The World, the Universe and Us

Weekly: Do sperm whales have an alphabet?; Why dark energy is so weird; US bird flu outbreak

CultureLab: Elizabeth Kolbert on what we’re missing in the fight against climate change

Weekly: Is climate change accelerating?; Anger vs heart health; New sensory organ

Dead Planets Society: A Neverending Solar Eclipse

Weekly: What India elections mean for climate change; why animals talk; “tree of life” for plants

CultureLab: Meredith Broussard on trusting artificial intelligence

Weekly: Carbon storage targets ‘wildly unrealistic’; world’s biggest brain-inspired computer; do birds dream?

Dead Planets Society: How to Destroy A Black Hole

Weekly: The multiverse just got bigger; saving the white rhino; musical mushrooms

CultureLab: Jen Gunter on the taboo science of menstruation

Weekly: Miniature livers made from lymph nodes in groundbreaking medical procedure

Escape Pod: #8 Escape from predators and escape from the planet

Weekly: Immune system treatment makes old mice seem young again; new black hole image; unexploded bombs are becoming more dangerous

CultureLab: Stranded on a fantastical planet: The strange creatures of Scavengers Reign

Weekly: How declining birth rates could shake up society; Humanoid robots; Top prize in mathematics

This podcast episode explores various topics including the future of global population and the implications of declining birth rates, advancements in humanoid robots, a newly discovered hunting strategy employed by a group of orcas, the work of mathematician Telegram, the discovery of an ancient settlement in Britain, ...

#7 Speed: From the quickest animal in the world to the fastest supercomputer

Weekly: Gaza’s impending long-term health crisis

This podcast episode delves into various topics, including the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the devastating mental health effects of the ongoing war, the risks of AI-generated covers replacing iconic songs, the development of a phonon laser, the challenges of finding life on Europa, and the sustainability of diffe...

CultureLab: Rebecca Boyle on how the moon transformed Earth and made us who we are

Weekly: Woolly mammoth breakthrough?; The Anthropocene rejected; Bumblebee culture

This podcast episode delves into the ambitious scientific advancements and ethical considerations surrounding the efforts to bring extinct species back to life. Innovations like creating elephant stem cells and the potential development of artificial wombs for mammoth preservation are explored. The episode also discuss...

Escape Pod: #6 All About Warmth: Emotional, Physiological and Geological