This week we take a balanced look at the yellow-flowered common ragwort. Is it responsible for thousand of horse deaths a year, or are those numbers fabricated? Is it simply just misunderstood, to the detriment of the hundreds of species of invertebrates that rely on it? In the news, we discover the potential for a new plastic that dissolves! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!
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Rainforest Day Special 2025
This week, to celebrate Rainforest Day of 2025, we explore three different rainforest regions of the world - the Amazon of South America, Taman Negara of Malaysia and the Celtic Rainforests of our UK home. Come and discover what makes these biomes so unique - even from one another - and why protecting them is so vital. The cupboard is open, come on in!
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A Giant Ocean Nomad
This week we delve into the ocean, with the giant nomadic leatherback sea turtle, and ask how does such a large reptile live on jellyfish alone? In the news, it's all about the upcoming dino-park building sim, Jurassic World: Evolution 3, and whether it holds up to other prehistoric park builders. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!
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A Wronged Woodpecker
This week we traverse a changed forest that should be home to one of the world's largest woodpeckers, the ivory-billed woodpecker, but only the echoes of its song and tapping remain. In the news, we celebrate the life of another recently passed bird, the UK's oldest wild white-tailed eagle, who produced a record number of chicks. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!
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A Super Spiked Thumb
This week we meet the second dinosaur ever discovered, Iguanodon! Find out how its image has changed over the past 200 years to the dinosaur we know today. In the news, Aaron discusses the newest standards for UK zoos. All this and more. The cupboard is open come on in!
Are you passionate about natural history? Join these nerds as they explore the most amazing, & often oddest, organisms & news that natural science offers! The cupboard is open, come on in...
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