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BBC Radio 4 – Who Do You Really Think You Are?
Dr Adam Ruthford thinks he can prove that YOU are descendent from Royalty. We’re a nation obsessed with genealogy. Millions of us are gripped by TV shows like ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, where genealogists show celebrities their famous … Continue reading
The secret world of puddles | The Conversation
Puddles can be valuable wildlife havens. Maksim Safaniuk/Shutterstock Puddles are an often-ignored but crucial habitat for rare and unusual wildlife. As the new year arrived in 2016, my home city of Newcastle upon Tyne was briefly the centre of global … Continue reading
You Might Ride A Wooly Mammoth Someday
[…] t sounds like science fiction, but a couple of groups of genetic researchers are actively working on bringing back extinct species like the wooly mammoth and the Dodo bird. It’s a complicated issue, filled with all kinds of ethical … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Drama on 4, Smoking Guns
How the man who proved climate change is manmade was attacked by the fossil fuel industry. Climate scientist Dr Ben Santer proved global warming was due to CO2 back in 1995. The true story of how he was vilified to … Continue reading
Why Polar Bears are Such Weird Animals
Polar bears are so famous that we sometimes forget that they are actually incredibly unusual animals. From the amount of time they evolve in to the way they live, there is very little about polar bears that could be considered … Continue reading
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