Science Podcasts

Winter is coming and with it comes a runny nose but how can we stop a snotty hooter?

Also, why snails eat cigarettes and what tupperware does in the dishwasher...

Michael Freemantle examines the explosive history and chemistry of mercury fulminate

Big Data is everywhere but what is it, how is it used and how does it impact our privacy?

It would appear that people on go bald on their heards, but why? And why not elsewhere?

Elephants are made up of many more cells than humans, but don't get cancer. Why?

Where does water come from and what would happen if dinosaurs hadn't been wiped out?

Do you remember when you went through puberty and when is the healthiest time for it?

It has been shown for the first time that environmental sounds can convey emotions.

We've all heard of Novak Djokovic's tennis racket but what else can graphene be used for?

New research shows that DNA mutations may be less random than previously thought.

Deep-sea bacteria, cigarette smoke and the benefits of sleep.

Generally, things get bigger as they get hotter. Neil Withers examines one of the exceptions – zirconium tungstate

The Naked Scientists tackle your science questions head on.

British astronaut, Tim Peake, bares all, from gravity and guitars to missions to Mars...

Prevention is better than cure. We know the causes, now how do we stop breast cancer?

E-Cigarettes seem to be everywhere but are they healthy or harmful and what's in them?

Long awaited vaccine for life threatening respiratory virus could be around the corner.

Cataracts take years to form, but new research shows that this could be reversed in weeks.

There's more to toluene than TNT, as Brian Clegg reveals

We dish the dirt on pollution and see if electric cars can compete with petrol motors...

Everyone likes a room with a view but why? Is it innate or do we learn to love a vista?

What is the universe made of? Will robots ever take over the world?

Childbirth happens rather a lot - but we still don't know a huge amount about it.