More than 130,000 people in California were ordered to evacuate as dry, hurricane-force winds hindered firefighters and spread the blazes. We hear from Dr Ella Gilbert, climate scientist of the British Antarctic Survey, who specialises in the impact of mountain winds.

Reactions to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to end Facebook fact-checking

How long do people live after dementia diagnosis?

Also in this episode:

• E-cigarettes ‘are four times more profitable for convenience stores than tobacco’, according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh.
• Robot-guided “smart biopsy” technique tested on UK patients - could this one day end invasive operations?
• CES 2025: air purifier for your pet cat

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The fire has forced the evacuation of 30,000 residents of Pacific Palisades, home to stars including Ben Affleck, and Tom Hanks.

Why HMPV is not another Covid-19 pandemic with Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists (which grew in popularity during the pandemic) and a medical consultant specialising in clinical microbiology and virology at Cambridge University.

David ​Schreier, ​Professor ​of ​Practice ​in ​AI ​and ​Innovation ​with ​Imperial ​College ​London business school joins us from CES 2025 in Las Vegas for more Nvidia updates.

Also in this episode:

• Was the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel planned 'using generative AI’?
• Scientists believe just one cup of coffee in the morning leads to better heart health
• Less grey seal pups born at popular coastal breeding ground

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...Including most powerful processor, the GeForce RTX 5090, plus new AI gaming chips. EU leaders react to Elon Musk’s outbursts over UK child grooming gangs ahead of elections. Scientists unlock secrets of Earth’s climate past, with lead researcher Dr Hanna Jurikova, senior research fellow at St Andrews’ School of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Also in this episode:

• Powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 95 in western China
• GMB’s Dr Hilary Jones on dangers of ultra processed foods
• Paperclip-sized chameleon on conservationists’ 2025 watchlist

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