Science Podcasts

Brian Clegg tells us about a silicone gel, which can sometimes be a bit silly

What will it take to solve a Millennium Problem, and how will it revolutionise our world?

How much of a wheat field do you need to make one loaf of wholemeal bread?

Why does the placebo effect work? Why does scratching relieve itches?

Raychelle Burks introduces a red dye with a prickly history.

Evidence links volcanoes to the fall of the Roman Empire...

Could we separate the health benefits from psychoactive properties in marijuana?

A journey into the Matrix: we explore the wonders and woes of our digital age!

How do different types of cells know which genes to use? The answer lies in epigenetics.

A study tracking bee populations shows that they do not mix well with climate change.

A substance that directly causes brain ageing has been uncovered for the first time...

Recent rocket fails; a village on the moon and is space exploration good for all?

Half of all children with a genetic anxious temperament go on to develop depression

All hail self-driving taxis, as they could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 94%.

Why do we get old and die? Does food affect your mood?

If life hands you lemons, make lemonade – or you could make citric acid, a very useful commodity chemical according to...

Things get a little dangerous as we uncover the science behind war and explosions...

Gold? Oxygen? Heroin? The Naked Scientists find out what the most expensive element is...

A study on mice has shown males and females feel pain via different biological pathways.

How high can a fly fly? Are you more likely to get ill in cold weather?

What do fish and aircraft have in common?

Brian Clegg on sodium sulfate, known as 'the miraculous salt' because of its strong laxative effects.

60 years since the discovery of atomic time, we ask what is time and when did it begin?

Tonight, a second will be added to clocks across the world, but what is this leap second?