Co-author Dr Sandy Knapp, a merit researcher at the Natural History Museum, joins us to discuss the new study, which they say uncovers a missing piece of the potato’s evolutionary history.

Welcome to the world, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, the “oldest baby” to have ever been born. He was born in the US from an embryo that had been stored for thirty years.

And which UK city is receiving the most suspected scam emails or texts?

Also in this episode:

-The technology transforming a London garden into a live orchestra, with Hilary Tam, EMEA Sustainability Leader at Amazon Web Services

-OpenAI have announced plans for their first data centre in Europe

-Scottish ocean rower performs bagpipes via livestream during an All American Rejects set at Comic Con

-Ofcom reveals YouTube as the second most-watched media service in the UK

-Darth Vader’s lightsaber and Michael Keaton's Batman suit go to auction

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