Episode

Bacteria to the rescue?

Podcast: Living Planet
Published: Jan 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 1611
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Summary

It started with a scoop of soil from an Arctic dump. Inside was a microbe scientists call a game-changer - able to live on air and pull methane, one of the planet’s most dangerous greenhouse gases, straight out of the atmosphere. Could this lucky find help reshape our fight against climate change?