Science Podcasts

In the final show from Australia, we find out how a wetsuit might protect surfers from sharks and a new development in...

We find out what happens in our brains as we dream, why we have them, and what nightmares are all about.

Concerns are being raised about cooling water leaks at Fukushima. But how does a nuclear power station work?

Brian Clegg is taken back to his childhood by zinc oxide

This autumn, the Gaia spacecraft will be launched on a mission to find out where the Milky Way's stars came from.

How can DNA sequencing technology tell us what was put on Australia's first BBQ?

We find out why ice cubes can make fizzy drinks bubble over, by asking a French champagne specialist!

Could trains be built to travel as fast as jet liners?

David Lindsay explores the first of the conducting organic polymers, polyacetylene

Have a gander at this glorious and glistening material... glass

The cocktail party effect, genetic dead relics in inflamation, genetic responses to flu jabs, and stem cells in...

Could other planets make a substance like diamond?

In the first of 3 shows from down under Chris Smith and Victoria Gill find out about the enviroment of one of the world...

It's the compound that creates a lucrative market from leftover lobster. Emma Stoye introduces chitin

Why can some people stay fit as a fiddle, while other seem to catch every bug that's going? The answer lies in our...

What are meteors, and what's the best way to observe them?

The Space Boffins are joined by a cosmic hedgehog with a report from NOAA's space weather centre in Colorado.

Diamonds are the new best friends of laser scientists.

'Spin doctor' Hugh Hunt explains how cricket bowlers can use spin to confuse batsmen.

Developed to save lives, its potential to give cheats an edge was soon identified. David Lindsay explores erythropoietin

We hear from the astronomers who are mapping out the Milky Way to work out where its stars came from.

We find out if dark matter can clump together to form dark planets, dark suns, or dark moons.

Scientists have grown a burger in the lab, but do we need artificial meat?

This week a wholly wonderful material, wood...