Science Podcasts

Brian Clegg introduces a compound steeped in faded Victorian glamour – acetylene

We step inside the multidimensional world of the computer games industry...

How are robotic voices generated? And what's their future? Will they ever sound human?

Where are mosquitoes during the winter? Why can't I whistle as I get older?

Men tend to donate competitively on webs pages run by attractive female fundraisers

How genetic sequencing makes modern science tick.

How genetics coordinates embryonic development.

Genetically modify me: the science and safety of genetic modification

Simon Cotton examines a compound banned in warfare but still used by police to disperse crowds: CS gas

Western societies are missing important gut bacteria due to modern sanitation practices.

Why do humans have rhythm? Do you sneeze in your sleep? Why do crabs walk sideways?

How does your brain interpret a noise?

GM Salmonella can be used to combat cancer

The elusive substance could be interacting with itself, massive galaxy collision reveals.

Will we ever be able to record dreams? How does seedless fruit reproduce?

Herpes, breweries, model organisms, social interactions in rats, and brain injured flies

It's the strongest known biological material and one of the earliest pigments - Helen Scales discovers goethite

Space Boffins visit the original Apollo 10 craft; Skylon's spaceplane and ExoMars mission.

Guarding the genes in our crops is vital to ensure food for the future.

Can we live forever? We look at the latest breakthroughs that could make us immortal...

The Moon's origins are mysterious, but new evidence has shed some light on the matter...

A relative of T. rex has been shown to have exhibited cannibalism.

Unripe pears are dry, yet ripe pears are juicy so how do they become moist?

Can you control someone's dream? What determines the colour of the sea?