Science Podcasts

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

With Bonfire Night fast approaching, the chemistry of fireworks and gunpowder receives the Quick Fire Science treatment

Chimpanzees use conceptual metaphors, the hyperactivation of sperm, using bacteria to estimate the time of death and a...

We often see headlines that foods like red wine and veggie curry might decrease your likelihood of catching cancer. Is...

By tasting fantastically bitter, but only to some, phenylthiocarbamide (or PTC) exposed the genetics of taste

In another live special from the Cambridge Science Centre the team discuss volcanoes and earthquakes and answer...

As Comet ISON draws near to its close approach with the Sun in November, much uncertainty remains over how brilliant it...

GM plants with high leaf oil content could transform farming, while reducing environmental damage

Sitting on your glasses is no longer a death sentence for spectacles, thanks to shape memory alloys like nitinol

The microorganisms all around us, and inside us, can influence some surprising facets of life - including our mood and...

Why do I fart after cottage pie? And what exactly is a fart? Do certain foods and cooking techniques affect fart...

As a new Great British Bake Off champion is crowned, here's your quick fire science on baking...

How did antibiotic-resistant superbugs arise, and how can new drugs be designed to combat them? Plus, blood from a...

A special edition Question and Answer show: how do prosthetic limbs work? Can you train your brain? And is a brain...

With researchers asking for help to track the Spanish slug, here's your quick fire science on invasive species...

It's a massive molecular record breaker. Andrew Holding introduces Titin, the largest protein in the human body