This episode we take a ride into the solar system and beyond. How are planets formed and how was our solar system formed? What are the long believed rules of planetary systems and why we now believe there is not one model that fits all.

Dr Richard Parker is an astrophysicist in our School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. During the episode he takes us around the solar system and further into the Milky Way galaxy - discussing migrating planets and even whether life can jump between planetary systems.

We take a dive into the Wood Wide Web with Professor Katie Field. Katie takes us through where the theory came from, why it rose so quickly in popularity and why it isn’t exactly what we might think.

Katie Field is a professor or plant - soil processes in The School of Biosciences at the University of Sheffield. She has recently been awarded a Royal Society Fellowship that will fund her research for ten years.

Join us each episode where we talk with our academics to explore common beliefs and popular myths across Science. What will we discover?