Plant extinction by 2050?
Scientists predict a quarter of all plants will be extinct by the year 2050
Scientists predict a quarter of all plants will be extinct by the year 2050. Concern about the increasing rate of plant extinction is worrying scientists who believe we are standing on the 6th great wave of extinction. The programme looks at their concerns and assesses the case for.
Picture: Dying leaves, Credit: Getty Images
More episodes
Previous
Featured in...
![]()
How We Saw the Future in the Past—Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive
Back in 1995 we thought we would see conflict without bloodshed.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive
This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project
Space
The eclipses, spacecraft and astronauts changing our view of the Universe
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry
A pair of scientific sleuths answer your perplexing questions. Ask them anything!
Podcast
-
![]()
Discovery
Explorations in the world of science.
