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27 July 2021
Curious whiffs of methane are emanating from Mars: did life make them?
08 July 2021
If heat rises, why is it colder higher up in the mountains?
08 December 2020
Which is better for the environment, landfill or composting?
11 August 2020
Listener Johnny asked this question - so Adam sought out an answer...
28 July 2020
Do you know your flora from your fauna? Test yourself on these questions about nature...
05 May 2020
Is the presence of contrails related to the weather?
07 April 2020
Are the plants enough?
05 March 2020
Does it depend on the plant? Or on the soil?
05 March 2020
If we could speak to each other, would we get on?
24 January 2020
What happens if the Earth's magnetic field ever reverses its polarity? Geologist John Underhill explains...
07 January 2020
And what about the rest of the world too?
07 January 2020
And if so, is it growing or shrinking?
07 January 2020
Are there ways to improve them to generate more renewable energy?
07 January 2020
Climate scientist Ella Gilbert sets the record straight...
26 November 2019
As the volume of water in the ocean increases, sea level does not rise uniformly everywhere...
13 August 2019
It's not quite meat...
13 August 2019
What will happen to cocoa trees?
13 August 2019
We're seeing unprecedented temperatures this summer...
06 August 2019
Listener Saugat got in touch about this monsoon related question...
30 July 2019
Listener Manik wanted to know how you can tell whether a painting is of a sunset or a sunrise...
18 June 2019
We don't have long to fix things...
09 April 2019
How do we know how old the Earth is?