Our fascinating planet
What can primates teach us about adaptation and survival?
Katerina Guschanski
Species with different numbers of chromosomes cannot normally produce fertile offspring. But in the primate world, guenon monkeys break the rules of biology. Can their evolutionary solutions to genome conflicts reveal what drives speciation and diversity? Meet evolutionary biologist Katerina Guschanski in a conversation about hybridisation, population sizes and the art of tracking mountain gorillas in Africa.
25th of february 2025.
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Uncovering missing links: discovery of the oldest sea reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs
Benjamin Kear
The Museum of Evolution in Uppsala has ancient remains of the oldest sea reptiles in their fossil collection. Such rare finds have challenged long-held theories of the Mesozoic Era as the origin time of major reptile lineages. Meet Dr. Benjamin Kear in a talk about the search for evolutionary missing links and the central role of museums in sustainable development of natural and cultural heritage. Samtalet ges på engelska.
12th of april 2023.
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Travel into the bone of fossils to reveal their secrets to our history
Sophie Sanchez
The first animals with four legs emerged from the water long before dinosaurs appeared. How could they adapt to life on land? To study their growth and physiology, palaeontologist Sophie Sanchez uses one of the most powerful X-rays in the world to investigate fossil skeletons and reveal their secrets. Join us and learn more about Sophie's work, fossils and what we can learn from ancient skeletons. Samtalet ges på engelska.
27th of september 2022.
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The two faces of Volcanoes – learning to benefit from the monster
Valentin Troll
Meet Valentin Troll, Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development talking about volcanoes and how they can be very destructive but also how they provide us with a vastness of resources that shape our daily lives and without which we would not exist in the way we are today.
9th of june 2020.
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