranean dwarf elephants; and exactly how many litres of water it took to make his morning coffee. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/nerc_podcast_tx_27-3-12_final.mp3 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0100 no 1230 Natural Environment Research Council How night-shining clouds reveal clues about our changing climate. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham finds out why the American signal crayfish is driving out one of the UK's native species; in our latest audio diary, Hannah Grist from the University of Aberdeen talks us through her research on European shags; and what noctilucent clouds tell us about our changing climate. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham finds out why the American signal crayfish is driving out one of the UK's native species; in our latest audio diary, Hannah Grist from the University of Aberdeen talks us through her research on European shags; and what noctilucent clouds tell us about our changing climate. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/rayfish.mp3 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1233 Natural Environment Research Council How intensive agriculture has severely polluted the River Thames. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson goes to the River Thames in central London to find out why nitrate pollution has trebled since the 1930s. Later on, she talks to a researcher about an unusual freshwater bulge in the Arctic, and asks if we should be concerned. Finally, we hear a round-up of some of the news from the natural world. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson goes to the River Thames in central London to find out why nitrate pollution has trebled since the 1930s. Later on, she talks to a researcher about an unusual freshwater bulge in the Arctic, and asks if we should be concerned. Finally, we hear a round-up of some of the news from the natural world. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/hames.MP3 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1248 Natural Environment Research Council How simple changes to hedgerow management can benefit wildlife. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits RAL Space at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire to find out how scientists check if the scientific equipment they put on satellites will work properly once in space. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits RAL Space at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire to find out how scientists check if the scientific equipment they put on satellites will work properly once in space. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/edgerows.mp3 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT no 1265 Natural Environment Research Council How science is helping to bring polluted urban rivers back to life. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham goes to the River Wandle in south-west London to find out how scientific research is helping to revitalise this heavily-used river; later he goes to Cambridge to hear about some of the hottest conservation topics for 2012. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham goes to the River Wandle in south-west London to find out how scientific research is helping to revitalise this heavily-used river; later he goes to Cambridge to hear about some of the hottest conservation topics for 2012. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/andle.mp3 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT no 1224 Natural Environment Research Council New species from the Southern Ocean's hydrothermal vents. It's not often that science news goes viral, but when researchers dubbed a new species the 'Hoff Crab' more people than usual seemed to take notice! It's not often that science news goes viral, but when researchers dubbed a new species the 'Hoff Crab' more people than usual seemed to take notice! http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ntarctic-species.mp3 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMT no 1293 Natural Environment Research Council How the Parkour craze is linked to orang-utan conservation. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson goes to Birmingham to find out how the James Bond film Casino Royale and orang-utan conservation are linked; later she meets a scientist from the British Geological Survey to learn which parts of the UK power grid are most at risk during solar storms. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson goes to Birmingham to find out how the James Bond film Casino Royale and orang-utan conservation are linked; later she meets a scientist from the British Geological Survey to learn which parts of the UK power grid are most at risk during solar storms. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/arkour.mp3 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT no 1154 Natural Environment Research Council On-the-spot reports from the Arctic, Sweden, Canada, Monterey Bay, and Antarctica. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: we've got an end-of-year bumper edition featuring the best of our audio diaries from 2011. We feature scientists reporting their research from the Arctic, Sweden, Canada, Monterey Bay in California, and the Antarctic. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: we've got an end-of-year bumper edition featuring the best of our audio diaries from 2011. We feature scientists reporting their research from the Arctic, Sweden, Canada, Monterey Bay in California, and the Antarctic. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/2011-audio-diaries.mp3 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT no 1307 Natural Environment Research Council A look at one of the world's largest movable flood barriers. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson goes to the Thames Barrier to find out how engineers use science to decide whether or not to raise or lower it, helping to stop storm surges from flooding London; while Richard Hollingham meets a scientist who developed a technique that reveals the colour of truly ancient fossilised birds. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson goes to the Thames Barrier to find out how engineers use science to decide whether or not to raise or lower it, helping to stop storm surges from flooding London; while Richard Hollingham meets a scientist who developed a technique that reveals the colour of truly ancient fossilised birds. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/hames-barrier.mp3 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT no 1273 Natural Environment Research Council Why the ozone hole found over Antarctica in the 80s is still there. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham talks to one of the scientists behind the discovery of the ozone hole to find why it's still there; how research on starlings on an island famous for its sweaters could help bird conservationists; and why forest fires in North America affect people thousands of miles away in Europe. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham talks to one of the scientists behind the discovery of the ozone hole to find why it's still there; how research on starlings on an island famous for its sweaters could help bird conservationists; and why forest fires in North America affect people thousands of miles away in Europe. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/zone.mp3 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT no 1207 Natural Environment Research Council How UK researchers are helping African snakebite victims. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits the largest collection of venomous snakes in the UK to find out how researchers are developing antivenoms to help African snakebite victims; and what scientists are doing to understand why populations of the European shag are declining. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits the largest collection of venomous snakes in the UK to find out how researchers are developing antivenoms to help African snakebite victims; and what scientists are doing to understand why populations of the European shag are declining. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/nakes.mp3 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT no 1253 Natural Environment Research Council Did they really drive mammoths over the cliff edge? This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham meets scientists and archaeologists who are working to preserve one of the most important Neanderthal settlements in north-west Europe to find out how they lived; later on, he visits the local primary school to find out what schoolchildren make of the Neanderthals. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Richard Hollingham meets scientists and archaeologists who are working to preserve one of the most important Neanderthal settlements in north-west Europe to find out how they lived; later on, he visits the local primary school to find out what schoolchildren make of the Neanderthals. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/eanderthals.mp3 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0100 no 1184 Natural Environment Research Council How fossil proteins and radioactive waste are linked. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists find out about life in the oceans' deepest trenches; how identifying proteins from 50 milion year old reptile skin could help us store radioactive waste; and studying the effects of climate change in the Arctic. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists find out about life in the oceans' deepest trenches; how identifying proteins from 50 milion year old reptile skin could help us store radioactive waste; and studying the effects of climate change in the Arctic. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/berdeen.mp3 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 no 1231 Natural Environment Research Council How hikers could be unwittingly changing their local landscape. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how hikers and walkers could be unwittingly changing the landscape by spreading alien species; what it's like to work as a marine biologist in the Arctic in temperatures of minus 40°C; and exactly how stable is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet? This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how hikers and walkers could be unwittingly changing the landscape by spreading alien species; what it's like to work as a marine biologist in the Arctic in temperatures of minus 40°C; and exactly how stable is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet? http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ikers.mp3 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 no 1263 Natural Environment Research Council How technological solutions could help limit climate change. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: in a geoengineering special edition, we take a closer look at some of the technologies we may have to resort to using to avert dangerous climate change. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: in a geoengineering special edition, we take a closer look at some of the technologies we may have to resort to using to avert dangerous climate change. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/eoengineering.mp3 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0100 no 1276 Natural Environment Research Council Why conservationists are restoring the landscape around Stonehenge. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why scientists are working with the National Trust to restore the chalk grasslands around Stonehenge; how scientists are using satellites to study microscopic plants; and the etiquette of dining and bullying in baboons. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why scientists are working with the National Trust to restore the chalk grasslands around Stonehenge; how scientists are using satellites to study microscopic plants; and the etiquette of dining and bullying in baboons. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/tonehenge.mp3 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100 no 1181 Natural Environment Research Council Why fish scales reveal Atlantic salmon feeding grounds. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists are using fish scales to figure out why the UK salmon population is falling; and how carbon dioxide emissions from power stations could be used to make household bricks. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists are using fish scales to figure out why the UK salmon population is falling; and how carbon dioxide emissions from power stations could be used to make household bricks. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/almon.mp3 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:39:53 +0100 no 1053 Natural Environment Research Council How do you reach a lake 3km beneath the Antarctic ice sheet? This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why scientists are planning on drilling three kilometres beneath the Antarctic ice sheet in one of the most ambitious exploration projects ever undertaken; and how worms that feed on dead whale bones at the bottom of the ocean may be distorting the whale fossil record. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why scientists are planning on drilling three kilometres beneath the Antarctic ice sheet in one of the most ambitious exploration projects ever undertaken; and how worms that feed on dead whale bones at the bottom of the ocean may be distorting the whale fossil record. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/llsworth.mp3 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:00:00 +0100 no 1176 Natural Environment Research Council How rip current research in Cornwall could help save lives. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why understanding rip currents at Perranporth in north Cornwall could help save lives; and how exactly does carbon capture and storage (CCS) work and how can scientists be sure that co2 will be stored forever? This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why understanding rip currents at Perranporth in north Cornwall could help save lives; and how exactly does carbon capture and storage (CCS) work and how can scientists be sure that co2 will be stored forever? http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/erranporth.mp3 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:53:56 +0100 no 1094 Natural Environment Research Council Why weathermen are using a WWII bunker to monitor clouds. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why weathermen are using a converted World War II bunker to monitor clouds; how thug species such as bramble, nettle and bracken can be just as damaging to woodlands as alien plants; and why scientists are going to Greenland to deploy a network of sensors in some of the country's glaciers. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why weathermen are using a converted World War II bunker to monitor clouds; how thug species such as bramble, nettle and bracken can be just as damaging to woodlands as alien plants; and why scientists are going to Greenland to deploy a network of sensors in some of the country's glaciers. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/eybourne.mp3 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100 no 1194 Natural Environment Research Council How farmers are helping stem the decline in pollinating insects. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: what UK farmers are doing to protect the country's vanishing bumblebees, butterflies and other pollinating insects; how scientists are trying to figure out how many types of microbes there are on our planet and why they all matter; and why birds are more amazing than we ever imagined. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: what UK farmers are doing to protect the country's vanishing bumblebees, butterflies and other pollinating insects; how scientists are trying to figure out how many types of microbes there are on our planet and why they all matter; and why birds are more amazing than we ever imagined. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/eading.mp3 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:14:53 +0100 no 1220 Natural Environment Research Council A look at the tricks the cuckoo uses to stay ahead of its hosts. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: the cunning tricks the cuckoo uses to get another bird to do the parenting, why researchers are studying snow in Sweden, and how an improved radiocarbon dating technique may put a few scientists' noses out of joint. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: the cunning tricks the cuckoo uses to get another bird to do the parenting, why researchers are studying snow in Sweden, and how an improved radiocarbon dating technique may put a few scientists' noses out of joint. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/icken-en.mp3 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:05:48 +0100 no 1259 Natural Environment Research Council Why removing flood defences might not be such a crazy idea. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why removing some man-made coastal flood defences might not be such a harebrained idea, what it's like studying gas exchange in the wilds of the Southern Ocean, and -- in what could be the first case of 'natural' geoengineering -- how forests could be whitening the clouds right above them. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why removing some man-made coastal flood defences might not be such a harebrained idea, what it's like studying gas exchange in the wilds of the Southern Ocean, and -- in what could be the first case of 'natural' geoengineering -- how forests could be whitening the clouds right above them. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/orfolk.mp3 Wed, 18 May 2011 09:00:00 +0100 no 1132 Natural Environment Research Council A look at protecting communications satellites from space storms. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how a specially-designed twin turboprop research plane is helping scientists in a huge range of subjects from archaeology to ecology, and why a violent space storm could spell trouble for communications systems across the world. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how a specially-designed twin turboprop research plane is helping scientists in a huge range of subjects from archaeology to ecology, and why a violent space storm could spell trouble for communications systems across the world. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ornier.mp3 Wed, 04 May 2011 12:07:48 +0100 no 1285 Natural Environment Research Council The threats volcanoes pose to both aircraft and human health. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how last year's eruption of the still-unpronounceable Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland gave scientists an unparalleled opportunity for research, and why sediment from rivers like the Thames can act like time machines to bygone eras. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how last year's eruption of the still-unpronounceable Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland gave scientists an unparalleled opportunity for research, and why sediment from rivers like the Thames can act like time machines to bygone eras. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/xford.mp3 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:00:00 +0100 no 1152 Natural Environment Research Council How the Chernobyl disaster affects Northern Ireland 25 years on. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists plan to measure the Earth's magnetic field from space, why one researcher is in the frozen town of Churchill in northern Canada, and how the Chernobyl disaster still affects Northern Ireland 25 years on. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how scientists plan to measure the Earth's magnetic field from space, why one researcher is in the frozen town of Churchill in northern Canada, and how the Chernobyl disaster still affects Northern Ireland 25 years on. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/strium.mp3 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100 no 1245 Natural Environment Research Council How the White Cliffs of Dover and fish poo could be connected. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how the famous White Cliffs of Dover could be made of fish poo (at least partially), why one researcher is so interested in dead whales, and why the Japan earthquake was so powerful and devastating. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how the famous White Cliffs of Dover could be made of fish poo (at least partially), why one researcher is so interested in dead whales, and why the Japan earthquake was so powerful and devastating. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/xeter.mp3 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:59:19 GMT no 1206 Natural Environment Research Council Why carbon capture and storage looks like it's here to stay. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how carbon capture and storage works and why it's here to stay, the effect of floodplains on water pollution, and how exactly do you measure the thickness of polar ice from space? This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how carbon capture and storage works and why it's here to stay, the effect of floodplains on water pollution, and how exactly do you measure the thickness of polar ice from space? http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/arbonapture.mp3 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT no 1203 Natural Environment Research Council How tracking insects can help scientists forecast summer storms. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how tracking insects can help scientists forecast summer storms and floods, and the role one of Europe's key satellite missions played in the recent floods in Queensland, Australia. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how tracking insects can help scientists forecast summer storms and floods, and the role one of Europe's key satellite missions played in the recent floods in Queensland, Australia. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/hilbolton.mp3 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT no 1091 Natural Environment Research Council What Europe's gravity mission tells us about ocean currents. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how the Romans recycled glass, dinosaur colour, and what Europe's gravity mission tells us about ocean currents. This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how the Romans recycled glass, dinosaur colour, and what Europe's gravity mission tells us about ocean currents. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Gravitymission.mp3 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:00:50 GMT no 1267 Natural Environment Research Council How the underwater world isn't the soundless place you might imagine. In this latest watery-themed Planet Earth Podcast, Richard Hollingham hears how the underwater world isn't the soundless place you might imagine. In this latest watery-themed Planet Earth Podcast, Richard Hollingham hears how the underwater world isn't the soundless place you might imagine. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ReefNoise.mp3 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT no 1123 Natural Environment Research Council Coral reefs in Essex lay bare ocean acidification's effect on coral. As the UK winter continues to bite, Sue Nelson tries to escape it all by going to visit a coral reef. As the UK winter continues to bite, Sue Nelson tries to escape it all by going to visit a coral reef. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Essex.mp3 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT no 1109 Natural Environment Research Council We've got cannons, mongoose poo, impressions of Darth Vader and tiger leeches in this special podcast. In this week's special edition of the Planet Earth podcast, we feature some of our favourite audio diaries from the past year. In this week's special edition of the Planet Earth podcast, we feature some of our favourite audio diaries from the past year. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Xmas.mp3 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT no 1284 Natural Environment Research Council How scientists are getting to grips with the deadly squirrel pox virus. Red squirrels used to be the most common squirrel in Britain. But since the grey squirrel was introduced from the USA as an illegal immigrant in the late 1800s, their numbers have nose-dived. Red squirrels used to be the most common squirrel in Britain. But since the grey squirrel was introduced from the USA as an illegal immigrant in the late 1800s, their numbers have nose-dived. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/squirrels.mp3 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT no 1070 Natural Environment Research Council How you may be contributing to the destruction of pristine rainforest. Does your shopping basket contain chocolate, biscuits and shampoo? If it does, you may be unwittingly contributing to the destruction of the some of the world's pristine rainforests. Does your shopping basket contain chocolate, biscuits and shampoo? If it does, you may be unwittingly contributing to the destruction of the some of the world's pristine rainforests. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Borneo.mp3 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:14:56 GMT no 1357 Natural Environment Research Council Plants with loads of DNA could face problems as the climate changes. In this week's Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson reports from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew where she finds out that some plants like the Snake's Head Fritillary have enormous amounts of DNA in their genomes. In this week's Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson reports from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew where she finds out that some plants like the Snake's Head Fritillary have enormous amounts of DNA in their genomes. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Kew.mp3 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT no 1247 Natural Environment Research Council Why scientists are tagging barrel-sized barrel jellyfish. Unless you've never seen the sea, you've probably seen a jellyfish. And even if you haven't seen one, you will almost certainly know what they look like. Despite this, scientists know surprisingly little about them. Unless you've never seen the sea, you've probably seen a jellyfish. And even if you haven't seen one, you will almost certainly know what they look like. Despite this, scientists know surprisingly little about them. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/jellyfish2.mp3 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1101 Natural Environment Research Council Why we're more likely to cross busy roads if the person next to us does. Have you ever noticed that when you cross a busy road, as well as clocking the traffic, you subconsciously follow what your neighbours do? Have you ever noticed that when you cross a busy road, as well as clocking the traffic, you subconsciously follow what your neighbours do? http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/mongooses.mp3 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1107 Natural Environment Research Council BGS completes the first full survey of Lake Windermere. British Geological Survey scientists have completed the first full geological survey of Lake Windermere in the English Lake District since the Royal Navy made a survey in the 1930s. British Geological Survey scientists have completed the first full geological survey of Lake Windermere in the English Lake District since the Royal Navy made a survey in the 1930s. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/windermere.mp3 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1082 Natural Environment Research Council Aliens in Antarctica - a bigger threat than you might imagine. Scientists recently found plastics floating in some of the most remote and inaccessible seas in the world -- just off the coast of Antarctica. Scientists recently found plastics floating in some of the most remote and inaccessible seas in the world -- just off the coast of Antarctica. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/plastics.mp3 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1154 Natural Environment Research Council How butterflies and buoys can tell us about climate change. In this week's Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson goes to the Eden Project in Cornwall, southwest England and to the South Downs in southeast England to find out what butterfly research is telling us about climate change. In this week's Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson goes to the Eden Project in Cornwall, southwest England and to the South Downs in southeast England to find out what butterfly research is telling us about climate change. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/EdenProject.mp3 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1065 Natural Environment Research Council A seaside special with a few pan scourers thrown in. Everyone loves a rockpool, and Sue Nelson nearly takes a dive into one in this week's podcast while finding out about the riches they contain. Everyone loves a rockpool, and Sue Nelson nearly takes a dive into one in this week's podcast while finding out about the riches they contain. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/rockpools.mp3 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 966 Natural Environment Research Council Hear about the tern's athletic feats, plus the latest news from space. As the map of Earth's gravity -- as revealed by the European Space Agency's sleek GOCE satellite -- comes into sharper focus, Richard Hollingham speaks to a researcher who tells us what early results from the satellite show. As the map of Earth's gravity -- as revealed by the European Space Agency's sleek GOCE satellite -- comes into sharper focus, Richard Hollingham speaks to a researcher who tells us what early results from the satellite show. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/arctic-terns,-satellites.mp3 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:00:00 +0100 no 974 Natural Environment Research Council Hear bowerbirds mimicking people and how a TV tower measures CO2. This week, Richard Hollingham finds out that bowerbirds are not just brilliant at making elaborate bowers, they're also good at mimicking other birds and pretty much most sounds they hear -- including human voices. This week, Richard Hollingham finds out that bowerbirds are not just brilliant at making elaborate bowers, they're also good at mimicking other birds and pretty much most sounds they hear -- including human voices. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Measuring-CO2.mp3 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1042 Natural Environment Research Council Richard Hollingham sends a special report 1000 kilometres from the North Pole. This week Richard Hollingham reports from an unusual and somewhat cold location - onboard the British Antarctic Survey's RRS {i:James Clark Ross} which was stuck in the ice for two weeks 1000 kilometres from the North Pole. This week Richard Hollingham reports from an unusual and somewhat cold location - onboard the British Antarctic Survey's RRS {i:James Clark Ross} which was stuck in the ice for two weeks 1000 kilometres from the North Pole. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Arctic-expedition.mp3 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1180 Natural Environment Research Council How we may soon see a new ocean appear in the Afar region of Africa. In this week's Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson hears about the birth of an ocean in the Afar depression in the Horn of Africa. In this week's Planet Earth podcast, Sue Nelson hears about the birth of an ocean in the Afar depression in the Horn of Africa. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Splitting-Earth.mp3 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1195 Natural Environment Research Council How the buildings we live and work in could be made energy efficient. With efforts to improve energy efficiency focussed on green transport to sustainable power generation, growing your own food to reducing waste, it's often easy to forget that the very buildings we live and work in could also be made energy efficient. With efforts to improve energy efficiency focussed on green transport to sustainable power generation, growing your own food to reducing waste, it's often easy to forget that the very buildings we live and work in could also be made energy efficient. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/green-buildings.mp3 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:17:57 +0100 no 1177 Natural Environment Research Council Are major earthquakes becoming more frequent? It seems that hardly a week goes by without a major earthquake striking somewhere in the world, which may be why many people have been asking scientists at the British Geological Survey if earthquakes are getting more frequent. It seems that hardly a week goes by without a major earthquake striking somewhere in the world, which may be why many people have been asking scientists at the British Geological Survey if earthquakes are getting more frequent. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Plymouth-Marine-Lab.mp3 Tue, 25 May 2010 16:34:57 +0100 no 1183 Natural Environment Research Council How NERC's Dornier aircraft flew into the volcanic ash. As ash from Eyjafjallajökull volcano continues to nudge at UK airspace, Richard Hollingham takes a closer look at the aircraft that flew into April's cloud. As ash from Eyjafjallajökull volcano continues to nudge at UK airspace, Richard Hollingham takes a closer look at the aircraft that flew into April's cloud. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/dornier.mp3 Mon, 10 May 2010 11:03:40 +0100 no 1151 Natural Environment Research Council Hear what the Census of Marine Life reveals about Antarctica. You could be forgiven for thinking the freezing seas around Antarctica are pretty barren and lifeless. But, as Richard Hollingham soon finds out, this couldn't be further from the truth. You could be forgiven for thinking the freezing seas around Antarctica are pretty barren and lifeless. But, as Richard Hollingham soon finds out, this couldn't be further from the truth. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/marine-life.mp3 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 1027 Natural Environment Research Council How researchers use Diamond Light Source to study the environment. In this week's Planet Earth podcast from the impressively-named Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire, England, hear how two researchers are using hi-tech physics to study different aspects of the environment. In this week's Planet Earth podcast from the impressively-named Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire, England, hear how two researchers are using hi-tech physics to study different aspects of the environment. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/diamond.mp3 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:00:00 +0100 no 1039 Natural Environment Research Council How a changing climate could affect the spread of invasive species. Look around the English countryside and you'll find animals and plants that shouldn't be there -- from Muntjac deer to Mitten crabs, Harlequin ladybirds to Tree of Heaven. Look around the English countryside and you'll find animals and plants that shouldn't be there -- from Muntjac deer to Mitten crabs, Harlequin ladybirds to Tree of Heaven. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/invasive-species.mp3 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 no 910 Natural Environment Research Council Hear about the new threats facing our coral reefs and rainforests. Coral reefs are among the most beautiful habitats in the world. As well as being rich in biodiversity, they're vital for the local economies that depend on them for fishing, tourism or protection from storms. Coral reefs are among the most beautiful habitats in the world. As well as being rich in biodiversity, they're vital for the local economies that depend on them for fishing, tourism or protection from storms. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/corals.mp3 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT no 1194 Natural Environment Research Council Why guppies are harassed and how promiscuity may be a good thing. In this week's X-rated edition of the Planet Earth podcast, we find out what sexual conflict means for female guppies, how female promiscuity may be a good thing and why female mongooses all give birth at the same time. In this week's X-rated edition of the Planet Earth podcast, we find out what sexual conflict means for female guppies, how female promiscuity may be a good thing and why female mongooses all give birth at the same time. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Guppies,-fruit-flies.mp3 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:50:43 GMT no 1319 Natural Environment Research Council How will miscanthus and willow crops affect the environment? Willow, palm, miscanthus and other energy crops are being touted as a possible solution to our growing energy security problems. Some people are suggesting that they could help replace fossil fuels, plugging Britain's energy gap and cutting our carbon footprint. Willow, palm, miscanthus and other energy crops are being touted as a possible solution to our growing energy security problems. Some people are suggesting that they could help replace fossil fuels, plugging Britain's energy gap and cutting our carbon footprint. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Energy-crops.mp3 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT no 1037 Natural Environment Research Council Find out if technology can save us from climate change. This week we talk to two researchers about the technological solutions some scientists say we might have to use to tackle climate change. This week we talk to two researchers about the technological solutions some scientists say we might have to use to tackle climate change. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/geoengineering.mp3 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:41:24 GMT no 1148 Natural Environment Research Council What teeth tell archaeologists about the past, and giant 3D spiders. This week we find out why teeth can tell archaeologists so much about the past, how to see giant spiders in 3D and why even fish understand that patience is a virtue. This week we find out why teeth can tell archaeologists so much about the past, how to see giant spiders in 3D and why even fish understand that patience is a virtue. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/isotopes.mp3 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:35:00 GMT no 1147 Natural Environment Research Council How to find gold in the UK and why weather forecasters still struggle with storms. In this week's podcast, Richard Hollingham strikes gold - literally - while Sue Nelson finds out why weather forecasters still struggle to predict sudden, violent summer storms. In this week's podcast, Richard Hollingham strikes gold - literally - while Sue Nelson finds out why weather forecasters still struggle to predict sudden, violent summer storms. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/gold.mp3 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT no 946 Natural Environment Research Council Highlights from 2009 and some of the big stories to look forward to in 2010. In this week's podcast, we look back at some of the highlights from 12 months of Planet Earth podcasts, and look ahead to some of the big stories expected in 2010. In this week's podcast, we look back at some of the highlights from 12 months of Planet Earth podcasts, and look ahead to some of the big stories expected in 2010. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/highlights2009.mp3 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT no 1192 Natural Environment Research Council We go to the British Antarctic Survey to hear about the evidence for manmade climate change. As the world talks global warming, we go to one of the chilliest places in Europe - the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) ice core store - to find out what evidence there is for manmade climate change. As the world talks global warming, we go to one of the chilliest places in Europe - the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) ice core store - to find out what evidence there is for manmade climate change. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/Climate-change.mp3 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:29:15 GMT no 1007 Natural Environment Research Council How satellites have revolutionised our understanding of climate change over the last three decades. With climate change and the talks in Copenhagen dominating the news right now, we find out how satellites have revolutionised our understanding of climate change. With climate change and the talks in Copenhagen dominating the news right now, we find out how satellites have revolutionised our understanding of climate change. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/satellites.mp3 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT no 966 Natural Environment Research Council Find out how scientists make ice clouds and even snow to understand how the climate works. If you're a scientist at the University of Manchester and you want some snow or even some ice clouds, you don't need to leave the building. If you're a scientist at the University of Manchester and you want some snow or even some ice clouds, you don't need to leave the building. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ice-clouds.mp3 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:29:35 GMT no 1125 Natural Environment Research Council Find out what's so special about a region of the North Pennines and an area of Northern Ireland. The UK is literally full of geology - so much so that many names of geological periods come from names of regions of the country. The most well-known being the Devonian (after Devon) and the Cambrian (the old name for Wales). The UK is literally full of geology - so much so that many names of geological periods come from names of regions of the country. The most well-known being the Devonian (after Devon) and the Cambrian (the old name for Wales). http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/geoparks2.mp3 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT no 830 Natural Environment Research Council Find out which invasive species you really should worry about. Britain's being invaded by aliens. But they're not the sorts of aliens you'll see in science fiction movies. No, we're talking plants and animals. You've probably heard of a lot of them. Grey squirrels, harlequin ladybirds, buddleia, Japanese knotweed - the list goes on. Britain's being invaded by aliens. But they're not the sorts of aliens you'll see in science fiction movies. No, we're talking plants and animals. You've probably heard of a lot of them. Grey squirrels, harlequin ladybirds, buddleia, Japanese knotweed - the list goes on. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/aliens.mp3 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0100 no 998 Natural Environment Research Council Why fish are running out and how tiny environmental details matter for some climate models. We've been told for years to eat more fish because it's so good for us. The Food Standards Agency advises everyone to eat at least two portions a week, one of which should be oily. We've been told for years to eat more fish because it's so good for us. The Food Standards Agency advises everyone to eat at least two portions a week, one of which should be oily. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/fish-stocks.mp3 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0100 no 1116 Natural Environment Research Council Why satellite technology is set to tell us more about ocean currents. This week Richard Hollingham talks to Professor Meric Srokosz from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton about a new European Space Agency satellite, due to be launched on 2 November. This week Richard Hollingham talks to Professor Meric Srokosz from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton about a new European Space Agency satellite, due to be launched on 2 November. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/smos.mp3 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0100 no 1039 Natural Environment Research Council How ice cores shed light on the climate's past - and its future. In the first instalment of our new and improved Planet Earth podcast, science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson talks to Professor David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) about the changes seen around the continent. In the first instalment of our new and improved Planet Earth podcast, science writer and broadcaster Sue Nelson talks to Professor David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) about the changes seen around the continent. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/ice-cores.mp3 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:00:00 +0100 no 1120 Natural Environment Research Council Geologists are helping protect the public from the risk of old mines. It's not obvious from the peaceful scene at ground level, but a disused salt mine in Carrickfergus near Belfast is a real threat to nearby housing and businesses. It's not obvious from the peaceful scene at ground level, but a disused salt mine in Carrickfergus near Belfast is a real threat to nearby housing and businesses. http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/multimedia/audio/mines_p1.mp3 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:00:00 +0100 no 489