Science Podcasts

'Tubby' is a gene found in vertebrates and plants. But what's in a name?

Using snails to decode the genetics of left-right asymmetry

The mental scars left following trauma and how ecstasy can help treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

For many, it's the smell of spring and summer. But hexenal - responsible for the aroma of freshly cut grass -...

We discover more about our sense of smell - how it works, why it's so subjective, and what life would be like...

The Space Boffins report from the UK control room of the Mars SAFER field trial as scientists operate an ExoMars rover...

Could plankton shells hold the key to understanding ancient climate conditions?

The 19th November was World Toilet Day. Here's a Quick Fire Science on sanitation, and the future of the toilet

Neurochemical warfare, how serving in Afghanistan can leave mental scars plus brainwashing to tweak belief systems.

We find out how our thoughts can get so overloaded that we experience visual cortex blindness and overlook the obvious!

Did chemistry help control tension in the trenches? Brian Clegg investigates potassium bromide

Repair and restore! Everything from self-healing concrete to Dr Who episodes and to the human heart...

We look at how molecules in cells self-organise to create structures, plus bee sex, tough mice, and a happily married...

The 2013 opium harvest was the largest on record. But what is it, and what is its history?

We find out why some humans squirt saliva from their mouth as a fine jet of spit.

A devastating weapon indelibly associated with Apocalypse Now and the Vietnam war, Simon Cotton introduces Napalm

What is multiple sclerosis (MS), what causes it, why do some people suffer from it, and how can we stop it? Plus, news...

Launched in 1977 to study the Solar system's gas giant planets, Voyager 1 is still operating. Now interstellar...

Sue reports from the UK control room of the Mars SAFER field trial as scientists operate an ExoMars rover prototype.

Australian archaeologists have found part of a fossil from an ancient platypus that was a metre long.

We find out if raising your baby to be bilingual is a good or bad thing for brain development.

Tamoxifen can treat and prevent one type of breast cancer, without the side effects of chemotherapy. Andrew Holding...

New breakthroughs in cancer, tracking tumours from DNA in blood, what dogs' wags mean, Earth-sized exoplanets and...

New drug ideas to defend the immune system from TB