Science Podcasts

How do mice learn tasks like playing the piano? And why do flies drink after a hangover?

Matt Gunther introduces the alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens: Tungsten carbide

Why are humans so prone to gaining weight and can science help us out of this mess?

Staying active into older age appears to stave off the ageing process, new research shows

Would you have a brain scan to predict your future weight, your CV and your happiness?

What are vitamins? What happens if we don't get enough of them? Can we store them?

Space Boffins look forward to the most exciting missions of 2015...

Why can't mobile phones have longer lasting batteries? Is there a cure for vertigo

Brian Clegg introduces a weedkiller whose name has entered public consciousness – Paraquat

Dissolving teaspoons, plants sunbathing, halting multiple sclerosis and Antarctic warming.

How do chameleons change colour? Why do pigeons bob their heads? How do railguns work?

What's it like to hear voices that no one else hears?

Compared with Hollywood, twice as many people die in cartoons, especially lead roles...

In this seasonal podcast, we look at the compounds found in frankincense and myrrh

The psychology behind the best roast, how to cure your hangover and the science of singing

In this episode of the eLife podcast we hear about reproducibility and drug resistance.

Trotting the globe to open our minds featuring brain interviews from across the world.

The Curiosity Rover exploring Mars has found organic molecules and whiffs of methane...

How do I get my pen to work? Why can't mules reproduce? How do touch screens work?

Racial prejudices can be altered using virtual reality...

Feeling older than your age raises risk of death by 40%

Nina Notman introduces isoniazid - an antibiotic key to treating tuberculosis

What wiped out the dinosaurs and are we next?

The tectonic plates below our feet move. But where does the energy for this come from?