The World, the Universe and Us

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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, ...

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#149 COP27 treaty emerges; a method to discover wormholes contributed by Lukas · Nov 17, 2022
#148 Climate action from COP27; world population reaches 8 billion contributed by Lukas · Nov 10, 2022
#147 The oldest yew trees in Europe – and how to save them contributed by Lukas · Nov 7, 2022
#146 Accelerated end to fossil fuel; double discovery on Mars contributed by Lukas · Nov 3, 2022
#145 COP27 climate summit preview; unexpected animal sounds contributed by Lukas · Oct 27, 2022
#144 Geoengineering plan to slow the melt of arctic ice contributed by Lukas · Oct 23, 2022
#143 Bird flu sweeps UK; secrets of the Neanderthal family contributed by Lukas · Oct 20, 2022
#142: We need to talk about mental health and climate change contributed by Lukas · Oct 17, 2022
#141 Energy threat to international security; a new form of multiplication contributed by Lukas · Oct 13, 2022
#140 New Scientist Live Ask-us-Anything bonus episode contributed by Lukas · Oct 11, 2022
#139 Gas leak impact on climate change; a new way to explain life contributed by Lukas · Oct 6, 2022
#138 UK government’s attack on nature; when you can’t stop laughing contributed by Lukas · Sep 29, 2022
#137 How to turn the shipping industry green; Enceladus passes habitability test contributed by Lukas · Sep 22, 2022
#136 A step towards building artificial life; solar-powered slugs contributed by Lukas · Sep 15, 2022
#135 The Amazon passes a tipping point; a place to live only 100 light years away contributed by Lukas · Sep 8, 2022
#134 Artemis moon mission; decoding the dreams of mice contributed by Lukas · Aug 31, 2022
#133 A treatment for food allergies; predicting earthquakes contributed by Lukas · Aug 24, 2022
#132 Impact of drought; monkeys using sex toys contributed by Lukas · Aug 17, 2022
#131 Why thinking hard tires you out; game-changing US climate bill contributed by Lukas · Aug 11, 2022
#130 How to reverse death; Neil Gaiman on Sandman; AlphaFold and biology’s revolution; life in the multiverse with Laura Mersini-Houghton contributed by Lukas · Aug 4, 2022
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From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on Ne...

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As of 2026-09-22, The World, the Universe and Us ranks #4 in the Science category on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom.

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