Science Podcasts

A trip around the circular economy, inspired by the SEEMONSTER installation at Weston-Super-Mare

And can a team of cyclists solve the looming energy crisis

We all face death, and this sense of an ending is expressed in religion and art. Does science provide a more comforting...

A lack of interaction and exploration due to the pandemic means some infants are behind on social development

In the news, how much fishing line is sat at the bottom of our oceans, and can bacteria make tumours worse?

Chris chats to Scummy Mummies podcaster, comedian, writer and gamer Ellie Gibson.

Are reawakening, dormant viruses to blame? And what's the prognosis for the one person in twenty left feeling low...

Hatred is a powerful human emotion. It can motivate individuals and nations, sometimes with tragic consequences...

Plus, spotting dementia early and plastic eating worms...

What does anaesthetic do? and why don’t the colour stripes in toothpaste mix?

Or is shale destined to fail?

Plus the rest of this week's news...

Would fireworks work on Mars? And what do steroids do to the body?

Chris and James take on the Trieste Next science festival, and find out about some of the research going on.

How do you design a space settlement government without it descending into tyranny?

A non-invasive ultrasound technique to gauge breast tissue density could improve cancer pick-up rates...

A better curtain in The Last of Us Part I, and we look at what gamification is.

How do meteors form? Is the universe finite or infinite?

How sweeteners could cause risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new antibiotic found in trees.

In a world of threatened resources and growing population, how should we eat sustainably and responsibly?

How many calories are in a human brain? And what would happen if our planet stopped rotating?

Setting glue, the difference between mist and fog, and are gravitational waves audible?

How much work is it to develop a game on your own?

The bugs we trade with urban animals, how putting the squeeze on cancer affects metastasis, and tracing population...