Science Podcasts

Plus, chainsaw hypotheses, Star Trek and mathematical puzzles...

Covid continues to rampage, monkeypox is spreading fast, and bird flu has seen its biggest season ever. Why?

We investigate the science of shipping container scanners and the shocking situation a listener encountered...

Many families in the UK open their homes to provide refuge for fleeing Ukrainians. What is the history and the future...

A children's special edition; can Dr Chris Smith crack their imaginative science dilemmas?

An in-depth look at some of the top science stories this month

Researchers dose mice with a bottomless boozy bath to find out if alcohol warms the body, sounds rather nice

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop Kirill of Moscow both got into trouble recently for mixing up religion with...

These heroic creatures could soon be saving lives...

Renewable energy is part of the solution, but efficiently storing and distributing electricity are priorities too...

There’s a pizza joint in Washington DC where a cabal of satanic child abusers meets to brag about their exploits.

What's your favourite movie, is it responsible for where you work now?

Is breeze energy blowing us all away? Or are we throwing caution to the wind?

Is it better for our brains to call people instead of use text-based communication?

Why have FIFA and EA fallen out? Plus we review Pelaton's Lanebreak.

Will a donor arm leave a different DNA fingerprint at a crime scene...?

Is diaspora community just a posh phrase for immigrant community?

Marine renewable technologies were comparable to those of wind in the 90s, but is the flow reversing?

What are stars made of? How do ants breathe? How does a person catch chickenpox?

Not one but four astronauts feature in this month’s Space Boffins...

With spring and summer flowers in full bloom, we look at why countryside smells sometimes aren't smelt.

Do-re-mi-fa-SO-LAR-ti-do.

Can acid destroy more than just the materials of a spring?

Aeroplanes also have round windows, but why. Plus, farts, brain capacity and lightning travelling through your plumbing...