Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
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14 February 2013
You've probably heard of DNA, but what do you know about RNA? As well as being the molecule that shuttles...
14 February 2013
Love is... neurochemistry? This week, we look at love from a scientific perspective...
14 February 2013
Many other species have multiple partners, but are humans meant for monogamy? Plus we ask, do flies have a super sense...
13 February 2013
Philip Robinson tells us about the first chemotherapeutic drug
10 February 2013
The Space Boffins meet British astronaut Tim Peake at the British Interplanetary Society, and discuss Martian methane,...
08 February 2013
How does alcohol cause liver cirrhosis? Can we make matter massless by removing Higgs particles? How did spiders evolve...
08 February 2013
We find out if you can emulate a Martian environment in the kitchen, and if so, can you grow plants there? Plus we ask...
07 February 2013
Earth is due a very near miss next week, so we Analyse Asteroids! We'll meet the companies looking to go...
06 February 2013
Brian Clegg looks at one of the original environmental villains
05 February 2013
In this Planet Earth podcast, how a new genetic strain could halt ask dieback, and the challenges of getting biofuel...
01 February 2013
Are helium-filled balloons less likely to pop? How does a cordless toothbrush charge? Is there much mercury in compact...
01 February 2013
Cambridge scientists have uncovered a new way to combat the pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
01 February 2013
Cats can have patterned fur, but can you get a tabby human? Plus we ask can we make a miniature Mars at home?
31 January 2013
New research reveals why an infectious cancer that's spreading amongst Tasmanian Devils isn't attacked by...
30 January 2013
Laura Howes looks back to a time when feeling blue was a good thing - and wearing it was 'bling'
25 January 2013
What is involved in blood doping in sports? Can beetroot make urine red? Can mosquitoes transmit HIV? How do dung...
25 January 2013
We find out if there is any evidence that anti-mosquito sound devices actually work. Plus we ask, do you get tabby...
24 January 2013
Dung beetles, dogs, transparent electronics and sonic mosquito repellents...
23 January 2013
Josh Howgego prepares to socialise - and tells us why 'cuddle chemicals' are too good to be true
22 January 2013
How an insect borne virus poses a worrying threat to the UK's great tit population, plus the hot conservation...
21 January 2013
We find out if there is a relationship between early rising and cheerfulness. Plus we ask how best to repel mosquitoes!
20 January 2013
Turning skin into brain cells, unravelling Parkinson's, do you only use 10% of your brain? Can you lose weight by...
16 January 2013
Rust podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry
14 January 2013
The gym is full, the pubs are empty - it can only be January, as a good proportion of the population resolves to shape...