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

04 October 2021

The chemistry of batteries you can replenish, and do our feet change shape as we age?

29 September 2021

We talk viral evolution, vaccine quality control, and why we usually sneeze more than once!

18 September 2021

Might mammoths roam Siberia once more? Also, the scale of the Universe, are humans getting taller, and what's...

11 September 2021

Water hardness, metals, MRI scans and gravity go under scrutiny this week...

03 September 2021

The making of magnetism, plus polluting the solar system, entropy and long sight...

28 August 2021

What happens when two light rays meet, and what's at the bottom of a black hole...

21 August 2021

Modern tech explained, as well as the basis of carbon dating, and why we can't tickle ourselves...

14 August 2021

How do food allergies work, and what's in wine that causes a hangover?

06 August 2021

What do the bits and bytes we're storing weigh, and how does relativity relate to the real world?

24 July 2021

A nod to Tokyo and the age old question about Alzheimer's and aluminium...

17 July 2021

And why laser beams are bad for goalkeepers...

28 June 2021

How do electric eels make electricity, and is behaviour heritable?

18 June 2021

Why did the rotary engine concept never take off, air pressure at altitude, and what hypnosis does to the brain...

16 June 2021

The battle of the sexes, why one nostril seems to work better sometimes, why we feel hot or cold, and why tennis...

07 June 2021

Where the sweet stuff comes from, as well as the science of albinism and stretch marks...

28 May 2021

How medical detection dogs can sniff our Covid-19 sufferers, and what triggers early labour...

21 May 2021

Is the TikTok meme correct? Also, where clouds go, how touchscreens work, and do exhausts last longer these days?!

08 May 2021

It's full of hydrogen and oxygen, so why is water incombustible?

30 April 2021

And why do dogs pee on upright objects?

19 April 2021

If the AZ vaccine causes blood clots, why do affected individuals have low platelets?

16 April 2021

Mixing vaccines, and risk factors for brain blood clots...

14 April 2021

A vaccine update, and why dogs and cats do circles in the beds...

26 March 2021

What masks can and cannot block, and why some people refuse to believe that Covid-19 is the real deal...

22 March 2021

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