Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
Science Podcasts
All of our free science podcasts and science radio shows on science, technology, medicine and engineering in one place...
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...
What actually is graphene, and what is it doing for us?
Premature birth is linked to a socially withdrawn personality.
How many people are needed to avoid inbreeding in a population?
How do humans generate body heat, how does rice fix a waterlogged phone and why don't...
Brian Clegg introduces an exotic chemical dynasty: the Vanadium oxides
Academic success at the end of compulsory education may be down to genetics.
How hormones run the show when it comes to sex, and how this has societal-wide impacts...
A pill on a string could be used to detect cancer of the oesophagus.
For a decade we thought de-worming boosts school attendance, but is this really true?
What are wormholes, and how would one be created?
Your way of thinking is a good indicator of whether you'll enjoy Joni or Metallica
Why do we get nosebleeds? Can you use a sonic booms as a weapon?
Rocket power might be about to revolutionise the world of punting...
Drinking one fizzy pop per day increases the risk of diabetes substainally...
Simon Cotton on the compound that turns a shrinking violet into a hero: Adrenaline
From why scientists often say "so", to the feasibility of charging a human by USB...
Cancer, dengue fever, sperm DNA and neurons that are sensitive to magnetic fields.
A show by students from the UK and Japan about everything from genetics to astrophysics
Are intelligent people more prone to depression? Will we ever exceed the speed of light?
Scientists have produced the first 3D, beating human heart chamber from a single stem cell