The science of finding buried bodies
50 years after the Moors Murders, UK police are still hoping to find a missing body. And scientists are working hard to help.
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Cornwall space launch: why launching rockets from UK soil can benefit industry and security
Efforts to launch rockets into space from the UK need to demonstrate reliability.
New start date for the Anthropocene proposed – when humans first changed global methane levels
Ice cores provide important evidence as archival records of global atmospheric composition that has constantly changed.
Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying
British trees struggle to survive as temperatures get higher, and many die.
Hosepipe ban survival guide: which garden plants to save and which to sacrifice
The expert guide to triaging your garden through a water shortage.
Human disruption to Earth’s freshwater cycle has exceeded the safe limit, our research shows
‘Green water’ is essential for healthy soils and a benign climate, but it’s under threat.
‘Monster plants’: an expert guide to alien invasive species and the epic battles they win
Are aliens among us? The answer is yes, and they can be green too.
‘Small, flowering islands’: German city reveals how nature thrives when neighbours care for street tree beds
The tiny gardens beneath street trees can boost biodiversity and our connection to where we live.
Greenhouse gas: why nitrous oxide is no laughing matter for the environment
Carbon dioxide is the “face” of the greenhouse gases, but nitrous oxide (N2O) merits its own spotlight. The same “laughing gas” once used by dentists as an anaesthetic and used today by people looking…
China’s plan for Xinjiang, plus what’s lurking in your household dust? The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript
This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode published on January 27 2022.
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