Science Podcasts

The largest passenger ship salvage operation ever is currently underway in Italy, as experts try to raise the MS Costa...

How can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris

What are the relative risks of e-cigarettes, nicotine patches and snuff?

We expose how electricity powers the nervous system, how ion channels could tackle diabetes and how algae could shed...

Knowing which parasites infected our ancient ancestors could show us how to best treat severe allergies.

How did scientists enthral audiences at their shows in the Victorian times? And was their understanding of science...

Who do you think you are? And is the answer in your genes? This month we're delving into genes and genealogy.

How is an electron microscope tip made to measure 1 atom thick? Why do I sound different on a recording? Can light be...

The Blobfish has been announced to be the world's ugliest animal. Ugly Animal Preservation Society members...

Will fracking bring down energy prices and keep our lights on, or could it be an environmental disaster?

Cyclists test a new diabetes monitoring system on a 2100km tour from Brussels to Barcelona

Sugata Mitra's experiments have suggested that children can learn huge amounts from the internet when left to...

How does learning to dance affect our brains, and how can this help us better understand autism?

Why is it so hard to breed pandas in captivity, and why are vets unsure whether a panda in Edinburgh Zoo is pregnant?

Why, and how, is pregnancy associated with high sensitivity to smell?

Prof Peter Gore explains how we can simulate life on the grand scale and what this can teach us about dealing with our...

Concrete that can repair its own cracks using plastic ligaments and embedded bacteria...

The space boffins present a special Mars-themed podcast.

Rutherford Appleton Central Laser Facility scientist Dr Ceri Brenner enlightens Ginny Smith about the world of lasers...

Physicist Chris Frost explains, at the British Science Festival 2013, how cosmic rays disrupt the everyday technologies...

Do diamonds melt? What is heartburn? What should anglers wear so fish don't see them? Why does holding an aerial...

Simon Cotton introduces the dynamic Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson, and the catalyst that carries his name

In another question and answer edition of the show, the team get to grips with your questions - including can you...

The poison from deadly nightshade, used in a recent attempted murder - Dan Johnson introduces atropine