Inside The Onion

We invite Palaeontologist Holly Young on to the show to discuss all things fossils! Listen to find out about dinosaur discos in Skye and ancient tropical coal forests in the Firth of Forth. We also discuss how fossil records of previous extinction events can inform our understanding of the current climate crisis and give advice for novice fossil hunters.

Despite enormous evolutionary distance between ourselves and cephalopods such as squids and octopuses, these creatures posses complex intelligence and 'human-like' behavioural traits and personalities. In this episode we discuss the many wonders of cephalopods with marine biologist Laura McBride and take a deep dive into her research on the feeding ecology of the Deep Sea Squid.

Anj and Joe unpeel the many layers of onions - the most ubiquitous food in the world - in this first episode. We discuss their basic biology, recount their historical trade from ancient Egypt through to the 'onion johnnies' who would transport them by bike and delve into their use in folklore, magic and medicine. Are onions truly among the great unifying forces on this planet?