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Switzerland has submitted a proposal to create a United Nations expert group on solar geoengineering to inform governments and stakeholders. The idea was discussed at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, this week. Professor Aarti Gupta shares how, after tense negotiations, the different member states could not agree, and the proposal was withdrawn. Why is solar geoengineering a controversial issue? How would dimming the sun even work? And should we consider it a genuine option in our fight against climate change? Dr Pete Irvine and Professor Joanna Haigh join presenter Marnie Chesterton in the studio to discuss.
Animal welfare charities have been celebrating a ban on donkey skin trade, agreed to this month by 55 African countries. This will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin across the continent, where around two thirds of the world’s 53 million donkeys live. Victoria Gill tells Marnie that the demand for the animals' skins is fuelled by the popularity of an ancient Chinese medicine called Ejiao, believed to have health-enhancing and youth-preserving properties and traditionally made from donkey hides.
Lastly, Dr Jess Wade, physicist and science communicator at Imperial College London, discusses Breaking Through: My Life in Science. It’s the memoir of Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Dr Katalin Karikó, whose passion and dedication to mRNA research led to the development of the life-changing COVID mRNA vaccines.
Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Producers: Florian Bohr, Louise Orchard Assistant Producer: Imaan Moin Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
BBC Inside Science is produced in collaboration with the Open University.
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664 - Dimming the Sun Thu, 28 Mar 2024
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663 - Laboratory-Grown Meat Thu, 21 Mar 2024
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662 - The Gulf Stream’s tipping point Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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661 - Ancient Roman writings revealed Thu, 07 Mar 2024
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660 - When brains and computers meet Thu, 29 Feb 2024
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659 - Hydrogen and the race to net zero Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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658 - A New Volcanic Era? Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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657 - Understanding Flood Forecasting Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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656 - Space Exploration Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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655 - 12 days of Christmas - science version Thu, 25 Jan 2024
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654 - The Science of the South Pole Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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653 - Biggest COP in history Thu, 11 Jan 2024
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652 - Vagrant Birds Thu, 04 Jan 2024
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651 - Finding Tunnels Thu, 28 Dec 2023
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650 - UK Covid-19 Inquiry Thu, 21 Dec 2023
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649 - Iceland Volcano Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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648 - Loss and damages for vulnerable countries Thu, 07 Dec 2023
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647 - Metal Mines Thu, 30 Nov 2023
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646 - Forever chemicals Thu, 23 Nov 2023
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645 - White phosphorus Thu, 16 Nov 2023
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644 - Tumbling down the rabbit hole of assembly theory Thu, 09 Nov 2023
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643 - Life beyond Earth Thu, 02 Nov 2023
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642 - The state of nature in the UK Thu, 26 Oct 2023
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641 - Why is Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rowing back on climate pledges? Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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640 - The halfway point for sustainable development Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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639 - What’s the cost of invasive species? Thu, 05 Oct 2023
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638 - How will climate change affect where we can live? Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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637 - What makes a healthy river? Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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636 - Why do we want to go back to the Moon? Thu, 14 Sep 2023
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635 - Time is still ticking for the Amazon Thu, 07 Sep 2023
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634 - Reality check: carbon capture and storage Thu, 31 Aug 2023
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633 - Battles with flames Thu, 24 Aug 2023
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632 - The wide-ranging effects of climate change Thu, 17 Aug 2023
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631 - How social media can affect the health of teenagers Thu, 10 Aug 2023
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630 - Mapping the universe Wed, 02 Aug 2023
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521 - Heat and health Thu, 27 Jul 2023
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520 - The science of sound Wed, 19 Jul 2023
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519 - The Kakhovka dam and global food security Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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518 - An ocean of opportunities Wed, 05 Jul 2023
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517 - AI and human extinction Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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516 - The benefits and problems of eDNA Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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515 - Science in the making Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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514 - Can we prevent natural disasters? Wed, 07 Jun 2023
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513 - Wild Britain Wed, 31 May 2023
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512 - 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s structure Wed, 24 May 2023
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511 - Rocket Launch Pollution Wed, 17 May 2023
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510 - Negotiation Thu, 11 May 2023
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509 - Recycling Thu, 04 May 2023
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508 - Net Zero Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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507 - Covid – missing link found? Thu, 20 Apr 2023