Science Podcasts

This week we find out why certain mushrooms contain hallucinogens, plus we ask, how long could you survive by eating...

Can Koshik the elephant speak Korean? How have fireflies inspired better LEDs? Plus, the benefits of breast cancer...

How does cancer spread? How can we target our immune system to take out tumours? This week we explore the cutting edge...

What causes hurricanes? Why do we go grey? Do parallel universes exist? What causes hot flushes? Do plants benefit from...

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

How conservationists are using science to help protect rare plants found only in Bristol's Avon Gorge, and...

This week we ponder potatoes! You can bake a potato, boil a potato, fry them, chip 'em and roast 'em. But CAN...

3-parent IVF corrects mitochondrial faults, dung beetles stand on their balls, and treating C.diff

Why we should protect bacteria, fungi and even parasites.

Why aren't bubbles coloured like the soap they came from? Does holding a remote control to you head make it work...

How can we measure some of the most energetic events in the universe? This month, we're exploring the new science...

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

Fish defy the laws of physics, a vaccine against herpes, and how the brain responds to hunger...

We find out where our ancestors artistically expressed themselves, plus we ask, how can we melt a potato?

Are vegetables intelligent? Is Pi a "normal" number? Are humans the only picky eaters? We take on your...

Giving birth to new nerve cells. Could stem cells cause cancer? And what keeps a Nobel Laureate up all night.

How do atoms change inside stars? How did Felix Baumgartner accelerate to over 800 miles per hour? What is inside a...

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: why salt marshes are so important, but are difficult to recreate; how storms are...

Lithium carbonate podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

This week we find out if we there will ever be a real life Dr Doolittle. And sticking with expressing ourselves we ask...

Now hear this! This week we explore the workings of the auditory system, discover the causes of deafness, hear how...

They suck your blood, hitch-hike on your luggage, and are a growing threat to the hotel industry. Bedbugs are a growing...

Sir John Gurdon talks to Chris Smith about the set of experiments that resulted in the award on the 2012 Nobel Prize...

Why is skin the mouths of animals pink? Why doesn't water immediately fall out of clouds? How do we use light to...