Science phone-in podcasts answering science questions and discussing topical science news stories...

22 March 2021

How long does Covid-19 immunity last? And how long does the genetic material from a coronavirus vaccine persist in the...

12 March 2021

Are more neck bones the reason for a long neck? Also, why do some people sink, and does lightning travel upwards, or...

08 March 2021

Does abstinence make the heart grow stronger, or actually cause ill health? Plus Perseverance, black boxes and the flat...

27 February 2021

Why do we age? Why not evolve to be better at repairing ourselves? Also, the basis of PCR tests for Covid-19...

15 February 2021

We discuss the boom and bust cycles of Covid-19 outbreaks, and hear why ants might invade your kettle...

05 February 2021

Can you dial in to AM radio with your mouth? Also, Covid-19 vaccines, cytokine storms and nuclear rockets...

26 January 2021

What's in the coronavirus vaccine. Also, how maggots get into wounds, and ivermectin and Covid...

22 January 2021

Why a tired moment produces a jet of saliva, and antibodies and Covid severity...

18 January 2021

If you stand on your head, can you still swallow? Plus, Covid variants and coronavirus vaccines...

11 January 2021

Why is it so buoyant? Also, how energy drinks give you a buzz, and how planetary orbits work...

18 December 2020

Flashing cars, point of care tests for Covid-19, asymptomatic infection, facemasks and the size of Jupiter...

08 December 2020

Why is the sky blue but it's black in space? And why does the Moon look white?

04 December 2020

Why shear a sheep in winter when it's cold? And can animals count?

27 November 2020

Why did touching something make me taste metal? Also, sneezing at the Sun and how bananas ripen other fruit...

17 November 2020

Why does smooth ice make it happen less? Also, immunity to Covid-19 and athletes keeping their cool...

06 November 2020

And will sleeping with a potato stop restless leg syndrome?

04 November 2020

Trick, or treatment: are generic drugs no different to named brands? Also, the physics of rainbows from oil on water...

29 October 2020

Wouldn't a Chihuahua do instead? Also, decoding conversation and Covid-19 links to diabetes...

26 October 2020

Also, why ice cubes stick to my skin, and why shop-bought but not home-reared chickens have soft bones and tender meat...

19 October 2020

Plus, how smoking hijacks the brain's pleasure centres, and where Covid-19 came from...

17 October 2020

Where does all the silk come from? Also signs the full moon affects human behaviour, and why we have a conscience...

12 October 2020

Do weight changes affect our bones, Also, why take a whale carcass to landfill?

02 October 2020

We discuss the situation, and hear toddlers have potbellies and whether free-divers get the bends?...

25 September 2020

Also,Covid outbreaks in Britain, and would a baby exposed to 5 languages from birth learn all of them...