
Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 331 | Founded | 16 years ago |
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| Category | Science | ||||

Tom Heap introduces Rare Earth, a programme exploring major stories about our environment.
Steve Backshall lives in a new build house which is very energy efficient and almost totally off-grid. However, achieving this has been extremely time consuming, expensive and pretty stressful. For this episode of Costing the Earth, Steve explores wh... more
It's said that a teaspoon of soil contains more life than all of the humans on earth. Microscopic life that is - bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematode worms and microarthropods like springtails and mites, but there's increasing evidence that this invis... more
Climate resilient gardens are a feature of this month's Chelsea Flower Show, but how can the experts help the typical British gardener prepare for the future? To find out, botanist James Wong asks whether the way we garden could protect us against th... more
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Great program, hopefully it comes back soon !
Always excellent. Wish you had 2 or 3 new episodes every week really, right throughout the year.
I love this show so much. I like to listen to episodes in order, so I’ve just gotten to the 2015 episodes and it amazes me to listen and remember stories that I have forgotten that the world had to deal with 7 years ago. I love the hosts and how the stories always sound like conversations and are full of interviews.
Always very educational
This programme fails to question the anthropocentric and speciesist campaign against grey squirrels despite:
‘There is no evidence that grey squirrels aggressively chase out red squirrels or interfere with their mating behaviour. Nor do greys eat hazel nuts before the reds – both species will feed on them while green in north of England. Furthermore, both species have the same breeding potential.’ Review of red squirrel conservation activity in northern England (NECR019), p8, Natural England , ... more
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