In this special episode, I dive into the international climate talks, COP30, held in Brazil in November 2025. Joining me is Dr Karen Tucker, a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bristol, who attended the talks. Dive into the key outcomes from COP30 and explore how global climate discussions are improving at taking into account the voices and rights of indigenous peoples.

In this episode, I go in conversation with Aggie Nyagari, one of the wonderful co-producers of Rave On For The Avon – the feature-length documentary film that has captured the hearts of Bristol’s community and touched lives across the UK, in their efforts to call for action on river pollution across the country. We also have a chat with Rosemary Coogan, a UK/ESA Astronaut about her time training for the International Space Station before exploring some new evidence of possible ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.

Hear an exclusive interview with Dr Ricardo Lemos de Figueiredo from the Bristol Zoo Project as we discuss the incredible conservation work they’re undertaking in the Philippines off the back of the birth of a Philippine Spotted Deer fawn at the BZP in Bristol. Also hear how fossilised fish vomit discovered in Denmark could be improving our understanding of ancient fish predators, and tune in to find out how a humpback whale was rescued from entanglement in fishing nets in Scotland.

Join myself in this special episode where I chat about 4 news stories that caught my eye in early 2025. From ancient lead levels causing declines in Roman IQ levels to penguin-tracking AI, robots and satellites, tune in to find out more about how science is changing our understanding of the world in the past and present. Also in this episode find out more about the success of recent Lynx conservation efforts!

Join myself and my guests in this episode to explore how lizard spit could be harnessed to locate and detect pancreatic cancer, how the brain microbiome could indicate dementia and to hear about the launch of two satellites that will allow scientists to create eclipses on-demand! Plus hear a clip from the PaddlePod!

Join myself and my guests in this episode to find out what agreements were made at COP29 in Baku, and whether COPs still serve a purpose in today’s climate. Also hear about how AI is being used in medicine to find alternatives to antibiotics and how augmented reality is being used to excavate archaeological sites!

This episode explored two recent science news stories – an ancient Mayan city that was accidentally discovered, and the first sabretooth tiger “mummy” – while also featuring an interview with wildlife filmmaker, Lizzie Daly.

Join me in this special episode of Love and Science as I explore the goings-on at the Wildscreen Festival. Featuring a live interview with two volunteers from the 2024 Festival alongside several chats with wildlife filmmakers, Wildscreen staff and others about the latest (and greatest) wildlife documentaries.