Science Podcasts

We find out if other animals exhibit handed'ness. Plus what does it mean to be left handed and right footed?

Competition and collaboration between the UK and US drives innovation and discovery, explains David Willetts, UK...

We take a look at the genetics of smell. Plus, contagious cancer, gene therapy for blindness, and a slimy gene of the...

Do scientists resort to propaganda to defend climate change? How do we deal with evolution unbelievers? How do we...

A young, physically healthy giraffe called Marius in a zoo in Copenhagen was put down. We try to understand why.

How do you pack up 4 million museum items for refurbishment? Cambridge University's museum of zoology is getting a...

Hayley Birch discovers the compound that links explosive anaesthetics, plastics and ripe bananas: Ethene

We're chewing over the topic of food footprints: How green is your lunchbox? What's the environmental impact...

Does the colour of your snot signify the severity or stage of your cold?

We meet a prototype Exo Mars rover on location at Airbus Defence & Space in Stevenage, reports on Urthecast aboard...

How does acid produce stem cells? Why do carpets creep across the floor? Where does dust come from? What's special...

Doctors are trying to bring Michael Schumacher out of a medically induced coma. But why are medically induced comas...

Lactose intolerance leads to unpleasant and antisocial symptoms. Lars Öhrström finds out why

How are objects smaller than the wavelength of light making such large waves in the fields of health, optics, and...

What causes deodorant stains on clothes, and how best to get rid of them?

How does light accelerate in a less-dense medium? How do climbing plants twist around a stake? Why would stainless...

In this episode of the eLife podcast we discuss ants, rats, sharks and rays, and the pathogen that causes corn smut in...

Purple tomatoes might soon be making their way onto our dinner plates as the genetically modified fruit is being...

Simon Cotton investigates tetrahydrogestrinone (THG), a designer steroid that sparked a sporting scandal

Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre, the team answer questions like, is watching the Exorcist a...

Polio has not been seen in Britain since the 80's, but the disease is still endemic in three countries. Can it be...

How do GM and cloning differ? Will lightning fry a swimmer? Why does beetroot make urine red? How do comets come by...

Brian Clegg meets a simple organic compound with a reputation for being something of a bruiser

Why is the UK investing in space weather forecasts, does the Sun cause climate change and how can solar storms affect...