Science Podcasts

TB, HIV, the smell of a handshake and what makes ants social...

People in the Andes have adapted to the high levels of arsenic in their surroundings.

Dr Kat Arney meets Sophie the Stegosaurus, and her researcher Charlotte Brassey

Can you rewind the radio? Can candles give you cancer?

NASA's Dawn probe is bearing down on Ceres. What do we hope to learn from the asteroid?

It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid

Archimedes shouting Eureka, Isaac Newton's apples, Volta's piles and singing planets...

Why do I get a stitch when I exercise? Why do ropes get tangled up in knots?

In this FameLab talk, hear all about the underwater assassin: the snapping shrimp!

RNA may be less famous than it's more stable cousin, but is central to cellular function

Unrolling the sometimes conflicting stories about the dangers and benefits of cannabis.

Why do we need to urinate more often in cold weather?

Tiny atom sized holes can transform the colour of diamonds.

Why does stress give me knots in my stomach? How does sun cream work?

Botox injections, keeping brain tissue alive, and science power shifting to the East...

Breaking Bad may have exaggerated its body-dissolving effects, but Katrina Krämer finds the truth about hydrofluoric...

How and where your phone is leaking your personal information to and how to stop it...

How is using smartphones changing our brain activity?

Could worms help scientists understand what effects living in space could have on humans?

Genetically modified, or GM, crops are a hot topic. But what's the science behind the hype

We can't see it, but it must be there. Scientists are hunting for this elusive dark matter

From lemon-fresh detergent to home made silly putty, Jenna Bilbrey expounds the virtues of borax

Why we should rescue Beagle 2; why Uranus should be next on the agenda; and space music..

We hack online dating, maximise first date potential and use maths to minimise divorce...