Science Podcasts

Or is there any point even trying?

Plus, are dogs smarter than cats?

Debunking the bad rap given to certain organisms

Not one but two British astronauts in this edition of Space Boffins...

The minerals which make up the sea's trademark saltiness, and their journey to get there...

Plus, a breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment

How do parrots mimic sounds?

Health experts question whether we'd be better off without changing the clocks...

Examining the universal(ish) characteristics of musical sounds...

Plus, what a liquid biopsy from the eye can reveal about your general health...

Also, does a change in the weather lead to joint pain?

The second instalment of the Prisms Podcast from Cambridge University Press

Swatting weak bugs might mean only the strongest genes are passed down the generations...

How the JWST is solving mysteries across the universe

We find out about a choir that sings music from games, and review Diablo IV and Sea of Stars.

Also, why do golf balls have dimples?

Did they just dig until they struck it lucky?

Plus, the street drugs being linked to deaths in the UK

We speak to experts on learning from the past to fight diseases of the future...

Sending your remains skyward, and a space repair reminscent of Apollo 13...

Plus, the scary sounds of the savannah...

And what is the difference between old and new vaccines?

And how do they form in the first place...

The former Chief Medical Officer in England talks vocations, being CMO, and antibiotic resistance