What the [sheeping] flock?

Marion Anstis pursued her love of tadpoles and frogs on afternoons and weekends, writing papers for scientific journals despite not studying zoology at university.When she retired from her job as a music teacher, she finally had the time to pack her campervan and travel the count ...  Show more

From the rolling hills of country Ireland to rolling waves beneath her boat docked in Hobart, Dr Diane Purcell has explored the most extreme places algae survive.She's also explored the prospect of its survival away from Earth when she worked at NASA studying extremophiles.Some o ...  Show more

Scientists, conservationists and other researchers are using audio soundscapes in innovative ways to record the natural world in rich detail and help develop strategies to preserve it. Gaia Vince visits the Dear Earth exhibition at London’s Southbank Centre where she interacts wi ...  Show more

Parler du bien-être animal, c'est accepter qu'il existe aujourd'hui un mal-être dans certains élevages. Pour y remédier, ou tenter dans un premier temps d'y apporter des solutions, les consommateurs ont rendez-vous jusqu'au 16 octobre avec les producteurs au Turfu Festival. L'évé ...  Show more

After years of being publicly shamed for “fleecing” the taxpayers with their frivolous and obscure studies, scientists decided to hit back with… an awards show?! This episode, we gate-crash the Grammys of government-funded research, A.K.A. the Golden Goose Awards. The twist of ...

Ziegen sind neugierige, intelligente Tiere mit einer engen Bindung an die Menschen, die sie versorgen. Wie funktionieren sie als Herde? Können sie Biotope schützen und damit einige Folgen des Klimawandels begrenzen? Im Naturschutz setzt man zunehmend auf wiederkäuende Weidetiere ...  Show more