Chris reveals the imminent arrival of ‘Brood II’ – that’s billions of cicadas. Also this week: how the process of alligator tooth regeneration might be applied to humans, making energy from faeces on Mount Everest and amazing solar flares filmed by Nasa. It’s Earth Juice.
CICADAS
ALLIGATOR TEETH
EXCREMENT ON EVEREST
SOLAR FLARES
Credits:
Biogas reactor and Everest stills courtesy of Garry Porter, The Mount Everest Biogas Project.
Solar flare stills and footage courtesy of Nasa.
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Earth Juice is your weekly guide to what discoveries are making our planet cooler. Chris Howard takes us on a whistle-stop tour of global discoveries from all corners of the world. Let’s juice!