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The Nepal Disaster: How Climate Change is Reshaping the World

Episode 396 A devastating climate disaster has killed at least 1,200 people in Nepal. A mass of ice and rock came crashing down off the Langtang mountain into the valley below. The climate crisis has made events like this much more likely. This is just one of many retreating glac ...  Show more

Scientists Find Best Evidence Yet For Dark Matter

Episode 395 Dark matter particles may have finally been spotted for the first time. LUX-ZEPLIN is the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth - and what it’s discovered has the potential, if confirmed, to shake up all of physics. Despite making up about 85 per cent of the un ...  Show more

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