Nature Interviews

The Conservation Hotlist - Planet Earth Online

Richard Hollingham explores the hotlist of conservation issues facing the world today...Bill Sutherland, University of Cambridge

Elephants in the Outback

Introducing new species has proved disasterous for the Australian ecosystem. So it's no wonder that ecologist David Bowman has met controversy with his suggestion that, to stablise the system, we may need to introduce even more...David Bowman, University of Tasmania

Studying seagrasses: from plastic bucket to planet

J. Emmett Duffy, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Seeking Out Storms - Planet Earth Online

2012 began with gale force winds, localised flooding and travel disruptions in the UK. But not everyone is sorry to see the stormy weather. Here's Professor Robin Hogan telling us how he tracks, and predicts, thunderstorms..... Professor Robin Hogan, Reading University

The Magnetic Moon

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin brought back the first samples of moon rock in 1969, scientists were surprised to see telltale signs in the material that the moon had once had a magnetic field – much like the one we have around the Earth. Now, another look at one of those 1969 samples has revealed something very unexpected...Erin Shea, MIT

New Species at Hydrothermal Vents - Planet Earth Online

We explore the disovery of new species in the hydrothermal vents of Antarctica...Katrin Linse and Ali Graham, British Antarctic Survey

Mapping Solar Storm Risk - Planet Earth Online

Solar storms can disrupt satellites, communications and power supplies and so scientists have now produced the first ever map that shows which regions of the UK power grid are most at risk...Dr Ciaran Beggan, British Geological Survey

Quitting Smoking, Exoplanets and Carnivorous Plants!

Why nicotine replacement may not be the key to kicking the habit, how most stars in our solar system have planets accompanying them, How Fungi could hold the key to tackling lead pollution and a new plants which makes a meal out of worms!Gregory Connelly, Harvard School of Public Health; Martin Dominik, University of St Andrews; Geoffrey Gadd, University of Dundee; Caio Pereria, State University of Campinas.

Ozone Depletion and Behavioural Change - Planet Earth Online

Richard Hollingham investigates why ozone depletion sparked unanimous change around the World in 1987 and whether a similar feat could be achieved to fight Climate Change...Jonathan Shanklin, British Antarctic Survey

Adopt a baby lobster

This Christmas, why not adopt a baby lobster?

Eco-friendly fishy pets

Sustainably-caught fish are the perfect gift for aquarium keepers

Rime of the Modern Mariner - retelling of classic poem for our plastic times

The perfect Christmas gift for a book loving, ocean loving friend.

The European Shag - Planet Earth Online

Sue Nelson is off in search of the disappearing European shag, which is a sea bird similar to a cormorant....Hannah Grist, University of Aberdeen

Alien Hikers - Planet Earth Online

We explore how invasive plant species can affect landscapes and indigenous wildlife...Professor James Bullock, Wallingford’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Jersey's Neanderthals - Planet Earth Online

Richard Hollingham visits St. Brelade in Jersey to talk to a team of archaeologists who’re reappraising the caves to learn more about the Islands Neanderthal history...Matt Pope, University College London

Malaria Vaccines, Looking but Seeing and Nanoscale Electric Cars!

A new target for Malaria vaccines, How seeing and paying attention to things uses separate parts of the brain and the world's smallest electric car...Julian Rayner, Sanger Institute; Masataka Watanabe, University of Tokyo; Paul Weiss UCLA; Karen Williams, Staunton-on-Wye Endowed Primary School

The Stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - Planet Earth Online

How stable is the West Antarctic ice sheet. It’s one of the biggest questions in Climate Science. After all, if the ice itself melted then global sea levels could rise by between 3 and 5 metres, and that would be a catastrophe. To work out how stable the ice sheet has been in the past, scientists at the University of Exeter has been using a process known as cosmogenic isotope dating....Chris Fogwell, University of Exeter

Drug Addiction, Polluted Cyclones and Roaring Lions

This week's NewsFlash explores how smoking could pave the way for cocaine use, how our skin sees sunlight in order to protect us and the secret of being a roaring success...Amir Levine, Columbia University; Amato Evans, Virginia University; Elena Oancea, Brown University; Sarah Klemuk, University of Utah

Insect Recruitment to keep Pests at Bay

John Pickett discusses how plants can recruit insects to keep other pests at bay...Professor John Pickett, Rothamsted Research

Planet Earth Online - The Thugs of Nature

Rob Marrs explains how 'thug' species could be more damaging to our environment than invasive plant species...Rob Marrs, University of Liverpool