UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The key takeaways from the evidence of top scientists this week at the Covid public inquiry.
Key scientific witnesses including former Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty are called to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs Jim Reed brings us his three key moments from the evidence heard over the past few days that have been dubbed βscience weekβ.
NASA has managed to let loose a tool kit in the Earthβs orbit -- and you can even see it in the night sky with binoculars. Lucinda King explains how this is possible and if space junk is getting out of control.
The United Nations has warned weβre heading towards 3 degrees warming and another Conference of the Parties, known as COP, is about to take place. The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs Georgina Rannard reminds us there is still hope for our planet to curb global warming.
The winner of the 2023 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize was announced on Wednesday night. Itβs Ed Yong for his book βAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Usβ. Marnie Chesterton was at the ceremony and nabbed Ed as well as Chair of the Judges Alain Goriely to find out what made this book the winner.
Presenter:β―β―Marnie Chesterton
Producers: Harrison Lewis, Hannah Robins and Louise Orchard
Editor: Richard Collings
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
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