Science Podcasts

An entire Taenia species tapeworm, an incidental finding at post mortem

Computers that can lip-read, a robot that follows your brain waves, prosthetic arms controlled by thinking about...

Dimethyl sulfide podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano gave scientists an unparalleled opportunity for research, and why sediment...

For Easter this week, we explore how synchrotron radiation can be used to probe and find answers to a variety of...

In this special podcast from the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, we hear how twisted sunspots cause solar...

DNA podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Giraffes have very long necks indeed so how do they go about barfing? We find out how they revisit their dinner.

This month we go down to atomic scales and investigate the properties of magnetism. We investigate the different forms...

In NewsFlash this week, how ums and ahs can boost a baby's learning power, how mankind talked his way out of...

Two pioneers in the field of gene therapy join us to discuss how they're developing modified viruses to deliver...

Re-creating the experiments carried out by Barnes Wallis on the bouncing bomb; we discuss the Texan pre-Clovis finds;...

Dr. Zhong Lin Wang explains how we could use nanofibres to harvest energy from our everyday movements to power...

This week, modelling schizophrenia in a dish, why bats roost inverted, what remains in the ground after oil has been...

The "ums" and "ers" uttered by parents plays a key role in helping toddlers to learn new words...

Glutamate podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Art meets science as we meet artists who bust myths about the dark, scary, monster-filled depths.

Eye circles plague many of us at one time or another. Some of us have them all our lives! But what causes them? We have...

In this NewsFlash, how gut bugs alter your risk of heart disease, increasing efficiency by adding flaps to wind...

Do dogs get ticklish? What wakes up mosquitoes at meal times? Do animals use weapons? In this fast-paced Question and...

Are there any impacts of ground fracturing to recover oil and gas, how do colour-changing creatures coordinate with...

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast, how scientists plan to measure the Earth's magnetic field from space, why...

Quinine podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

How did you go about heating the water for this morning's shower? Did you leave the boiler on all night or just...