Science Podcasts

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

Scientists have nailed down how neurons in the brain make choices between different options

A new project to characterise the whiffs of history

What does it take to make an effective peacemaker?

What will the square kilometre array teach us?

Let's make sure we're not barking up the wrong tree!

Exploring the tiny journeys of great importance

What good does exercise do the brain? Can spending time in nature make you kinder?

Pfizer and BioNTech have concluded the Phase 3 trial of their coronavirus vaccine...

The findings of the Woolf Institute’s Diversity Study of England and Wales 2020 were published this week...

Is it worth paying £100 for the game?

From the ancient past to the changing climate of the future, us humans are a migratory bunch...

NASA has just collected a sample from an asteroid...

Injecting material made from myelin-producing brain cells can turn off multiple sclerosis...

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

How many people could have my last name in 300 years?

How does this new RNA-based approach work, for how long, and is it safe?

What was the Swedish approach to COVID, and how successful has it been?

Coronavirus in mink, a test to track poached ivory, the genome of a cat, and a new genetic disease...

And new technology to study mosquito biting behaviour...

Hundreds of thousands of people have it - but many don't understand it...

Is the way we mine the minerals for electric car batteries and mobile phones fair or responsible?

The world around us is in motion, from the air we breathe to the water in the oceans...

What have we learned about Covid19 immunity, incubation periods, testing and mink?