Science Podcasts

Researchers have developed a new way of tracking the development of Alzheimer's disease using a radioactive marker...

A mummified body known as the Cashel man was recently found to be the oldest so called 'bog body' with intact...

Wrongly blamed for murders and hallucinations, Simon Cotton raises a glass of absinthe to this week's compound:...

Dominic Ford reports from the European Planetary Science Congress, where he heard about the latest misisons to Mars and...

Does the cycle of the moon affect your sleep patterns? We find out!

Pottery and it's properties...

We look at some of the best projects which let you get involved in scientific research from home, from hunting spiders...

Why scratch your head if you don't know the answer? What about the Earth made the dinosaurs so big? Why does the...

Toddlers addicted to smart phones, speaking with a cyborg and electrically inducing human creativity.

The largest passenger ship salvage operation ever is currently underway in Italy, as experts try to raise the MS Costa...

How can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris

What are the relative risks of e-cigarettes, nicotine patches and snuff?

We expose how electricity powers the nervous system, how ion channels could tackle diabetes and how algae could shed...

Knowing which parasites infected our ancient ancestors could show us how to best treat severe allergies.

How did scientists enthral audiences at their shows in the Victorian times? And was their understanding of science...

Who do you think you are? And is the answer in your genes? This month we're delving into genes and genealogy.

How is an electron microscope tip made to measure 1 atom thick? Why do I sound different on a recording? Can light be...

The Blobfish has been announced to be the world's ugliest animal. Ugly Animal Preservation Society members...

Will fracking bring down energy prices and keep our lights on, or could it be an environmental disaster?

Cyclists test a new diabetes monitoring system on a 2100km tour from Brussels to Barcelona

Sugata Mitra's experiments have suggested that children can learn huge amounts from the internet when left to...

How does learning to dance affect our brains, and how can this help us better understand autism?

Why is it so hard to breed pandas in captivity, and why are vets unsure whether a panda in Edinburgh Zoo is pregnant?

Why, and how, is pregnancy associated with high sensitivity to smell?