Science Podcasts

Scientists recently found plastics floating in some of the most remote and inaccessible seas in the world - just off...

How do supermarkets convince you to part with your money? In this special edition of the Naked Scientists, Smitha...

This week we discover a plant indigenous to South Africa that is being used to create stress-relieving drugs worldwide...

This is a podcast by the Society for General Microbiology, recorded at a session they sponsored, at the 2010 Times...

Carbon dioxide podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

British Geological Survey scientists have completed the first full geological survey of Lake Windermere in the English...

The quest is on to find out how something can appear to roll up a hill, rather than down.

It's a bumper crop of "firsts" in this NewsFlash, as we discover the first habitable exoplanet and the...

Why do you see flashes and patterns when you press your eyeballs? Would an antimatter magnet attract normal matter...

This week, we hear about a clinical trial in Kenya that could offer hope for a vaccination against Tuberculosis. We...

Where does the waste from an aeroplane toilet go? And could you ever really get stuck to one when pressing the flush?...

What do we know about earthquakes? And can we predict when they might occur? A special event was held to discuss these...

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

We find out about the true nature of apple cores. They're not as innocent as they look.

In this edition we find out how the synchrotron can be used to understand and clean up our environment. We investigate...

In this NewsFlash, we'll hear how the process of nerve repair could help some cancers to spread, how Multiple...

This week we delve deep into the secrets of the brain. We'll find out how MRIs could be used to read your mind,...

How do you make steam inside a star? We explore the science of solar chemistry to find out how water molecules are...

How do dolphins and other marine animals hydrate themselves? Can we use nanotechnology to fight disease? How does a...

Where did malaria come from? Analysing over three thousand samples of faeces from gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees,...

This week, we investigate the falling population numbers of the Giant Sable in Angola and find out how conservationists...

Everyone loves a rockpool, and Sue Nelson nearly takes a dive into one in this week's podcast while finding out...

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

We find out why we're often told that olive oil is better for you. Is there any truth to the advertising?