Game changers

BBC Inside Science

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Technology, Science

4.5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Nations are racing to protect 30% of the planet by 2030 in an attempt to halt biodiversity loss, but one novel approach may be able to safeguard species under threat of imminent extinction. Vic visited Nature’s Safe in May, a cryogenic biobank, storing the genetic information of at risk species in futuristic biological freezers. But will it serve as a viable tool to bring wildlife back from the brink if the ecosystems in which these animals reside are degraded beyond repair? The Greenland ice sheet is melting, raising global sea level at an alarming rate. Marnie took to the ice with researcher Jason Box in September, and questions how current carbon emissions will influence melting in the future. Gaia revisits UN talks from March that attempted to put in place regulations capable of protecting the marine biodiversity of the high seas. Negotiations were unsuccessful at the time, but further talks have been held since. How much progress has been made? BBC Inside Science is produced in collaboration with the Open University.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a Load of Sport Podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sport stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'
0:18.5	mouths.
0:19.5	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport world.
0:25.0	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to
0:28.8	dedicated sports fans across the UK.
0:31.4	So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.
0:35.8	Hello, you've downloaded the Inside Science podcast, first broadcast on the 29th of December
0:41.8	2022, last one of the year.
0:45.6	Hello, and welcome to the last Inside Science of 2022.
0:50.0	We hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
0:52.1	But don't worry, we're going out with a bang, like the moment of ignition in a nuclear
0:56.0	fusion experiment and you've got all three of the presenters here to welcome in the
1:00.4	new year.
1:01.4	Yes, that was Marnie Chesterton, Victoria Gill and I'm Guy Events.
1:07.2	We've all got together a rare treat to look back and also forward with some of the best
1:12.1	new science of the past year and what a year it's been.
1:15.6	We're all going to pick our favourites, but before we do that, any honourable mentions
1:20.2	for top science of the year?
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