Category Archives: BBC

CLIMATE CHANGE CHANGES CURRENTS, AND ANIMALS

February 2007 It looks like climate change may also have devastating effects on life within the ocean. This BBC report outlines how changes in wind patterns can cause huge “dead zones” on the ocean bottom.

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PLASTIC KILLS SEA-LIFE

December 2006 BBC news report about the way our waste plastic is killing sea-birds and others. May not work outside the UK.

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BRAGG AND DAWKINS ON ALTRUISM

Radio 4′s “In Our Time” discussion programme this week was on altruism, and included Richard Dawkins as one of the panelists. You might find some of the discussion a bit philosophical (Kant, Hume…), but it’s all good for you! Listen again here.

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BBC Radio nature programmes

November 2006 I suspect not many of you listen to “The Living World”, a Radio 4 programme about Uk natural history, because it is on at 06h35 on a Sunday morning. You can nevertheless still hear the excellent Living World programme on … Continue reading

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