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- Jan 17, 201221 min
The Hoff Crab, North Sea fisheries, flood prediction - Planet Earth Podcast - 12.01.17
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!
- Jan 9, 201219 min
Parkour and orang-utans, risks from solar storms - Planet Earth Podcast - 12.01.09
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.
- Dec 12, 201121 min
The Thames Barrier, the colour of prehistoric birds - Planet Earth Podcast - 11.12.12
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.
- Nov 22, 201120 min
The Ozone Hole, Starlings in Fair Isle, Forest Fires - Planet Earth Podcast - 11.11.22
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.
- Nov 8, 201120 min
Treating snakebites, and European shags - Planet Earth Podcast - 11.11.08
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.
- Nov 2, 201119 min
Neanderthal mammoth hunters in Jersey - Planet Earth Podcast - 11.11.02
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.
- Oct 13, 201120 min
The deep sea, ancient proteins, Arctic research - Planet Earth Podcast - 11.10.11
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.
- Sep 27, 201121 min
Spreading aliens, Arctic experience, and Antarctica - Planet Earth Podcast - 11.09.28
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 40C; and exactly how stable is the West Antarctic Ice Sheet?
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