156: Immortality on the Neck of a Giraffe
Plus, sub-eight hour genetic sequencing, grumpy old men, silicon carbide body armour, and good news on cancer in the US, children's rights in the Phillipines and fin whales in Antarctica.
Plus, sub-eight hour genetic sequencing, grumpy old men, silicon carbide body armour, and good news on cancer in the US, children's rights in the Phillipines and fin whales in Antarctica.
Plus, sea dragons, superheated plasma, gold-coated cosmic eyes, and good news on global child mortality, girls' education in Tanzania, animal rights in Italy and a game-changing new regulation on renewables in China.
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Plus, phenomenal imaging resolution in a live brain, cancelling Leunig, a Glasgow half full, Mama Elephant and good news on measles, global tobacco use, prostate cancer in Canada, the Amazon of Europe and the regeneration of the Thames.
An enormous new marine park for one of the most biodiverse ocean corridors on the planet. Plus, why COP26 is going better than you think, and good news on stroke rates, war deaths, human rights in Chile, democracy in Kazakhstan, turtles, cheetahs and the end of animal testing in Mexico.
Plus, ghost ancestors, the most impressive computer vision we've ever seen, good news on stroke rates, the recovery of a Saharan antelope, and conservation in the Pacific.
Plus, a guide to Glasgow, the mathematical secrets of 42, why emotions are nurture not nature, and good news on global war deaths, polio vaccine rollouts, democracy in central Asia, poaching declines in Malawi, and the return of sea turtles in Cape Verde
An incredible new weapon in the war against one of humanity's oldest and deadliest foes. Plus, good news on landmines, healthcare in India and Haiti, a coal ban in China's industrial heartland, the end of overfishing in the United States, and a massive new marine reserve in the Atlantic.
Plus, neuroaesthetics, cancer-killing parasitic fungi, the Dionysus effect, and good news on public health in Haiti, a new global tax arrangement, energy storage, conservation in China, and the end of overfishing in the United States.
Plus, farmscrapers, the first ever vaccine for a parasitic disease, plastic-eating enzymes, and good news on global landmine clearances, good governance in Indonesia, a coal ban in Guangdong, and the restoration of three national monuments in the United States
Electric vehicles are coming WAY faster than you think. Plus, good news on coal funding from China, global cholera cases, access to electricity in Bangladesh, attitudes to race in the United States, wildlife crossings, and the largest philanthropic donation for conservation of all time.
Plus, a new story for the New World, why astrology matters, 3D-printed army barracks, and good news on children's rights in the Phillipines, gay marriage in Switzerland, fossil fuels divestment in Quebec, and new animal protections in Hawaii.
A landmark decision for human rights in Mexico. Plus, the sexiest electric pickup truck on the planet, and good news on the global coal pipeline, US poverty, declines in leprosy, multiple conservation wins in Australia, and the recovery of Atlantic tuna.
Plus, starling murmurations, artificial kidneys, Buddhism for dogs, and good news on poverty reductions in the US, the decline of leprosy, vanishing global coal pipelines, and bandicoot recoveries in Australia.
Plus, the most powerful magnetic field ever created, how a deep ocean bacteria led to a cure for brain cancer, and good news on human rights in Mexico, sanitation in India, a major divestment milestone in the US, and the recovery of tuna stocks in the Atlantic.
The Trump Administration's environmental vandalism is getting fixed, one law at a time. Plus, a big human rights victory in Somalia, a just transition in Spain, rising female literacy in Africa, exploding global EV sales, and the return of wild beavers to Scotland.