Science Podcasts

What happens to muscles in space? Can any animals become invisible? What actually makes a waterproof coat waterproof?

Where did the agent that locked hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide come from?

How do you power a spacecraft to Saturn? Can gravity affect the telomeres inside our cells? What can be done to help...

Can turning back the clock be key to protecting ourselves against viruses?

Love it or loathe it maths is everywhere... From bees that can count to interstellar trade with aliens, we explore how...

Like with physical exercise, if we practice difficult mental tasks, does our endurance at those tasks improve over time?

This month we’re zooming in on cancer, finding out how researchers are tackling tumours in unprecedented detail.

Is there a cure for flu? How far are we from designer genes? Do our voices change as we get older? Plus, bioengineered...

A new method to turn greenhouse gas methane into methanol...

Richard is at SETI in California to hunt space aliens with the institute’s chief astronomer, Seth Shostak. He also...

From solving crime scenes to hunting wildlife criminals, Team Three demystify forensic genetics.

Miss In Vitro, Miss In Vivo and Miss In Silico battle it out to become the Next Genetics Top Model.

From genetics to computer programming, Team One explore outbreaks of infectious diseases.

The Naked Scientists go global as we explore language - can speaking more than one exercise our brain?; and is our...

Why does a piano's A sharp sound different to a trumpet's A sharp?

Find out how scientists are fighting back against cancer.

In this month's eLife, hear about naturally engineered medicine, gender bias in journals and linking up areas of...

In fairy lights the blue ones can be harder to resolve: why?

This week a top to bottom tour of the intestine. Why we need more dirt in our diet, how to avoid food poisoning, and...

What surprises might you find lurking in your DNA, and can that information be used against you?

We might joke about the battle of the sexes, but it turns out that this is actually true - at least for a hundred or so...

How understanding the formation of a human being from a single fertilised egg can help us to repair things when they go...

Why do missiles in films make a descending sound as they fall?

Mission controllers, the man at the heart of Apollo 13 and a meeting with Dan Dare...