Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
Science Podcasts
All of our free science podcasts and science radio shows on science, technology, medicine and engineering in one place...
25 June 2013
How much detail can amateur astronomers see on Jupiter, and how can space scientists use this to probe the Solar System...
21 June 2013
Why does yawning produce tears? Why do noses run on a cold day? Is methylated spirit good for mosquito bites? Is it...
20 June 2013
Fungi, close up: why plants can't grow without them, the personal account of a toadstool poisoning victim and...
20 June 2013
Google announces the deployment of a fleet of balloons to bring Internet access and WiFi within reach in remote places...
20 June 2013
Recovering from alcoholism via community creativity, goats high on psychedelics, cheeky monkeys on mojitos, and can...
20 June 2013
We find out what's going on if exercise is making you sick. Plus we ponder the existance of free will.
19 June 2013
Lars Öhrström on phosphoric acid: Crucial for crops and DNA's backbone, it's the energy currency of the...
16 June 2013
Multicellular life, potato blight and Hepatitis B
14 June 2013
Our genes are our unique calling card and DNA analysis can solve crimes and resolve family disputes. And it's set...
14 June 2013
Ginny Smith talked to scientists performing at Chetenham Science Festival, as well as trying out some hands- on...
14 June 2013
What is the physiology behind emotional breakdown? Everybody has had the feeling in traumatic situations. But why does...
13 June 2013
Extreme Physiology: Everest to the Ocean Floor
13 June 2013
A team in Singapore have developed an invisibility cloak that can hide goldfish and cats...
12 June 2013
It repairs objects, heals wounds and fights crime. It puts the ‘super’ in superglue. Emma Stoye introduces cyanoacrylate
10 June 2013
A full, frank and funny interview with Tim Peake, Richard goes inside NASA's 'crazy ideas', and Sue...
07 June 2013
How do continental plates move? Is the weather worse at weekends? What does your brain choose to ignore? Why do wet...
07 June 2013
Reporting from Lake Baikal, how nicotine switches off attention in the teenage brain, and a visit to a Siberian sauna!
07 June 2013
We find out if a mountain on Earth could ever reach 20 km high. Plus we ask, what is going on during an emotional...
06 June 2013
Fooling GPS devices to report the wrong locations, pinpointing people in buildings, tracking volcanic dust, and nuclear...
06 June 2013
Is Michael Douglas right when he claims his oral cancer was caused by HPV?
05 June 2013
The stuff of action films and horrifying news stories, Simon Cotton introduces the infamous nerve agent, VX
31 May 2013
What's the radiation dose for trips to Mars? Is dental amalgam dangerous? Why do trees drop their leaves in winter?
31 May 2013
We find out if street lights are affecting plants and birds. Plus we ask how high can a mountain be here on Earth?