Science Podcasts

UF6 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: sex and the survival of honey bee colonies; why rivers are still recovering from...

It's now over a decade since the human genome was first sequenced, costing over a billion pounds and taking 13...

We need exposure to sunlight in order to be able to make vitamin D. Does this mean that humans, like plants, undergo a...

In this NewsFlash, we explore evidence for the earliest lumberjacks, discover the dark matter lurking in our location,...

What happens if you're exposed to the vacuum of space? Is using a mobile phone on a flight safe? Which is more...

How do nerves conduct electrical impulses? How long does it take a bee colony to make a beehive? Why are there 360...

This month on the Space Boffins Podcast, we will be exploring strange new worlds, discovering a Swedish spaceport, and...

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

This week we speak with NASA's Planetary Protection Officer to find out if we could, and should, introduce life...

NASA's David Blake from the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity rover team and the Open University's...

In this NewsFlash, we uncover the violent history of hot Jupiters and shed light on Black Holes. Plus, we ask if...

Publishing early in recognition of the arrival on the red planet of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity...

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

This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: how dairy farming in Africa 7000 years ago led to the speedy evolution of the...

The UK-Japan Young Scientists Workshop saw students from British and Japanese schools brought together at Cambridge...

Whether you're watching a YouTube video, downloading an email, buying a birthday present or linking up with...

How can science, technology and engineering aid the world's elite athletes? In this special edition of the Naked...

What's the point of making medicines fizzy? Why should salt have a sell-by date? Is boiled water as good as...

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

When does the impossible become possible? Researchers have found Red Dwarf stars that simply shouldn't exist, so...

From the first flight to supersonic air-travel was achieved in under 50 years. To discover what made it all possible we...

This week, what causes anencephaly and exencephaly? Can electric cars recharge themselves from their wheels? How do...

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