On this special episode, we're joined by Alex Dehgan, CEO of Conservation X Labs. Alex explains their new technology, a handheld molecular lab that can fit in the palm of your hand, which they claim can help towards preventing the sixth mass extinction.

In this episode:

• What is a sixth mass extinction?
• What is the Nabit technology, and how does it work?
• Developing their technology and using AI
• Could this tech detect ‘mirror image bacteria’?
• What conversations are they having with governments?
• Are alarm bells ringing?

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Elon Musk has been fomenting a revolt over a bipartisan federal government funding bill opposed by incoming president Donald Trump, in a direct challenge to the authority of Republican house speaker Mike Johnson. Ghost palms and toothy toadstools are among new species that were named by Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens in 2024. We’re joined Kew mycologist and research leader Dr Anna Bazzicalupo.

Also in this episode:

• US scientists say the moon may actually be older than previously thought
• Study on employees suffering mental and physical strain linked to tech gadgets use. we spoke to lead author, ESRC PhD student Elizabeth Marsh, from the University of Nottingham’s Schools of Psychology and Medicine.
• Discovery of a mastodon jaw in a New Yorker’s back yard.
• And, OpenAI announces…a phone-line: 1-800-ChatGPT.

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Research lead author Dr Charlotte Angus, from the Astrophysical Research Centre at Queen’s University in Belfast, on the giant “hiccupping” star, which has been documented for the first time.

Scientists research ADHD treatment to find out what actually works best - the London Standard’s health reporter Dan Keane explains all.

Also in this episode

• ‘12 days of OpenAI’ continues…
• What data is being shared by your ‘internet of things’ connected devices? With Stephen Almond, executive director for regulatory risk at the Information Commissioner’s Office
• The RSPB reveal its ‘nature wins of 2024’

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