Imagining a threat activates the same brain process as real exposure.
In Short
In short: brief podcast episodes telling compelling science stories.
08 June 2016
What does it take to build a 57.5km tunnel?
07 June 2016
What you feed a macrophage can change its behaviour.
07 June 2016
When given the choice of plastic particles or zooplankton, fish prefer to eat plastic.
06 June 2016
What if there was one vaccine that could protect against all the many forms of cancer?
27 May 2016
We are consuming too much salt as a nation, but what does this mean for our health?
23 May 2016
Botox impairs your ability to read the emotion of others
20 May 2016
Do frogs jump out of boiling water but stay in if you heat them slowly? No frogs harmed...
19 May 2016
Get a sneak preview of the new robot exhibition at the Science Museum in London.
16 May 2016
From maths hacks to poker playing bots - Can science help you win big?
16 May 2016
Researchers have found a new link in the theory of how life began on early Earth.
16 May 2016
Solving the Zika puzzle - Scientists have developed a new mouse model to study Zika
06 May 2016
60% of people in Saudi Arabia are breaking up marriages due to genetic testing.
06 May 2016
Poo is much more than just a disgusting waste product.
06 May 2016
What are the things you need to think about when deciding to sequence your genome?
29 April 2016
Are morning vaccinations more effective?
21 April 2016
Should we be leaving archaeological finds in the ground?
20 April 2016
When it comes to the brain, size doesn't matter. It's what you do with it that counts.
18 April 2016
Computer model suggests the threat of sexual disease led to widespread monogamy...
18 April 2016
Research demonstrates that LSD could have therapeutic properties, should we make it legal?
25 March 2016
How many satellites are out there, and what can they do for us?
23 March 2016
Pluto has given up some of its secrets, as a wave of data arrives from New Horizons.
22 March 2016
A new therapy may help stroke victims to rehabilitate...
21 March 2016
A new mission which aims to seek out methane on the red planet has launched successfully.