Science Podcasts

We know dogs and other pets get the urge to scratch, but what about amphibians?

Might mammoths roam Siberia once more? Also, the scale of the Universe, are humans getting taller, and what's...

Synthetic biology company bit.bio opens its new Cambridge headquarters

Paypal handles it, and Bitcoin is now legal currency in El Salvador. So what’s next for the crypto currency revolution?

Unpicking the science of this deadly syndrome in honour of World Sepsis Day

New research suggests we could be upsetting a carefully balanced ecosystem by feeding birds all year long

As our Universe expands, light stretches and so loses energy... but where does this energy go?

The gap between rich and poor is getting ever wider. Or is it?

Water hardness, metals, MRI scans and gravity go under scrutiny this week...

Is the new academic year destined to provoke a rush of Covid-19 cases in the UK?

Soon to be Commander of the International Space Station, Samantha Cristoforetti, talks Dragons, Star City, and...

New data shows that teenagers are succumbing to long COVID

What does it mean to be "immune" to COVID, and can we make even better vaccines

The Hubble Space Telescope has found water vapour around Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede

Why are there so many re-releases, directors cuts and enhanced editions in gaming?

From digestion to absorption to incorporation: how long does it take for food to become part of us?

The making of magnetism, plus polluting the solar system, entropy and long sight...

There’s more to decadence than eating too much chocolate cake. It can be an artistic movement with serious intent for...

From peat bogs to seagrasses, how can nature help us reach net zero carbon?

What happens when two light rays meet, and what's at the bottom of a black hole...

Do anti-glare phone screens actually work, and how can we prevent disease outbreaks in a crisis?

An outbreak has New Zealand in lockdown, but what's the lowdown on Delta worldwide?

Modern tech explained, as well as the basis of carbon dating, and why we can't tickle ourselves...

Unpicking the latest on who's at risk, what might be causing it, and how we might diagnose it in the future