Science Podcasts

Do plants do maths? Has the Internet made us all more intelligent? How did people realise Earth is round? What's...

How are astronomers modelling the dark matter in the Universe?

What will be the last organism living on Earth when the Sun swells, a replacement liver grown from stem cells, and the...

Naked Physicist Dave Ansell tries to recreate Space in his garden, in order to get to grips with a listeners question...

Nineteen fire-fighters were killed in Arizona tackling a wildfire that had got out of control. But how do blazes like...

To some it looks cheap and nasty, for others it's a sensible (or even sexy) design decision. Brian Clegg wraps...

What will the last survivors at the end of the world look like?

Marking what would have been the 101st birthday of Bletchley code-breaker Alan Turing, we look at the Enigma Machine...

How much of a threat are solar storms to electricity grids?

Plans are afoot to double the size of the Liverpool Telescope.

How is technology altering the way tennis is played?

How much ice are glaciers losing annually? What makes eyes itch? Is yoga beneficial to health? How do solar sails work...

Miniature lungs, breasts and other organs can be grown in dishes to reproduce how the tissue develops and how they...

How does training affect conscious control? What happens to automatic movements as we age?

Can a compound in red wine protect against heart attack and cancer? Phillip Broadwith investigates resveratrol

Pubs across the UK have started accepting virtual money called 'bitcoins' in return for pints.

Clinical Neuropsychologist Barbara Sahakian explains why some people find it difficult to make the right decisions...

How much detail can amateur astronomers see on Jupiter, and how can space scientists use this to probe the Solar System...

Why does yawning produce tears? Why do noses run on a cold day? Is methylated spirit good for mosquito bites? Is it...

Fungi, close up: why plants can't grow without them, the personal account of a toadstool poisoning victim and...

Google announces the deployment of a fleet of balloons to bring Internet access and WiFi within reach in remote places...

Recovering from alcoholism via community creativity, goats high on psychedelics, cheeky monkeys on mojitos, and can...

We find out what's going on if exercise is making you sick. Plus we ponder the existance of free will.

Lars Öhrström on phosphoric acid: Crucial for crops and DNA's backbone, it's the energy currency of the...