Science Podcasts

How did the tradition begin? And what's got the best carbon footprint, a real tree, or a plastic one?

Board games, Frozen the game, and Dr Chris Smith plays Surgeon Simulator!

How do roads get bumpy, and do elevated cisterns produced a better toilet flush?

This month, we're getting to grips with gaming disorder...

What accounts for the bomb-proof biology of the tardigrade?

Tuberculosis is treatable but time-consuming... could AI burst through the bottleneck?

So how does measles suppress the immune system?

Here's a top up of Naked Neuroscience news!

We explore the concept of childhood through literature, psychology, religion and education.

This week, we're looking at the future of missions to the Moon...

Living in poor conditions is linked to depression in men, but anxiety in women...

Is it best to keep your home at a constant background temperature, or heat only when you need it?

The story of the largest ever study of African people's genetics - and the ethical issue that came after...

Seamstresses to the stars: the team who made Neil Armstrong's spacesuit

Which is more evil, virus or bacterium? Also, hot flushes and ketamine for depression...

How should we die? Can we plan or hope for a good death? Medical advances mean life can be prolonged as never before...

The complete tale of one man's escape from one of the most terrifying forces of nature...

How do avalanches happen and how do you face one? We speak to a survivor...

We sought out the answer to this hairy question...

And why are mercury compounds added to vaccines at all...

We explore what a carbon neutral future entails, and why we cannot afford to dither any longer...

Is the loss of faith in authority a perfect storm of an Internet fuelled delusion that we “know it all ourselves”?

Is fat worse than sugar? Can you die of a broken heart? Is the universe really expanding?

Why might someone need a new kidney, and what's involved in the process?