The Insect Apocalypse: Are We Making the Earth Less Friendly to Life? Also, the Fungus that Eats Radiation for Breakfast
Episode Description
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the so called “insect apocalypse,” and try to make sense of the fact that bugs are disappearing all over the planet at an alarming rate (1:01). The guys then react to a recent discovery of a black mold near Chernobyl that appears to have evolved to be feeding off ionizing radiation. (23:15).
The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’ (The Guardian)
The Great Insect Apocalypse: Why Are Bugs Vanishing? (SciTechDaily)
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects (The Guardian)
The Insect Apocalypse Is Here (NY Times)
The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation (BBC)