Humans are filling the atmosphere with more and more pollution. How does it get out of the air and where does it go? For complex pollutants in the atmosphere, having a bit of hydroxide around helps break it down but where does it come from? Hydroxide can spontaneously generate in droplets but it doesn't seem to need sunlight's or photo-chemistry. Spontaneous generation of hydroxide in water droplets helps clean up our atmosphere. Which trees are best at cleaning up the air around them? From conifers to broad leave trees which help keep our air clean the best? C is for conifer, and their leaves and needles help capture pollution out of the air. Broadleaf trees are well...broad and this helps them capture lots of air pollution.
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Episode 555 - Breaking down toxic fungus and learning to live alongside them
Episode 554 - Collaborating to solve Martian Mysteries
Episode 553 - E.coli to the rescue and boosting geothermal power
Episode 552 - Talking to plants and how a jellyfish learns
Episode 551 - Boosting your immune system to fight back cancer
Episode 550 - Cosmic Collisions and galactic devouring
Episode 549 - Water infrastructure and Archaeology
Episode 548 - A paradise for Octopi at the base of a volcano
Episode 547 - Concussions - How long do you really have to wait?
Episode 546 - What’s going on with whale’s behaviour
Episode 545 - Phages taking the fight to bacteria
Episode 544 - Metals recovering from fatigue
Episode 543 - Monitoring vital signs without getting in the way
Episode 542 - Evolving multicellular life in the lab
Episode 541 - The building blocks chemistry
Episode 540 - On the shoulders of giants
Episode 539 - Dangerous but beautiful space weather
Episode 538 - Colossal volcanic eruptions taking out satellites
Episode 537 - Better batteries that last even in subzero temperatures
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