Science Podcasts

A new study has tested the idea of using faces instead of passwords online.

Cases of whooping cough are being reported in vaccinated children in Britain.

Scientists have discovered why stress is so harmful to the heart.

Solar panels may be about to become a lot cheaper, thanks to a new breakthrough.

Despite UK advisory council advice, 'qat' became a Class C drug. Professor David Nutt...

It's not just conversations that we share with our mobiles, but also our bacterial...

Nathan Adams introduces a confusingly-named protein that's essential for keeping blood flowing: Albumin

We examine the beatuiful game to find out how much World Cup action comes down to science

Salamanders can grow back entire limbs if they lose them, can this ever be done by people?

We sniff out the science asking does sneeze volume and sound denote personality type?

A new exhibition at the National Gallery is looking at the science of colour making...

With the onset of climate change, can flooding ever be stopped completely?

How much damage can bodies repair? How do I know how to whistle? How likely are aliens?

Chilean mountaintop blasted off to make way for world's largest telescope, E-ELT

Beat anxiety, form healthy habits and induce a happy state of mind, we open our minds!

This week the USA has carried out its first executions by lethal injection since April.

Sustainable plastic may be achievable by using compounds found in plant pulp.

Neil Withers finds out how vermilion has been keeping human civilisation looking bright and beautifully red for...

Fruit flies, arm hair and video games tackle the most significant threat to our generation

Can you combat brain fogginess and aid your french homework by munching sweets?

Twenty years ago, gene therapy was a great hope for the future of medicine - progress has been slow but things may now...

What causes itching? Can parasites manipulate our behaviour? Why do we yawn?

This week a program reportedly passed the 'Turing test'. But what does this actually mean?

Brian Clegg holds his nose to examine one of the real workhorses of the organic chemistry lab: Pyridine