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...
Science on the River - A Punt Down the Cam. The river Cam runs through Cambridge, past the colleges that have been home...
Osmium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Is it dangerous to feed nuts to babies? Can dogs get hayfever? Where does the static on your radio come from? All these...
Do we drink the same water that dinosaurs drank? Has your water passed through the countless bladders of the past? In...
It's an Extravaganza of Questions and Answers on the Naked Scientists this week as we take on your questions,...
Why does our head hurt when we eat too much ice cream? How is it possible to communicate with people on the other side...
Magnesium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
How old is the oldest organism? In this Question of the Week we find out if any organism has found the secret of...
Drug Discovery: On this week's Naked Scientists, drug development goes under the microscope as we explore two new...
Do the cells controlling our memory renew themselves? What happens to the rubber when tyres wear down? What would...
Science writer Philip Ball tells the story of the element that started a war
How does the Bornean Flat-Headed Frog breathe when it has no lungs? No, it's not a bad joke, it's our...
We're going for gold on this week's Olympian Naked Scientists, by discovering the sporty science of...
Could piezo electricity be used to supply power to the world's population? In space, can anyone hear you scream,...
Even the rarest element on Earth has its uses according to Mark Peplow
Why are dreams so hard to remember? In this Question of the Week, we find out why your night time imagination slips...
Give yourself the time to listen! This week we find out about the Body Clock!
Lead podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Technetium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
How was the Sun created? How are dead bodies decomposed? Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? We answer these...
It's 150 years since Darwin's theory of Evolution was presented to the Linnean Society, and so we've...
Why are copper compounds so colourful? In this week's Question of the Week we find out how one metal can have so...
How can bombs bounce without going off? Could a volcanic eruption be deadly worldwide? What is St Elmo's Fire? We...
If you burn your Pizza to a crisp, are you left with a low calorie (if not very tasty) meal? In this Question of the...