Jul 2, 2026 · 55 min · 21 segments
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the earliest evidence we have of the existence of trees and how even plants we might have on windowsills or as vegetables in gardens can and do, in the right…
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Jenny McElwainGuest
Bill BakerGuestChristopher BerryGuest
Misha GlennyHostAnd so on The Global Story podcast from the BBC, we're telling surprising tales of American influence on the world stage and in ordinary people's lives all across the globe.
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“Ever wondered if some trees exist woodless?”
“Why trees stop growing beyond 135 metres”
“When Earth's oxygen soared, thanks to trees”
“Lost dinosaur-age tree found in Australian gorge”
“Comparing life's blueprint to chemistry's periodic table”
“Palm DNA upends timeline of ancient rainforests”
“First trees spark a playful definitional debate”
“Tracking twenty-one witness trees against climate change”
“How trees build layered climates and habitats”
