A transcript of episode 5 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including stories on the Arctic Ocean and new archaeological finds in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge.
NASA has reported observing the biggest solar flare explosion seen since 2006, which could disrupt some satellite communications in coming days. But space physicists say stronger space storms are capable…
They may be stunning, but nacreous clouds are also contributing to the breakdown of the Earth’s ozone layer.
There are many things that Andrew Wilkie has brought to us over the last three years, but “razzle dazzle” is not the thing that immediately springs to mind. Moreover, yesterday’s description of the Independent…
The latest results from NASA’s Kepler satellite may have finally solved the mystery of how the conditions for life were created on our younger Earth - and surprisingly it seems titanic eruptions from the…
People who take their own lives as a career response have different motives at different stages of their careers. This could help us understand the recent Molson Coors shooting in Milwaukee.
Only a planet crashing into it might stop the Earth’s spin.
There are three ways heat can be shared: conduction, convection and radiation. Find out which one lets heat travel through space.
Plus, new discoveries about early humans in Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge. Listen to episode 5 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The sun is our nearest star and the source of all our light and heat on Earth but recent reports have highlighted an ongoing steep decline in solar activity. This story is a reminder that our sun is a…
