Science Podcasts

Why do people talk to themselves? Can cats cut your risk of a heart attack?

It may have no common name, but as Brian Clegg explains, magnesium chloride has many common uses

Crime-combating lamp-posts, ply-scrapers and super-sewers, staples of tomorrow's towns...

Murderous mussels and killer shrimp are poised for a UK invasion.

Could early life stress be beneficial? Plus turning the youth justice system on its head.

Why do leaves turn red in the autumn? And how do they know when it is time to drop?

Simon Cotton takes us back to a dark day in UK history, to highlight a terrible use of acetone peroxide

Our furry four-legged friends lend a paw in disease detection...

Could we one day be popping pills that tweak our metabolism and make us live longer?

What does climate change have in store for our futures?

Can you be prone to attract lightning? What should you do to avoid being struck?

Why do I sneeze in bright light? Can the radio control my dreams?

New spaceplanes, chocolate comets and the future of space travel...

The drug that fuelled rave culture may yet be a treatment for PTSD. Hayley Simon introduces MDMA

Where will our energy come from in the future: wind, solar, or even piezoelectric power?

Why did dinosaurs grow so large? Do flies have blood? Why do scorpions glow in UV light?

Why would a simple molecule used to produce plastics excite astronomers? Brian Clegg introduces ethane

How plastic harms marine life...

The spread of Ebola, research misconduct, aging in yeast, fly grooming and symbiosis...

Could raising the price of alcohol reduce the costs of alcohol abuse?

What part of our brain really sets us apart from the other animals?

Your sense or loss of smell may be a predictor of impending death in seniors.

How many people have lived on Earth? We do some number crunching.

Perovskite solar cells may provide the key to higher electricity outputs in the future...