Science Podcasts

A new mission to Mars, how Kinect games consoles are assisting with satellite docking and new data from the rings of...

In this NewsFlash, we look at improving wheelchair design for paralympic wheelchair basketball players, the link...

Will we find life in a lake trapped under 3 kilometres of ice? How can living above an abandoned mine cut your heating...

By simply bouncing a laser beam between two mirrors, could you produce an infinitely powerful laser? And if not, why...

How did NASA get their cameras to work in the cold on the moon? How does a cordless electric toothbrush charge itself?...

In the final of our special series of programmes from the British Science Festival, we find out how researchers will be...

In this special edition of the Naked Scientists from the British Science Festival, we get the latest news from the...

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

In the second special programme from the British Science Festival in Aberdeen, we discover the technology for seeing...

With 40% of adults in the UK now using smartphones, and similar figures worldwide, we discover how easy it is to track...

In this, the first of a series of special podcasts from the British Science Festival, we discover the "Wang...

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: what the first creatures to walk on land looked like; the connection between the...

We find out how it is possible for a single telephone wire to carry information for a telephone conversation, file...

How is data sent safely online, and how can we keep prying eyes away? This week we investigate the basis of...

Satellites are essential, and not just for the latest television. Nation states rely on satellites for reconnaissance,...

Is a heater more efficient than a lightbulb? Why does your tongue stick to ice? Do planes alter the weather around...

Lactic acid podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

How nerve cells make decisions, how genes control behaviour, using light to interrogate neuronal circuits, anxiety...

Why does my GPS think my car has moved in the garage at night? Can humans survive a space-ride to Mars? Why are epsom...

Why are we still curious about Mars? This month on Naked Astronomy, we're looking into Martian matters to find out...

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

Is hydrogen the fuel of our future? As fossil fuel reserves run out, this week we ask whether hydrogen can fill the...

Hydrogen could be a key clean fuel of the future, powering cars, planes and technology. The challenge facing us before...

UF6 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry