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In short: brief podcast episodes telling compelling science stories.
10 November 2014
Tim Bussey is re-releasing a record from the 80s to highlight gender inequality in science
05 November 2014
It smells of 'rotting horseradish' but gives glass a magnificent red colour – Brian Clegg shines a light on...
31 October 2014
Understanding the human genome takes another step forward.
29 October 2014
Marketed as a path to eternal youth but banned in professional sports, Hayley Simon introduces human growth hormone
23 October 2014
It may have no common name, but as Brian Clegg explains, magnesium chloride has many common uses
21 October 2014
Murderous mussels and killer shrimp are poised for a UK invasion.
15 October 2014
Simon Cotton takes us back to a dark day in UK history, to highlight a terrible use of acetone peroxide
15 October 2014
Our furry four-legged friends lend a paw in disease detection...
09 October 2014
The drug that fuelled rave culture may yet be a treatment for PTSD. Hayley Simon introduces MDMA
02 October 2014
Why would a simple molecule used to produce plastics excite astronomers? Brian Clegg introduces ethane
30 September 2014
How plastic harms marine life...
30 September 2014
Could raising the price of alcohol reduce the costs of alcohol abuse?
30 September 2014
What part of our brain really sets us apart from the other animals?
29 September 2014
Your sense or loss of smell may be a predictor of impending death in seniors.
29 September 2014
Perovskite solar cells may provide the key to higher electricity outputs in the future...
29 September 2014
A new study has established a direct connection between birds' evolution and dinosaurs.
29 September 2014
The common cold can make asthma symptoms worsen in the winter, but why?
28 September 2014
30 day old baby snapper fish speak to each other in order to stick together in the sea
26 September 2014
During cardiac arrest should you be taken to the hospital or treated at the scene?
25 September 2014
Are you a strategic decision-maker or do you choose something totally random?
24 September 2014
Lars Öhrström explains how tantalum(V)oxide banished 'the brick' and allows your mobile phone to fit in your...
19 September 2014
How many people will occupy our planet by the end of the century? A lot...
17 September 2014
When Brian Clegg's acid reflux strikes, he knows he can rely on help from this compound: Sodium alginate
17 September 2014
Miniature radio transmitters the size of ants have recently been developed...