Science Podcasts

Our recent spell of hot weather in the UK has seen a dramatic rise in the number of jellyfish in UK waters. But what...

For an aromatic curry and, potentially, a healthier life, Simon Cotton recommends curcumin

How can you make sure you are safe when you cycle? It might be more difficult that you think to ensure cars spot you...

Research has shown that regular vigorous exercise can have a major impact on your risk of having a stroke.

Is global warming a given? Can olive leaf extracts combat parasites? Is there a fake tanning pill? Why keep gas...

In a special episode of Naked Astronomy I travel to the UK's biggest annual astronomy meeting to catch up on the...

How has new technology changed the face of sport?

Claudia and Priya give you 11 facts about organ donation and the World Transplant Games

We brush away at this question: is it better for your teeth to suck on, or chew, your sweets?

It kept the explosions on the silver screen instead of in the projection booth - Brian Clegg on cellulose acetate

This week, the seductive and slinky raw material, rubber. We cook up a scientific treat exploring rubber's origins...

Rats being tickled, a visit to the laughter clinic, and a toddler's favourite joke. We uncover the brain basis of...

Why space is dark, do bags of coins deter flies, why don't cats go grey, is GPS or an odometer more accurate, and...

MRI brain scanning could aid in the diagnosis of autism in young infants, a US research group have found.

Just 50 grams could kill everyone on the planet, but we have it injected into our faces. David Lindsay on Botox

What do sufferers of schizophrenia experience, and why? Might the immune system be to blame? And could an avatar be the...

Are babies the ultimate yoginis? How do they do their headstands in the womb? We find out!

A team at Toronto university won the “Igor I. Sikorsky Competition” by building a man-powered helicopter...

Plants do molecular mathematics to "thyme" starch consumption, how cancers evolve resistance to chemotherapy...

Summer loving is in the air, so what better time to think about sex? We're talking about the genetics of sex...

With gender switching flowers and humungous leaves, the giant water lily at the Cambridge Botanic gardens has to be...

Why are we ticklish? What happens to blood when we die? Why are mechanical hearts hard to make? Why does microwaved...

The latest in solar technology, nerves controlling cancers, wobbles in the Earth's core changing time, and can...

A baby was born in the US this week, thanks to a new genetic screening technique for IVF embryos