Science Podcasts

Brian Clegg introduces the first compound to ever exist - helium hydride

... against the combined brain power of the Naked Scientists, in this National Science Week Question and Answer Special...

The course of true love never did run smooth. The Malacological Society of London held their annual meeting all about...

How the processing power of a brain compares with a computer and why the bubbles in Guinness go downwards...

We find out how DNA gets damaged and repaired. Plus liver from skin cells, DNA from ancient teeth, and a scary little...

With as much as 30% of all species potentially at risk of extinction, there is a 'Noah's ark' problem of...

Simon Cotton introduces the first antibiotic known to kill TB: Streptomycin

With climate change expected to bring drought and floods, we look at the management strategies which could tackle this...

Does lightning fry fish when its hits the sea or a lake?

This month, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the challenge of looking for space aliens and why they...

Can weather be manipulated? Will wet coal produce less electricity in a power station? Why does curry make my nose run?

What causes the phenomenal natural light show that is the Northern Lights?

Lars Öhrström delves into the history of alum, a compound linked to some of Europe's most infamous families

The team discuss robots including the ExoMars Rover, lab robots and voice recognition systems like Siri...

Can a mobile phone between the legs affect fertility? Why does wet cornflour stiffen when squeezed? Does light at night...

In this episode of eLife, we learn more about sleep, super Spy chaperones, swimming bacteria, orphan genes and the...

The naked mole rat. What is this unusual creature, and why is it immune to cancer?

Helen Scales investigates hirudin, a powerful anticoagulant found in leech saliva

Norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, affects 1 million people each year in the UK. But what is it, and how can you best...

Should you raise your baby to be bilingual? Are video games rotting or rejuvenating children's brains? We find out!

We zoom into MRI scanning to find out why it is so fuzzy and ask, if it was improved, could that help diagnosing...

The cause of a blood red moon, upper limits for temperature and are e-cigarettes safer?

The Winter Olympics are finishing in Sochi, Russia this week. But how is science involved in grabbing gold on the...

Reporting from New Zealand on a bank of frozen human brains, a Hindu resolves religious and scientific beliefs and...