Podcasts about British Antarctic Survey

When it comes to news about the environment, it can feel like everything is doom and gloom. But we recently discussed how some people's climate anxiety has turned into climate optimism of late, and that's a trend that could continue this year. One piece of good news relates to depletion of the ozone layer. You may well have heard of the so-called “hole” in the ozone layer. Well, the name is a little misleading. It actually refers to the ozone layer thinning in areas, rather than an actual hole. This phenomenon was first discovered in 1985 by Joseph Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin, all scientists at the British Antarctic Survey. What's the purpose of the ozone layer? How quickly will it be healed then? Will it be fully healed everywhere in the world? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠Aquamation : what are the advantages of being buried in water?⁠ ⁠Why has the Doomsday Clock moved 10 seconds closer to midnight?⁠ ⁠Am I listening to music too loud?⁠ A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance. In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giant icebergs that scientists believe drifted off the UK coast 18,000 years ago are now helping researchers at the British Antarctic Survey to understand the impact that climate change and global warming are having on the Antarctic. Dr James Kirkham joins us on the podcast to explain how. Why ​Apple is reportedly planning to diversify its supply chain, moving its iPhone production away from China and making India its primary source.The rapidly crumbling exoplanet hurtling through space, with Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Finn Burridge. Also in this episode: Google's“call to arms” over a worrying gap in the UK's adoption of artificial intelligence.Volkswagen America and Uber's plans for a robotaxi service as soon as 2026And how marathon runners' urine could soon be enriching our soil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can we do to save species under threat from climate change and human encroachment? From the oceans to the forests, today we look at how vital evidence is to preserving biodiversity, a key barometer of the planet's health. Biodiversity is under threat, but it is not all grim news: science-based conservation can step in and halt a decline, as shown in a paper published recently in the journal ‘Science', which did a meta-analysis of 186 studies comparing changes in biodiversity over time.  Today we'll journey through rainforests, air and sea to hear about the latest research funded by the EU, that is gathering the data we need to make conservation effective, with Claire Fortunel who is based at the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development; Alison Cleary, a molecular ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, and Ada Álvarez-Manzaneda, a fellow at the Department of Ecology at the University of Granada, in Spain. 

This week we're replaying some of our favorite agricultural episodes. In this episode from August 2020, a farmer in western New York finds something in his fields that he definitely hadn't planted: a giant old safe. Plus: the British Antarctic Survey studies satellite images and spotted 11 new colonies of Emperor penguins.What's inside this mystery safe? Orleans Co. farmer says it should stay unknown (WHAM-TV)Scientists Just Discovered 11 New Emperor Penguin Colonies. From Space (Popular Mechanics)No mystery here – Patreon backers make every episode of Cool Weird Awesome possible!

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Guest: Prof Geraint Tarling of the British Antarctic Survey.Also Newsround with Shane Bergin and Ruth Freeman.

A state of emergency and a toxic air alert have been declared in Los Angeles after huge wildfires killed at least five people and swept through hillsides that are home to many celebrities.Now, 130,000 Angelenos have been forced to evacuate their homes as the city became blanketed in a thick cloud of smoke and ash.Thousands of firefighters are battling to contain the original LA fire in Pacific Palisades, which spread to destroy more than 20 square miles in just two days and is believed to have started in a back garden.The Standard podcast is joined by climate scientist Dr Ella Gilbert, of the British Antarctic Survey and an expert on mountain winds, to discuss the environmental factors fuelling the devastation.In part two, why has the pound slumped to a 14-month low against the dollar - and how will the current financial outlook impact you?We're joined by Jo Michell, professor of economics at the University of the West of England in Bristol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 130,000 people in California were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighters and spread the blazes. We hear from Dr Ella Gilbert, climate scientist of the British Antarctic Survey, who specialises in the impact of mountain winds.Reactions to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg's plan to end Facebook fact-checkingHow long do people live after dementia diagnosis?Also in this episode:E-cigarettes ‘are four times more profitable for convenience stores than tobacco', according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh.Robot-guided “smart biopsy” technique tested on UK patients - could this one day end invasive operations?CES 2025: air purifier for your pet catFor all the latest news head to standard.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Der größte Eisberg der Welt ist in Bewegung. Das sei wenig spektakulär, sagt Glaziologe Olaf Eisen. Sorge bereite dagegen der wegen des Klimawandels voranschreitende Massenverlust in der Antarktis, "den wir normalerweise nicht haben sollten". Von WDR 5.

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Märchen-Prinzessinnen leben ziemlich gefährlich +++ 5000 Schritte am Tag helfen gegen Depression +++ Der größte Eisberg der Welt ist auf seiner letzten Reise +++ **********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Living happily ever after? The hidden health risks of Disney princesses, BMJ, 16.12.24Daily Step Count and Depression in Adults A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, JAMA Network Open, 16.12.24World's largest iceberg A23a breaks free, British Antarctic Survey, 13.12.24Spatiotemporal Monitoring of Cropland Soil Organic Carbon Changes From Space, Global Change Biology, 09.12.24Big brother: the effects of surveillance on fundamental aspects of social vision, Neuroscience of Consciousness, 10.12.24Alle Quellen findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: TikTok auf&ab , TikTok wie_geht und Instagram .

This week, we are returning to Rothera, in the Antarctic, where, in 2021 the British Antarctic Survey had just completed work on a project it has called ‘the world's most extreme construction site'. Pour yourself a warming drink, and enjoy the episode. We'll be back with a new episode next week. Since the end of... The post #306 Revisited: Building Rothera Wharf first appeared on Engineering Matters.

The Antarctic Peninsula, like other polar regions, is warming faster than the rest of the world.  Ocean heatwaves and ice loss are becoming more common and more severe. New research by the universities of Exeter and Hertfordshire in the UK along with the British Antarctic Survey used satellite data to assess how much the Antarctic […]

I think everybody should read picture books, whether you're three or 90 or, in fact, 97, like my mom. - Catherine Barr I absolutely love what I do and embrace the endlessly fascinating, collaborative journey of working with scientists, subject experts and the incredible illustrators and publishers who bring my ideas to life. – Catherine Barr Uncover the unexpected story of how a children's book author's accidental journey led to captivating tales of nature and wildlife that have inspired children worldwide. Catherine Barr's passion for sparking curiosity in young minds will inspire you. Her unique approach to storytelling has led to collaborative efforts in classrooms, igniting a love for learning and creativity in children. In this What's Your Why? Episode, we dive into her journey as she continues to discover new stories and wonders of the natural world. My special guest is Catherine Barr Catherine Barr, a celebrated children's book author, is widely recognized for her nonfiction works that explore the stories and remarkable facts of the natural world. With a background in ecology and a focus on wildlife issues, Catherine's passion for nature and wildlife shines through her writing. Her unique narrative nonfiction approach allows her to present complex topics such as conservation, endangered wildlife, ecosystems, and evolution in an engaging and accessible manner for young readers. Catherine's commitment to igniting a sense of wonder and curiosity in children about the environment has solidified her as a prominent author in the realm of children's literature on conservation. In this episode, you will be able to: Discover the world of natural wonders through engaging children's books on the environment and wildlife.  Learn the power of engaged storytelling as a tool for educating children about the environment and fostering a love for nature.  Explore Catherine Barr's inspiring journey to becoming an author passionate about environmental conservation, and how her experiences can motivate others.  Delve into the incredible impact of wolves in Yellowstone National Park and the vital role they play in maintaining a balanced ecosystem. Children's author Catherine Barr creates captivating non-fiction picture books, focusing on conservation, endangered wildlife, and climate change. Her narrative nonfiction approach allows children to engage with the natural world as a story, igniting their curiosity and interest in conservation. Barr's books target ages six to ten but also hold value for adults, emphasizing the importance of illustrations in conveying the narrative effectively. Ignite a passion for conservation in children through the enchanting world of picture books, fostering a deep connection with nature and wildlife.    The resources mentioned in this episode are: Wyoming Humanities - To learn more about Wyoming Humanities and their support for the podcast What's Your Why, visit their website at thinkwy.org.  Explore Catherine Barr's books, including 14 Wolves in the UK and The Tiger's Tale, visit the Bloomsbury website or your favorite book retailer.  British Antarctic Survey - For more information about the British Antarctic Survey and their research on wildlife, including the geo tracker used on a storm petrel, visit their official website.  Natural History Museum in Denver - To learn more about the Natural History Museum in Denver and their exhibits, including the T-Rex, visit their website or plan a visit to the museum.   Follow Us on These Channels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emydigrappa/ www.ThinkWY.org https://www.facebook.com/storiesaboutwhy https://www.instagram.com/storiesaboutwhy Listen on all your favorite platforms and subscribe! As always leave a review if you enjoyed these stories and follow us on your favorite podcast platform so you don't miss an episode! And visit the webpage of the Wyoming Humanities!

This week, Plastic Podcast is handing over the microphone to Pine Forest Media's new series South Pole to talk about Plastic in Antarctica. Join us on "South Pole," where host Clark Marchese explores the unexpected presence of plastic in Antarctica. Today's guest, Dr. Clara Manno, a marine ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, discusses the extensive pollution reaching even the most remote ecosystems. Learn about the various forms of plastic infiltrating the Antarctic environment, their pathways, and the profound impacts on local wildlife and ecological functions. This episode highlights the urgent need for global cooperation to tackle plastic pollution and preserve Antarctica's pristine nature. Tune in to uncover how interconnected our actions are with the health of remote ecosystems and what we can do to mitigate our environmental footprint.Episode Guest: Dr. Clara MannoMore information about Dr. Clara Manno here. Browse Dr. Clara Manno's' publications on Google ScholarMore information about Plastic-AG hereListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify and Apple PodcastsFor More information about the United Nations Treaty on Plastic follow the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty on LinkedinEpisode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media WebsiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, written, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art and PFM logo by Laurel Wong. Theme music by Nela Ruiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey warn there is a realistic chance of a massive loss of Antarctic ice if levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to rise. - Para ilmuwan dari Universitas Cambridge dan British Antarctic Survey memperingatkan terdapat kemungkinan yang realistis akan hilangnya es di Antartika secara besar-bessaran, jika tingkat gas rumah kaca di atmosfer terus meningkat.

University of Cambridge and British Antarctic Survey scientists have warned a major ice loss event could be a realistic possibility, if levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere keep rising. The researchers extracted ice cores from Antarctica containing air bubbles from hundreds of years ago.

Join us on "South Pole," where host Clark Marchese explores the unexpected presence of plastic in Antarctica. Today's guest, Dr. Clara Manno, a marine ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, discusses the extensive pollution reaching even the most remote ecosystems. Learn about the various forms of plastic infiltrating the Antarctic environment, their pathways, and the profound impacts on local wildlife and ecological functions. This episode highlights the urgent need for global cooperation to tackle plastic pollution and preserve Antarctica's pristine nature. Tune in to uncover how interconnected our actions are with the health of remote ecosystems and what we can do to mitigate our environmental footprint.Episode Guest: Dr. Clara MannoMore information about Dr. Clara Manno here. Browse Dr. Clara Manno's' publications on Google ScholarMore information about Plastic-AG hereListen to Plastic Podcast on Spotify and Apple PodcastsFor More information about the United Nations Treaty on Plastic follow the Scientists' Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty on LinkedinEpisode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media WebsiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, written, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art and PFM logo by Laurel Wong. Theme music by Nela Ruiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This special programme is dedicated to the team of scientists and support staff isolated at British research stations in the Antarctic midwinter. For the staff living at three British Antarctic Survey research stations (Rothera, Bird Island and South Georgia), and at other national bases across the frozen continent, midwinter is a special time. With no sunlight, Antarctica is at its coldest and those stationed on the frozen continent face months of total isolation. Midwinter celebrations at the British research stations include a feast, exchange of presents, watching the 1982 horror film The Thing (where an alien monster terrorises an Antarctic base) and listening - on short wave - to the BBC's Midwinter Broadcast. Presenter Cerys Matthews features messages from family and friends at home, as well as music requests from Antarctica.

In this enlightening episode of South Pole, host Clark Marchese takes us above the icy landscapes of Antarctica for a closer look at its less-celebrated but equally fascinating avian residents—albatrosses and petrels. Join us as we explore the crucial roles these seabirds play in the Antarctic ecosystem and how their behaviors provide insights into climate change and environmental health.Our guest, Dr. Richard Phillips, a seasoned seabird ecologist from the British Antarctic Survey, shares his extensive field experiences and discusses the major threats these birds face, from climate change to invasive species. Discover the innovative conservation efforts in place to protect these important species and learn why albatrosses and petrels are indispensable as bioindicators—giving us a clearer picture of our planet's health from their unique vantage point.Tune in to grasp the significance of these winged guardians of the South and the scientific endeavors that help us protect them.Episode Guest: Dr. Richard PhillipsBrowse Dr. Phillip's publications on Research GateDr. Phillip's projects at the BAS Giant Petrels: Heroes or Villains on YouTubeEpisode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media WebsiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, written, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art and PFM logo by Laurel Wong. Theme music by Nela Ruiz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The current record holder for the world's biggest iceberg is the A23a. Back in 1986 this colossus broke away from an Antarctic ice sheet. This process of breaking off or ‘calving' as it is known is a natural part of the life cycle of an ice sheet. But A23a then became lodged in the Weddell Sea for more than thirty years, until four years ago a gradual melting allowed the berg to refloat. Since then it's been steadily on the move, heading in the same direction as Antarctic icebergs before it, towards the warm waters of the Southern Ocean, where it will eventually shrink from melting. As it travels, the iceberg has been playing an important role on the ecological environment around it, both in positive and negative ways. So, on this week on The Inquiry, we're asking ‘What can the world's biggest iceberg tell us?'Contributors: Dr. Catherine Walker, Glaciologist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, USA Dr. Oliver Marsh, Glaciologist, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK Jemma Wadham, Professor of Glaciology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway Christopher Shuman, Research Associate Professor, NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Maryland, USA Presenter: William Crawley Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Katie Morgan Editor: Tara McDermott Production Co-ordinator: Ellie DoverImage Credit: A23a in Antarctica, Jan 2024. Rob Suisted/Reuters/via BBC Images

In this episode, we will explore and discuss the scientific contributions of Arctic Council Observers.Our panelists include:Gabriela Schaepman-Strub: Swiss Observer Representative to the Conservation of the Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council; Volker Rachold: Head of the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research;Annette Scheepstra: Dutch Observer Representative to the Sustainable Development Working Group of the Arctic CouncilMorten Høglund: Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council;Sam Tan: Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore.The panel and following Q&A with the audience are moderated by Henry Burgess, Head of the NERC Arctic Office at the British Antarctic Survey and President of the International Arctic Science Committee.This event originally took place at the 2024 Arctic Circle Berlin Forum.Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, Indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization. Learn more about Arctic Circle at www.ArcticCircle.org or contact us at secretariat@arcticcircle.orgTWITTER:@_Arctic_CircleFACEBOOK:The Arctic CircleINSTAGRAM:arctic_circle_org

You're listening to the Arctic Circle Podcast, in this episode we listen  to a panel of experts discussing Critical Minerals in the Arctic.Panelists are:Karen Hanghøj, Director, British Geological SurveyJosephine Nymand, Director, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources & Chair, Greenland Research CouncilØystein Rushfeldt, CEO, Nussir ASAThe  panel is moderated by Jane Francis, Director, British Antarctic Survey.This event originally took place at the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly.Arctic Circle is the largest network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, Indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others interested in the development of the Arctic and its consequences for the future of the globe. It is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization. Learn more about Arctic Circle at www.ArcticCircle.org or contact us at secretariat@arcticcircle.orgTWITTER:@_Arctic_CircleFACEBOOK:The Arctic CircleINSTAGRAM:arctic_circle_org

Joining Robert on the podcast this week is Dave Borlace from the Just Have a Think YouTube channel.   Dave was with us recently at our Everything Electric LONDON expo, and we just had to get him back here on the podcast.   Diving straight into how best we can tackle the climate crisis, along with the pros and cons of small nuclear reactors and off-shore and on-shore wind. We also learn what utter nonsense the WLTP range numbers of EVs are! Robert also shares the scary fact that the area of land currently being used for golf courses in the UK, if used for renewables could more than satisfy the whole country's energy demand, and rightly he asks “Do we want Golf or Energy?!”. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below!   Once these two get started, they really are UNSTOPPABLE! We hope you enjoy this very entertaining and enlightening chat. If you don't know Dave's YouTube channel click here: https://www.youtube.com/@JustHaveaThink   Links mentioned in the show:   Recommended Reads: Mark Z Jacobson: No Miracles Needed https://amzn.eu/d/9cXUICY Yasmin Ali: Power Up https://amzn.eu/d/i12kaBH   Co-operative Power from Ripple Energy: https://rippleenergy.com/   Inside EV - Norway EV charging: https://insideevs.com/news/705338/norway-winter-ev-charging-no-trouble/   British Antarctic Survey: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/06/simply-mind-boggling-world-record-temperature-jump-in-antarctic-raises-fears-of-catastrophe Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff   Become a Fully Charged SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow   Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/   Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow

Twin-engine drones are being tested by the British Antarctic Survey to carry out research into global warming and marine ecosystems. Heightened avalanche risk from skiers & snowmobile adventurers. Obesity & rooting teeth alert for child health decline.Also in this episode:Mercury looks like ‘disco ball' in new Nasa picsSponge test for oesophageal cancer diagnosis‘Magnetic anomaly' found under New Zealand lakeNuke test ‘chemically fingerprints' gin to beat fraud Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alok Jha talks to Dr Peter Fretwell, award-winning cartographer and leading scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, about Antarctica's most iconic residents – Emperor penguins – and the threats they're facing from climate change. Peter pioneered the use of satellite imagery to find and monitor polar wildlife – a project that has led to him discovering almost half of the world's Emperor penguin colonies.He chairs the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Bedmap3 group and ‘Censusing Animal Populations from Space' (part of the Southern Ocean Observing System) and heads BAS's ‘Wildlife from Space' group. He has completed five field seasons in Antarctica.For more info about our guests and episode transcripts, click hereTo support the work of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust - and adopt a penguin - click hereSeason 4 of A Voyage to Antarctica is made possible with support from Hurtigruten Expeditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode of Naked Genetics, the origins of multiple sclerosis markers in northern Europe is revealed, and why it might have helped more people than it hindered; we also look at organisms surviving in Earth's most extreme conditions; and ask just why might a bunch of organisms be turning into crabs? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

The sixth episode of our specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, continues our Camp Life mini series, where we speak to a single individual about a specific type of expedition terrain. In this Polar episode, our guest is Felicity Aston. You may recognise her from our Five P's episode. In this episode, Matt talks to Felicity about polar accessibility, navigation, managing water, avoiding injuries, and her tips and tricks for dealing with extreme temperatures. Felicity is a British polar explorer, author, speaker and student research scientist. In 2012 she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica. Starting out as a Meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey, her expeditions have included the first British Women's crossing of Greenland, a 6000km drive to the South Pole, a 36,000km drive to the Pole of Cold, and leading international teams of women on ski expeditions to both the North and South Poles. In 2015 she was awarded The Queen's Polar Medal and was appointed an MBE for services to polar exploration.You can find out more about the Royal Geographical Society and access advice and support for field research and scientific expeditions by visiting www.rgs.org/in-the-field or follow them on @rgs_ibg.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're on board the RSS Sir David Attenborough for the vessel's first big science season in the Antarctic, since it launched in 2020. It's crewed by scientists involved in Project Biopole, a 5-year mission attempting to better understand carbon cycle at the poles. Nadine Johnston, a microbiologist with the British Antarctic Survey, joins Inside Science to talk about her work on copepods; zooplankton that build up huge fat reserves over the spring and summer months, then hibernate at 3000m during winter, taking carbon with them which is then locked-up in the deep ocean for up to 600yrs! Her research is a world first in the Southern Ocean and could help improve global carbon modelling of the earth system. Staying in the South Pole, neuroscientist John-Antoine Libourel, talks about his latest research into the surprising sleeping habits of chinstrap penguins. And after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland has erupted. Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya, our go-to volcanologist, provides an update. Plus, a nod to the festive season, as composer and AI artist, LJ Rich, explains why Christmas music makes us feel all fuzzy. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Hannah Robins, Harrison Lewis & Louise Orchard Editor: Richard Collings Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth    BBC Inside Science is produced in collaboration with the Open University.

We're facing a global ecosystem crisis. Within the last 50 years alone, wildlife populations across the world have declined by a shocking 69 percent. But technology, with help from citizen science, is emerging as one of wildlife's greatest allies. In this episode of Solve for X, we explore how remote sensing, robot boats and DNA analysis could revolutionize wildlife preservation, offering hope for everything from insects to whales.Featured in this episode: James Snider is the vice president of science, knowledge and innovation at World Wildlife Fund Canada.  Elizabeth Clare is an associate professor of biology at York University in Canada. Her research studies biodiversity at all levels, developing novel genetic methods that address some of the biggest challenges in biodiversity science.Peter Fretwell is a scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. He's the principal investigator of the Wildlife From Space Program, studying wildlife using satellite imagery.Madeleine Bouvier-Brown is a marine project scientist at Open Ocean Robotics. She handles the deployment of robot boats, retrieving data and analyzing it to deepen our understanding of the oceans.Further reading:Loss of sea ice causes catastrophic breeding failure for emperor penguinsAdventure on high seas inspired ocean droneGlobal wildlife populations have declined by 69 percent since 1970, WWF report findsScientists can suck animal DNA literally out of thin airCaribou are vanishing at an alarming rate. Is it too late to save them? MaRS helps entrepreneurs looking to scale solutions in climate tech, health and software. We offer targeted support through our Capital and Growth Acceleration programs. To learn more visit us at marsdd.com

In 1985, British scientists made what would turn out to be one of the most important environmental discoveries of the 20th century - finding a hole in the earth's ozone layer.The British Antarctic Survey, based in Cambridge, had been monitoring ozone levels for more than 30 years using the Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometer.But it was only when they compared previously uncharted figures from the 1980s with the previous decade that they made the shocking finding, as Jonathan Shanklin, the man who compiled the data, told Jane Wilkinson.(Photo: Ozone hole in September 2006. Credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Dr Kaitlin Naughten from the British Antarctic Survey about her new research looking at the unavoidable sea-level rise from west Antarctica. [Subscribe to the ClimateGenn Podcast on Spotify via Patreon to get episodes early: https://patreon.com/genncc ] [Preorder COPOUT by Nick Breeze: https://copout.genn.cc ] Although ending fossil fuels is still the main course to pursue, no amount of emissions reduction this century, can slow the melt of this region of Antarctica. We discuss the implications, such as abandoning coastal areas, as well as learning to accept and respond to the growing climate migrant crisis. We also discuss the psychological toll of processing this kind of scientific findings.In the next episode I will be speaking with author and psychoanalyst, Sally Weintrobe about her latest work.As policymakers meet in Dubai for the preCOP discussions, it is with great sadness that we note the death of Professor Saleemul Huq on the 28th October. Saleem has been a huge source of insight for my work over the last decade, giving me many interviews that provide the much needed perspective of the vulnerable nations in the global south. As mentioned before, my own book COPOUT is available for preorder and I am pleased to say that Saleem's wise words inform the narrative, threading the way from Paris to this years COP in the UAE.Thank you to all Youtube and Patreon subscribers for supporting the channel - with ever more aspects to the climate and ecological crisis emerging, your support makes it a difference.

The second episode of our new specialist series, Explore: How To Plan An Expedition, focuses on The Five P's - Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. In this episode, Matt speaks with Nigel Winser, Felicity Aston, and Stephen Jones about the importance of proper planning. The vast majority of the time, expeditions are won or lost in the planning stage, and often, the moment you step into the field isn't the start of your expedition, it's half way. Matt, Nigel, Felicity and Steve discuss common pitfalls in planning, methods of team selection, and advice and resources out there.Nigel Winser needs little introduction; his career directing interdisciplinary research and learning programmes in Africa, the Middle East and Asia spans decades. He was Deputy Director of the RGS, responsible for developing and managing 11 major field programmes, and Executive Director at Earthwatch leading its ‘citizen science' programmes to support conservation and sustainable development priorities worldwide.Felicity Aston MBE is a British polar explorer, author, speaker and student research scientist. In 2012 she became the first woman to ski alone across Antarctica. Starting out as a Meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey, Felicity has since been involved in many ground-breaking expeditions. She is currently undertaking research investigating airborne microplastic deposited on Arctic Ocean sea ice. Steve Jones is an Expeditions Manager for Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions. He also works as a speaker, and advises on safety management and crisis management to projects around the world. Steve is also a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine, and Vice-President for Expeditions and Fieldwork on the RGS Council.You can find out more about the RGS and use the Explore digital resources by visiting rgs.org/explore, or @rgs_ibg on socials.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-adventure-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Madeleine Finlay hears from environment editor Damian Carrington about a new study by the British Antarctic Survey, which shows Antarctic ice may be melting even faster than we thought. He also reflects on the life and career of former environment editor John Vidal, whose death was announced last week. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

Malcolm Roberts is suffering from a gastric bleed and is in danger of bleeding to death. The big problem: He's stationed on the British Antarctic Survey's research base in the Antarctic wilderness, with no blood for a transfusion, and the nearest doctor available to treat him is 9000 miles away… A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simon Armitage is spending a few days at the Natural Environmental Research Council Arctic Station in Ny Alesund in Svalbard, by some measures the world's most northerly community. He spends time with research scientists working in the field to look at what's going on in this part of the globe which is warming faster than the rest of the planet. Travelling by boat, Simon joins the BIOPOLE team Alanna Grant, Nathan Callaghan and Alex O'Brien as they sample glacial meltwater entering the Kongsfjord. The National Environmental Research Council's BIOPOLE long-term project examines how nutrients in polar waters drive the global carbon cycle and primary productivity. Geologist Professor Jane Francis - CEO of the British Antarctic Survey - and Simon's conversation ranges from sleeping in 24 hours of daylight to the joy of finding fossils of leaves in rocks at the top of mountains in Ny Alesund from a time millions of years ago when the Arctic was tropical, and to the changes in the landscape that Jane has seen since her first visit over 30 years ago. As well as experiencing the Arctic for himself - whist keeping a watch out for polar bears - Simon is trying to capture the majesty and vulnerability of this region in new poems written in response to what he finds. with: BIOPOLE field scientists Alanna Grant, Dr Nathan Christian Callaghan and Alex O'Brien Professor Christopher Evans Jane Francis - CEO the British Antarctic Survey Iain Rudkin, station leader, the Natural Environment Research Council Arctic station Producer Susan Roberts

If there's any doubt that the deep sea is as exciting to explore as the moon or Mars, this episode puts the question to rest, as Robin and Brian wade through the back catalogue to learn all about the ocean. Professor Lloyd Peck from the British Antarctic Survey tells them about the weird and wonderful creatures he's encountered at sea, from rat-tailed fish to bacteria that feed off sulphides that could kill them, but Dave Gorman is still sceptical that it's an environment worth investigating. And he's not the only one – fellow comedian Tim Minchin might live near Australia's best beaches but says he's terrified by the idea of getting in a submarine, let alone sharing such a small space with Brian Cox! Episodes featured: Series 6: Oceans: The Last Great Unexplored Frontier? Series 21: Coral Reefs Series 24: Exploring the Deep New episodes will be released on Wednesdays, but if you're in the UK, listen to new episodes, a week early, first on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3K3Jzy Producer: Marijke Peters Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem

Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species.  The loss of sea ice in Antarctica last year has led to unprecedented breeding failure in some emperor penguin colonies. In a study published by the British Antarctic Survey, researchers found that no chicks survived from four of the five known emperor penguin […]

One day after a jet dropped out of the sky north of Moscow, reportedly killing Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and his top commanders, rival private militias are jockeying to fill the vacuum. And, researchers from the British Antarctic Survey say it's likely no emperor penguin chicks survived in 4 out of 5 colonies in one Antarctica region. Loss of sea ice is to blame. Also, the number of children living with only one parent — usually the mother — is growing worldwide, according to the UN. In Latin America, a combination of patriarchal culture and weak laws allow for many fathers to skip out on their financial obligations and get away with it. Plus, a race across Europe using public transit ends in a sprint.

How can wonder and positivity impact the way we make progress? Dr Ella Gilbert describes herself as a cloud nerd and all-round polar enthusiast. She has a post-doctorate role in climate modelling at the British Antarctic Survey and believes that communication is key when it comes to the big scientific challenges.    In this audio Spark, Ella discusses the idea that creativity and imagination are essential in any discipline, and especially in finding our way towards more helpful outcomes for our future habitat.  Disclaimer: This Spark has been created using material recorded online during the pandemic - so the sound quality varies in places, but this shouldn't prevent you from enjoying the material.  Introduction and Presentation by: Ella Gilbert | Climate scientist | London See Monster: UNBOXED | SEE MONSTER Ella's Climate Research: Homepage - British Antarctic Survey (bas.ac.uk) Produced by: Unboxed - a UK-wide festival of creativity that brought together Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEAM). Brought to you by: The RSA - the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas become world-changing actions. Subscribe for new episodes weekly and visit our website to find out more about our Design for Life mission and our global changemaker community - the RSA Fellowship: theRSA.org 

In a world where news articles claim that your water bottle has more bacteria than a toilet seat, it's natural to worry about microorganisms making you sick. However, it's important to embrace the microbial world around us because they play crucial roles in our lives, and without them, we would be in bad shape. So, in this episode of the Joyful Microbe podcast, we're covering how to appreciate microbes while maintaining a healthy respect for them.For this topic, I wanted to discuss these ideas with someone who understands them well, which brought me to Dr. Sandra Wilks. She is a researcher specializing in infection prevention and control, specifically focusing on the contamination of medical devices. Here, we discuss how to enjoy the microbial world around us without fear.With her vast knowledge and genuine enthusiasm, she shares her journey from childhood curiosity to a passion for microbiology. Sandra's fascination began with tools like magnifying glasses and a microscope, allowing her to discover unseen microorganisms on leaves, moss, and in pond water. She was captivated by the diverse communities of diatoms, amoebas, and other microscopic life forms. This curiosity grew during her time at the British Antarctic Survey, where she explored samples from icy seas and deepened her understanding of marine microbiology. She then went on to complete her PhD in marine microbiology.Over the years, Sandra's research expanded to include various aspects of microbiology, such as animal waste, sewage, drinking water, food, and everyday surfaces. Her current focus lies in studying the contamination of medical devices and the microbial environments in hospitals and beyond.Join us as we uncover misconceptions about what “dirty” actually means, appreciate the wonders of the microbial world, and learn to responsibly share our world with these invisible organisms that shape our lives, whether we realize it or not.Topics covered in this episode:Fear of microbes and perception of cleanlinessWhat is actually dirty?Balancing good hygiene practices with coexisting with microbesDifferences between cleanliness in medical and home settingsThe misleading nature of articles comparing the number of microbes on different surfacesNeed for risk assessment and understanding actual risks associated with microbesDefinitions of cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfectingAdvice on which areas of the home to focus on for cleaningImportance of preserving good microbes and maintaining a healthy microbiomeBalancing cleaning products with exposure to beneficial microbes and environmental impactAt-home microbiology activity: Discovering the Microbial World: Create Your Own Agar PlatesJOYFUL MICROBE SHOW NOTES: https://joyfulmicrobe.com/sandra-wilks/AT-HOME MICROBIOLOGY ACTIVITY: Discovering the Microbial World: Create Your Own Agar PlatesJOYFUL MICROBE TWITTER: https://twitter.com/joyfulmicrobe/JOYFUL MICROBE INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/justineldees/SUPPORT JOYFUL MICROBE: https://ko-fi.com/joyfulmicrobe/

The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history. Kirsty Wark talks to an historian, scientist and novelist about how to convey the story and impact of climate change. Floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes and solar activity have all shaped the natural history of our world from its formation. In The Earth Transformed the historian Peter Frankopan looks back at how the climate has constantly changed our world, but also at the impact of extreme climatic events on ancient human civilisations – often violent and epic in scale, from regime change to demographic decline. However, since the Industrial Revolution the balance has shifted and anthropogenic impacts on the climate can be seen more clearly. Peter Frankopan tells Kirsty Wark that learning lessons from the past has never been more important in tackling a precarious future. Professor Dame Jane Francis is Director of the British Antarctic Survey. As a geologist by training, she studies fossils to understand the change from greenhouse to icehouse climates in the polar regions over the past 100 million years. Her research enables others to map the huge changes now happening in the Antarctic and the range of possible scenarios for the future. “As I grew up, crisis slid from distant threat to imminent probability, and we tuned it out like static, we adjusted to each emergent normality, and did what we had always done. . . .” One of the narrators of Jessie Greengrass's novel The High House realises too late the disastrous impact of climate change. In what has become known as the literary genre clifi – climate fiction – Greengrass reveals the physical and emotional challenges the survivors face. Producer: Katy Hickman Image: An iceberg in Antarctica

Sea ice coverage hit a recording-breaking low in the Antarctic this week, but what does this mean for the rest of the world? Why is the region so difficult to predict? And what could further changes in climate mean for the South Pole? Often the Arctic dominates conversations around polar warming but this week, with the help of climate modelling expert Tamsin Edwards, Kings College London, we'll be tackling these questions and more. We'll hear from British Antarctic Survey researcher Nadia Frontier, a marine biologist spending the summer at Rothera research base in the Antarctic. We join her as she traverses snow and ice to study the inhabitants of Adelaide island and the surrounding waters. Rachel Tilling from the Cryospheric Sciences Lab at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center helps us explore the continent from a different vantage point, explaining her work using satellite data to understand sea ice thickness. And climate reporter Georgina Rannard takes us through an artistic interpretation of polar sounds, Dr Geraint Rhys Whittaker uses underwater microphones to capture the impact of human activity on polar wildlife. Presenter: Victoria Gill Producers: Julian Siddle and Emily Bird BBC Inside Science is produced in collaboration with The Open University.

There's a lot packed into this episode, Slushies, including sibilance and balancing gravity with a light touch. Differing perspectives and the resonance of history, both real and mythical, cascade through a trio of poems by Danielle Roberts. Jason worries that his erudition has collapsed momentarily, Kathy loves the rush of wanting to immediately re-read a poem, and Samantha reminds us of an Anne Carson line: “Aristotle says that metaphor causes the mind to experience itself in the act of making a mistake.” Oh, and Marion brings to life the idea of hearing a baby's cries in the ceiling when she recounts living in the apartment below a family with newborn triplets!   Links to things we discuss that you may dig: Jeanann Verlee's Helen Considers Leaving Troy George Eliot's Middlemarch Anne Carson's Essay on What I Think About Most Elizabeth Bishop's Collected Letters Jason Schneiderman's How the Sonnet Turns: From a Fold to a Helix, APR Volume 49, Issue 3 British Antarctic Survey: Ice cores and climate change The Norton Reader Smartless Podcast (Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett) This episode is brought to you by our sponsor Wilbur Records, who kindly introduced us to the artist is A.M.Mills whose song “Spaghetti with Loretta” now opens our show.  At the table: Kathleen Volk Miller, Marion Wrenn, Samantha Neugebauer, and Jason Schneiderman     Danielle Roberts is a queer poet from California. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Atlanta Review, DMQ Review, Okay Donkey, Prairie Schooner, Reed Magazine & others. When not writing poetry, she can be found drinking too much tea & pestering the nearest cat. Read more of her at sonnetscribbler.com. Socials: Instagram: @sonnetscribbler     How can I leave this behind? after Jeanann Verlee's Helen Considers Leaving Troy   after a floral gin cocktail               Do I want to live and die my whole life here—               buried in county lines—or is it time               to stretch the map? There's more               to plan than simply running away. while holding my niece               Picking up the baby doesn't help:               I smell her hair & wonder if she thinks               of me when I'm out of sight. Will she know?               Her eyes stare into the distance               along with mine. Maybe she travels               in her dreams. Maybe she lives               elsewhere. while eating dinner               Gorging myself on routine, I chew bread & think               about the bagels in New York. I live these sour-               dough rituals—oven baked in centuries               of families. A young tradition bound by water               on all sides. They say it's in the water.               Doubtful, I gnaw on my nails. when people ask if I'll have kids               Come on, Karen—I just blew up               my life & you're asking if I'm ready               to be a sacred vessel? The only answer               I can give is to flee far away               from anyone who had dreams               for me or thought I could be               marriage material. Go where               all folks care about is which street               I live above in the gridlocked graph               or whether I'm walking fast enough. Blend.               It would be easier than questions of barreness. when my ex wants to get back together               Absolutely not. from the freeway exit               Behind the wheel of my car, I carve trenches               again—circle and retrace my path—map               the small universe on foot, pace my cage.               Maybe I take to the night sky               or simply head east until I hit water.               Gorges and grooves heal, scarred               cutting board life. Do I keep driving?               Where do I even go from here?               These dreams that weren't mine               festering in my wake. What city takes               such hazardous rot? How do I leave               my family behind? How               do I tell them I'm already gone?   Extracting memories[1] Speak to me in layered tongues of bitten snow, slow molars carved with frost collected in the valleys between your teeth. The scientist bores a core— plucks the long memory from each glacier—this meter holds your first bicycle ride, this a bridal veil of volcanic ash from Pompeii, six cylinders of centuries trespass the sterile air—blink at the unforgiving sun. From the dentist chair, you look up at the light and this persistent body shrinks—cracked with age and use. Our indestructible jaws crumble with heat, losing enameled eons to inaction, forgetting to stitch our gums with floss. It's far too late to mend our habits now: best to preserve what we can. Each line, a thought pulled out of context— precious archive of time before tales. We transcribe the answers to our final test without any chance of knowing the questions.   Reassurance 1— My cat startles & I tell her nothing bad is happening, but we both know that's a lie on a large enough scale. She hears the neighbors' doors slam, the child in the ceiling crying like an injured mouse. She knows footfalls on the landing lead to the uninvited lead to us coaxing her to accept strangers in her home. She knows the rush of sirens down Oak or shouts from the narrow park must mean something in the same way we all know that one thing always leads to another. She turns a pale eye towards me as if to say just because it's not happening to me doesn't mean it's not happening. 2— As we wade into the cold mountain lake, my sister promises me nothing's going to touch your feet—maybe some grass or a fish, but I've never seen anything bad here. She shifts the baby to her other hip & walks deeper. Her husband rows away from the widening rings of sunscreen filming the top of the swampy water, oil slick of caution. I know she loves me. Later, I scramble onto the inflatable raft & hold the baby & my breath. My sister stays rooted in the water—extracting the implanted leeches from between my toes—doesn't glance down at her own feet. Not even once. Her husband saw the signposts on the shore & told no one. He thought they didn't apply anymore: he's never noticed anything in the waters. 3— My boss sends a message before an important meeting to ask if I can still lead in light of the news. I reassure him yes, I'm in California—I'm not affected for now. In the crowded room, the men make small talk, but have nothing to say.   [1] Ice cores and climate change - British Antarctic Survey

Corinne Le Quéré is the Royal Society Research Professor of Climate Change Science at the University of East Anglia where she studies the way marine ecosystems respond to climate change. She uses computer simulators of the ocean to assess how the carbon cycle functions and her climate models have resulted in significant findings about how warmer temperatures have affected the ocean's ability to absorb carbon. Corinne was born in Quebec and as a child spent camping holidays in the national parks of Eastern Canada which fostered her interest in the natural world. She studied physics at the University of Montréal and then took a Masters in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. Her love of oceanography began with a desire to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the waves. In 2007, while she was working with UEA and the British Antarctic Survey, she published her landmark paper which demonstrated that human activity reduced the Southern Ocean's capacity to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide. Corinne advises the UK Committee on Climate Change and served on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) when it won the Nobel Prize in 2007. She was appointed a CBE in 2019. Corinne lives with her husband in Norfolk where she hopes one day to buy a piece of land and plant a forest which will play a central part in her personal plan to achieve carbon neutrality. DISC ONE: La Vida Es Un Carnaval by Celia Cruz DISC TWO: Les copains d'abord by Georges Brassens DISC THREE: We are the Champions by Queen DISC FOUR: Harmonie du soir à Chateauguay by Beau Dommage DISC FIVE: Proud Mary (Live) by Tina Turner DISC SIX: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache (Konigin der Nacht)" (Queen of Night) composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Bernard Haitink, Edita Gruberová, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks DISC SEVEN: LDN by Lily Allen DISC EIGHT: Three-Part Inventions: Sinfonia 15 BWV 801, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Martin Stadtfeld BOOK CHOICE: World Atlas of the Oceans by Dave Monahan LUXURY ITEM: A mask and snorkel CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: La Vida Es Un Carnaval by Celia Cruz Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

Elizabeth McGovern was Oscar nominated for her portrayal of Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime and, by the age of 21, had played leading roles in Once Upon A Time In America followed by The Handmaid's Tale and The Wings of the Dove. She is probably best known though for playing Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey. She is now on stage starring in Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The actress and musician joins Jessica to discuss her varied career so far and what drew her to the role of Martha. A misconduct hearing today will formally dismiss David Carrick from the Metropolitan Police, after he admitted twenty-four counts of rape and multiple sexual assaults. Carrick was finally stopped when one woman reported him in October 2021. Sir Mark Rowley, the Met Commissioner, has apologised to Carrick's victims, and says the force is currently also investigating 1,000 sexual and domestic abuse claims involving about 800 of its officers. Jessica is joined to discuss by Shabnam Chaudhri, who served as an officer in the Met for 30 years. Tomorrow will see the start of a second round of strikes by the Royal College of Nursing. The RCN says that this will be the biggest walkout so far, affecting 55 trusts in England - that's 11 more than last month. They are calling for a pay rise of 5% above inflation, with inflation currently sitting at 14%. The government says the demands are unaffordable and pay rises were decided by independent pay review bodies. NHS staff in England and Wales - including nurses - have already received an average increase of 4.75%. The union says that there will be a further two strikes in February in England and Wales, unless there is movement on pay by the end of this month. Pat Cullen is the General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing, and joins Jessica. Today marks the 250th anniversary of the UK in the Antarctic following the first voyage of James Cook in 1773. In contrast to Cook's all-male crew in the 18th century, the UK's current polar leadership includes several women. What is it like to be a female leader in this field? Jessica Creighton is joined by Jane Rumble, the Head of Polar Regions Department at the UK Foreign Office, Professor Dame Jane Francis, the Director of the British Antarctic Survey and Captain Milly Ingham, the Captain of HMS Protector, The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship to find out. One of literary history's favourite characters – Alison the Wife of Bath – from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is re-examined in a new book by Professor Marion Turner from Oxford University. Marion tells Jessica how the lusty life story of the medieval Alison who married five times has inspired other writers from Shakespeare to Zadie Smith.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, scientists studying the virus have become targets of online harassment, and more recently, death threats. Roland speaks to Dr Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan, about her experiences. Spyros Lytras, PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow, talks Roland through the evolutionary history of the virus that causes Covid-19 and how there isn't just one ancestor, but several. Anti-Asian sentiment has seen a big increase since the pandemic. Dr Qian He, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University, looked into how US-China relations have influenced how Americans view Chinese today. And we hear from scientists on board the RRS Discovery, which is currently located near St Helena and Ascension Island, surveying the health of the surrounding ocean. On board documentary filmmaker Lawrence Eagling talks to Shona Murray, pelagic ecologist from the University of Western Australia, and Gareth Flint, mechanical engineer at British Antarctic Survey, about their work and findings. Why don't we fall out of bed when we're asleep? That's the question that's been keeping CrowdScience listener Isaac in Ghana awake, and presenter Alex Lathbridge is determined to settle down with some experts and find an answer. Once our sleep experts are bedded in, we'll also be wondering why some people laugh in their sleep, why others snore and how some people can remember their dreams. And Alex takes a trip to the zoo to meet some animals that have very different sleep patterns to humans. It's his dream assignment. (Image credit: Getty Images)

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, scientists studying the virus have become targets of online harassment, and more recently, death threats. Roland speaks to Dr Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan, about her experiences. Spyros Lytras, PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow, talks Roland through the evolutionary history of the virus that causes Covid-19 and how there isn't just one ancestor, but several. Anti-Asian sentiment has seen a big increase since the pandemic. Dr Qian He, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University, looked into how US-China relations have influenced how Americans view Chinese today. And we hear from scientists on board the RRS Discovery, which is currently located near St Helena and Ascension Island, surveying the health of the surrounding ocean. On board, documentary film-maker Lawrence Eagling, talks to Shona Murray, pelagic ecologist from the University of Western Australia, and Gareth Flint, mechanical engineer at British Antarctic Survey, about their work and findings. (Photo: A scientist stands behind testing kits and checks his phone. Credit: Getty Images) Producer: Roland Pease Assistant producer: Sophie Ormiston

How do winds start and why do they stop? asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight. What's more, listener Chris Elshaw is suprised we get strong winds at all: why doesn't air just move smoothly between areas of high and low pressure? Why do we get sudden gusts and violent storms? To tackle this breezy mystery, our curious duo don their anoraks and get windy with some weather experts. Dr Simon Clark, a science Youtuber and author of Firmament, convinces Adam that air flow is really about the physics of fluids, which can all be captured by some nifty maths. The idea of pressure turns out to be key, so Hannah makes her own barometer out of a jar, a balloon and some chopsticks, and explains why a bag of crisps will expand as you walk up a mountain. Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Scoiety, reveals how the dynamics of a simple sea breeze – where air over land is heated more than air over water – illustrates the basic forces driving wind of all kinds. Then everyone gets involved to help Adam understand the tricky Coriolis effect and why the rotation of the Earth makes winds bend and storms spin. And Professor John Turner from the British Antarctic Survey explains why the distinctive features of the coldest continent make its coastline the windiest place on earth.

How do winds start and why do they stop? asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight. What's more, listener Chris Elshaw is suprised we get strong winds at all: why doesn't air just move smoothly between areas of high and low pressure? Why do we get sudden gusts and violent storms? To tackle this breezy mystery, our curious duo don their anoraks and get windy with some weather experts. Dr Simon Clark, a science Youtuber and author of Firmament, convinces Adam that air flow is really about the physics of fluids, which can all be captured by some nifty maths. The idea of pressure turns out to be key, so Hannah makes her own barometer out of a jar, a balloon and some chopsticks, and explains why a bag of crisps will expand as you walk up a mountain. Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Executive of the Royal Meteorological Scoiety, reveals how the dynamics of a simple sea breeze – where air over land is heated more than air over water – illustrates the basic forces driving wind of all kinds. Then everyone gets involved to help Adam understand the tricky Coriolis effect and why the rotation of the Earth makes winds bend and storms spin. And Professor John Turner from the British Antarctic Survey explains why the distinctive features of the coldest continent make its coastline the windiest place on earth. Producer: Ilan Goodman Contributors: Dr Simon Clark, Professor Liz Bentley, Professor John Turner

Canary Cry News Talk #475 - 04.22.2022 CERNNN+ LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' YT: Facelikethesun Resurrection App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   LEAD UKRAINE Clip: $800 and more weapons to Ukraine (Reuters) → Fact Checkers, Zelensky is NOT a Billionaire (Forbes)   CHINA CCP shows off new ‘Carrier-Killer' missile to keep ships away from Taiwan (Int'l Business Times)   CRISPR/CHINA Chinese CRISPR scientist He released from jail (NewsRelease) → Nanocapsule deliver CRISPR to brain tumors (Phys.org)   INTRO (M-W-F) B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY Autonomous worm hunting robot for farmers (Yahoo)   [Party Pitch/Ravel/CCClips/text alerts]   GATES OF THE GODS CERN scientists to restart LHC after 3 year hiatus (Yahoo/The Hill)   SHILLZILLA CNN+ will shut down at the end of April (CNN) Clip: Stelter a few weeks ago on the CNN+ launch (CNN)   B BLOCK [20 min.] break 1 [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE]   COVID/WACCINE Clip: Ursula to issue Cowid Digital Certificates in EU states Biden administration to appeal mask mandate (Wapo) → Feinstein Not Fit to Serve (Fox)   POLYTICKS Florida says Disney lied about parental rights (Fox) → TEDx publishes, Magical Secrets of Disney's Communication (TEDx) → Rudy Guiliani revealed as Masked Singer, Judge walks off (Yahoo/HuffPo)   [TALENT]   DAYS OF NOAH Guinness World Records, oldest dog alive, 21 yo Chihuahua (Breezy Scroll) → Lab grown stem cells will regrow muscles (Indy UK)   ANTARCTICA First same-sex wedding in British Antarctica territory! (PinkNews UK) → Field Aerospace wins contract for new British Antarctic Survey aircraft (SkiesMag)   [TIME/OUTRO]   EPISODE 475 WAS PRODUCED BY… Executive Producers Lacey F** Sarah L** Paul G** Mark D**   Producers Charles R s 3, Christopher B, Logan C, MORV, Sir JC Knight of the TechnoSquatch, Jackie U, LX Protocol V2, Jonathan F, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Runksmash, Gail M, Veronica D, Sir James Knight and Servant of the Lion of Judah   AUDIO PRODUCTION (Jingles, Iso, Music): LeirBag3K, JonathanF   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runkasmash: The newly awake Ciara sends a file to her friend Grace, saying, “I know you're not trucking anymore, but try to listen to this. ” Within the first hour she looks at the Amazarm Prime Medic, and sees him, her Russ. He lets out a Dean scream of delight.   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C   ADDITIONAL STORIES: Limitless launches $60 million Metaverse As A Service platform (Coindesk) First solar eclipse of 2022 coming up next week (Mashable) Clip: $800 and more weapons to Ukraine (Reuters) $3 Billion Silk Road seizure erases Ross Ulbricht's Debt (Wired) → Costa Rica says Russian cyber attacks meant to destabilize country (Reuters) …more Flippy Beyond Imagination Humanoid Robots to solve labor crisis (Benzinga) Moxi helping combat wave of nurse burnout (Wired) Grover the Robot, new kind of farmer in Texas (Biz Journal) Elon says Tesla bots will be worth more than cars (MSN) Experimental robot allows astronauts to “feel” what robots are feeling (Daily Beast) Cool or Creepy? Robot taught how to open doors (Newsweek, video)