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On this week's episode, we head to the space, the final frontier, to explore the massive problem of Space Junk. The issue has just got worse after Russia decided to blow up one of its own satellites, posing a threat to the International Space station and hundreds of commercial satellites.

On this week's podcast, we look back at some of the major announcements made during the COP26 climate change summit and ask what the possible legacy of this conference will be.

Leading climate scientists warn 90% of the world's coal reserves need to stay in the ground, as more than 40 countries pledge to end coal-use over the next two decades.

Why does the UK have one of the worst rates of coronavirus in western Europe? And are we about to see a significant drop in infections even without 'Plan B'?

On this week's podcast we hear from the growing 'moo-vement' of people taking on the challenge of making cattle farming greener, and question whether there is an 'udder' way to reduce methane and other greenhouse gasses.

In a world-first, a needle-free plasmid DNA vaccine for humans is about to be rolled out in India - but what is a DNA vaccine?

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