Science Podcasts

Is it true that there is no restriction for an elevator ascent but not for desent?

Did our limbs evolve from the gills of fish?

Should you refrain from sex before a sports competition? How do flu jabs really work?

Should we be leaving archaeological finds in the ground?

When it comes to the brain, size doesn't matter. It's what you do with it that counts.

Plus when in did humans develop tooth decay and how did Neil Armstrong get home?

Research demonstrates that LSD could have therapeutic properties, should we make it legal?

Computer model suggests the threat of sexual disease led to widespread monogamy...

What do home genetic tests really reveal? Plus, the four-legged genetics of dogs.

Defending gorillas from poaching, living next door to lions and the illegal ivory trade.

Do you get the hiccups after a super spicy curry? We try to find out why.

Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham bring news of space sofas and Martian sunsets...

Are waves slowed by kelp, why is there more rain after a thunder clap, why do we shudder..

This week it's the science of memory: what is memory and can it be improved?

Is it possible for two planets to share the same orbit?

... and then take over the world? Graihagh investigates...

How many satellites are out there, and what can they do for us?

This month, we turn our instruments inwards and look back at planet Earth...

Pluto has given up some of its secrets, as a wave of data arrives from New Horizons.

In this episode: antibiotic resistance, artificial fingertips and ancient DNA.

Can you survive purely on avocados? Can a spinning spaceship simulate gravity?

A new therapy may help stroke victims to rehabilitate...

A new mission which aims to seek out methane on the red planet has launched successfully.

Why does sunlight provide you with vitamin D? How accurate are DNA tests?