Extinction
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- Posted2 August 2018
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The Sisters of the Sacred Salamander. Audio, 28 minutes
Why are Mexican nuns breeding a rare salamander? Could they save this remarkable species?
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Science In Action. The Dunes of Pluto. Audio, 27 minutes
There are dunes on Pluto, but they are grains of frozen methane, not sand
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Natural Histories. Dodo. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores our relationship with that icon of extinction, the dodo.
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The Life Scientific. Ann Clarke on The Frozen Ark. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Dr Ann Clarke about preserving global animal DNA in The Frozen Ark
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Science In Action. Unravelling the Mysteries of the Lut Desert. Audio, 27 minutes
The Lut Desert in Iran is the hottest place on Earth, yet there is water and life there
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Natural Histories. Great Auk. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood traces the story of the great auk, driven to extinction in 1844. From 2016
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Natural Histories. Mammoths. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores the role woolly mammoths have played in our lives.
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Natural Histories. Burbot. Audio, 28 minutes
Brett Westwood explores our relationship with a flabby, sour-faced fresh water fish.
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Martha: An Endling's Tale. Audio, 28 minutes
A century ago the last passenger pigeon died. What drove billions of birds to extinction?
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Shared Planet. Are We Getting Used to Less Wildlife? Audio, 28 minutes
Are we aware we are sharing the planet with less wildlife? Are we getting used to less?
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Shared Planet. Spix Macaw - Conservation Triage. Audio, 28 minutes
Is it worth saving the spix macaw, or could more be done with the same resources?
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Nature. Series 6, Hedgehogs. Audio, 28 minutes
Hedgehogs are in decline. Paul Evans separates the science from the sentimentality.
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Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice. Video, 59 minutes
Professor Alice Roberts reveals the natural history of the woolly mammoth.
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In Our Time. The Permian-Triassic Boundary. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Permian-Triassic boundary in evolutionary history.
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In Our Time. The KT Boundary. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Global Concerns. Western Australia. Audio, 14 minutes
Wheatbelts in Western Australia have put many species at risk of extinction
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Global Concerns. The Hairy Eared Dwarf Lemur. Audio, 14 minutes
Thought to be extinct, the hairy eared dwarf lemur was rediscovered in a mountain forest
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Global Concerns. How Climate Change Affects Birds. Audio, 14 minutes
Birds' habitats, refuelling stops on migration routes and breeding grounds are threatened
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Global Concerns. Preserving Oceanic Ecosystems. Audio, 14 minutes
"We are taking fish from the ocean faster than they can reproduce"
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