Science Podcasts

How old are the Homo naledi remains and how did they end up in the Rising Star cave?

A new species of early human ancestor - Homo naledi - has been uncovered in South Africa

Now that the probe has reached the perihelion, Space Boffins ask what's next?

How teens are publishing papers and why the battle against the STEM shortage may be over.

Fingernails seem to have obvious uses but what are our toenails for?

Children who grow up in dusty farm environments are shielded from developing allergies

It's at the heart of the first chemical equation, and makes Hayley Birch think of quiche. This week's...

21 years in the making, scientists finally get intimate with Pluto and what lies beyond...

How does a headless chicken run, what could cause a sudden drop in heart rate and how d..

Cambridge based company aim to develop a completely sustainable highway in West Georgia

Why do the Blue Ridged Mountains inspire so many songs? Maybe it's because of the Isoprene that gives them their...

Even if a clock is accurate to the millisecond, could this be lost over transmission?

The molecular processes which form 'hidden memories' have recently been discovered...

In music, why do major keys sound happy and minor keys sound mournful?

New research suggests that dogs evolved following climate change.

Why symmetry is more than just a pretty face...

Does exercising give you headaches? Why do my hands get swollen? Do onions absorb germs?

Emilie Steinmark tells us about gluten and gluten intolerance

Why are some things so repulsive and how is science using disgust to better humanity?

Where are we within the universe?

Why is it colder at day break? Why can sheep and goats not mate? Why aren't we evolving?

There's more to life than four letters of DNA: our genes are marked with a chemical 'tag'.

Simon Cotton explains the explosive history and the dangers to health of the weight-loss drug, 2,4-dinitrophenol

In a first for the Space Boffins podcast - an interview with astronauts in space! NASA...