Science Podcasts

We explore the teenage brain, and ask should we all be taking drugs to boost our memories?

How DNA sequencing identified an unsuspecting carrier of MRSA, why light at night makes mice depressed and a lonely...

Why does biro ink smell? How can you reset your tolerance to caffiene? Why can't my sat nav and my speedometer...

In this Planet Earth Podcast - Potential solutions to urban flooding & peatland carbon storage...

Fiction and Science collide this month revealing the stories lurking beneath the synchrotron. Plus the latest news from...

Ricin podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Our world - and our bodies - are teeming with bacteria. And although some of them are friendly, many of them are not.

In this NewsFlash - Ancient Arrowheads in Africa, a working lung-on-a-chip disease model and the disease attacking...

Bed bugs are mounting a silent attack, sneaking in and making a home in our beds. We tackle the itchy subject of Bed...

This time the award winning Space Boffins podcast comes from Houston to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the last man...

Do blood donors live longer, is water safe in plastic bottles, is Earth gaining weight and are space probes sterile?...

Thalidomide podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

This week we find out why certain mushrooms contain hallucinogens, plus we ask, how long could you survive by eating...

Can Koshik the elephant speak Korean? How have fireflies inspired better LEDs? Plus, the benefits of breast cancer...

How does cancer spread? How can we target our immune system to take out tumours? This week we explore the cutting edge...

What causes hurricanes? Why do we go grey? Do parallel universes exist? What causes hot flushes? Do plants benefit from...

Keratin podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

How conservationists are using science to help protect rare plants found only in Bristol's Avon Gorge, and...

This week we ponder potatoes! You can bake a potato, boil a potato, fry them, chip 'em and roast 'em. But CAN...

3-parent IVF corrects mitochondrial faults, dung beetles stand on their balls, and treating C.diff

Why we should protect bacteria, fungi and even parasites.

Why aren't bubbles coloured like the soap they came from? Does holding a remote control to you head make it work...

How can we measure some of the most energetic events in the universe? This month, we're exploring the new science...

Graphene podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry