Science Podcasts

How do meteors form? Is the universe finite or infinite?

How sweeteners could cause risk of cardiovascular disease, and a new antibiotic found in trees.

In a world of threatened resources and growing population, how should we eat sustainably and responsibly?

How many calories are in a human brain? And what would happen if our planet stopped rotating?

Setting glue, the difference between mist and fog, and are gravitational waves audible?

How much work is it to develop a game on your own?

The bugs we trade with urban animals, how putting the squeeze on cancer affects metastasis, and tracing population...

And more from this week's quick fire science questions with Dr Chris Smith.

When the film LADY OF HEAVEN was released, there were vigorous protests and Cineworld withdrew the film. What was going...

The institutionalised falsities that still plague scientific study today.

And the rest of your weekly dose of science news and views...

Do galaxies form around black holes or does a black hole move to a galaxy's centre after it's formed?

How the bugs living inside us could contribute towards our health and disease

Do we need to take diet supplements? And is there any merit in acupuncture?

The Moderna vs Pfizer legal battle, why first impressions count and cancer risk in coffee drinkers explored

How climate change will affect our future rainfall, and the technology that could help mitigate the effects.

Pictures of Neil Armstrong's face on the Moon, and other remastered images from the Apollo era...

Breakthroughs in malaria vaccines, sewage in our coastal waters, and if we share genes with our doppelgangers

Take a tour of our planets faster than the speed of light

Swimming in rivers is a cooling activity to partake in. But does drinking cola counter river-borne infections?

Extracts from two of our favourite episodes, combined into a Summer Special covering QAnon and Sex...

In the news this week, a leap forward in making kidney transplants more accessible

Sitting idle while the health of our children deteriorates is a dangerous game...

How can our body's internal processes be changed by medication and drugs?