In this excerpt from the Brave New World podcast, Evgeny Lebedev talks with Mark Hyman about the rise of longevity medicine, and what lifestyle changes we can make to enhance our health span.

To hear the episode in full just search Brave New World Evening Standard.

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From the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, we speak to Dr Beth Mortimer, from the University of Oxford, who is measuring seismic vibrations to track African elephants’ communication.

Elephants can feel vibrations through the ground from enormous distances, which can dictate their travelling routes through the savannah.

Beth and her team buried 1,200 seismic ​nodes underground to measure the ground vibrations, which are ​more ​commonly ​used ​to ​study ​things ​like ​earthquakes ​and ​volcanoes.

Archaeologists working on an excavation site in the UK’s Cotswolds have discovered evidence of an Iron Age-Roman settlement.

This comes after the find of two iron Roman cavalry swords.

Plus, researchers in Spain say that even the softest of veg can damage our teeth, too.

Also in this episode:

-Jarvis Cocker marks the 100-year anniversary of the Shipping Forecast.

-Why you may want to send a few more emojis to your loved ones...

-The lost voices of monks to be heard again after 500 years.

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A huge wildfire is spreading through the Greek island of Crete, fuelled by strong winds.

The blaze began on Wednesday afternoon near Lerapetra, and so far at least 1,500 people from villages, tourist resorts and coastal hotels have been evacuated.

It comes as a scorching heatwave grips the European continent, with temperatures reaching over 40C degrees.

The Royal Society’s free Summer Science Exhibition is back for another year.

One particular entry to this year’s exhibit is London-based Drake Music, and their technology, titled PhotoSynth, which, powered by machine learning, allows users to create music from facial expressions.

We hear from the CEO of Drake Music, Sally Currie.

Plus, vanilla, the universally popular flavour which is used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, could be under threat due to climate change.

Also in this episode:

-Microsoft: layoffs across gaming division.

-Japanese island experiences 900 earthquakes in two weeks.

-A new interstellar object is moving through our solar system.

-And finally, Sophie Ellis-Bextor says AI cannot copy human connection in music.

If you have been affected by the wildfires in Crete, get in touch by emailing megan.howe@standard.co.uk

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