Science Podcasts

The psychology of gift-giving, chocolate equations and how to avoid a festive hangover.

Tim Peake embarked on his journey to space on Tuesday but what will he do once he's there?

What have world leaders signed up to at COP21 and are the climate commitments achievable?

A plant protein used to communicate with friendly soil fungi has been identified

What was the most momentous bit of science that you heard about this year?

Kat Arney reveals how high temperature bacteria provide us with the molecule that speeds up DNA sequencing

We're losing a football pitch of soil every 5 seconds but why? And how can we stop it?

You've probably never heard of them but their technology is everywhere...

What causes somnambulism and can we stop it?

Synthetic biology - engineering life - is set to revolutionise the world, but how?

Could humans evolve to one sex, can eczema be viral and what keeps the sun burning?

Prepping for Tim Peake's launch with Britain's first astronaut Helen Sharman...

Kiki Sanford examines the molecule that holds the balance between life and death

How is technology changing music and is it a blessing or a curse?

Climate change is bad news for polar bears. What would happen if we gave them a new home?

Researchers have linked a gene with your ability to stop smoking.

Research this week has revealed why loneliness can be a bigger killer than obesity.

Michael Freemantle awakens us to the history of diethyl ether

In a rapidly changing climate, what do we really know about how to spot or prevent floods?

Compulsive sexual behaviour is driven by the huge novelty provided by online material

Jess wanted to know what would happen if she plucked a guitar in space...

Redi spoke to the Naked Scientist about a study from UCLA scientists about loneliness and the link to increased risk of...

A new supergene has been identified that determines breeding strategies in ruffs

Brian Clegg paints a picture of a compound found in ancient cave paintings and top-of-the-range electronics: Manganese...