Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
Science Podcasts
All of our free science podcasts and science radio shows on science, technology, medicine and engineering in one place...
Einsteinium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
In this 2009 Royal College of Pathologists National Pathology Week podcast, we get a behind-the-scenes view of a heart...
In this Pathology Podcast, we find out why thinking heart could save a baby's life. We'll examine three heart...
We find out what would happen if you tried to use a stun gun on an elephant. Would you live to tell the tale?
In this 2009 Royal College of Pathologists National Pathology Week podcast, we look at the art and ethics of modern...
In this Newsflash, we discover why soy cuts cancer recurrence rates and how a case of mistaken identity spells trouble...
Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may...
How do facial scrubs work to remove spots and oil from our skin? does hot water freeze faster than cold water? Why do...
This week we explore Hepatitis C to learn what this virus is, and how it attacks our body as well as look into the...
Ytterbium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
We find out how one makes more seedless grapes, bananas, oranges and watermelons when they don't have any seeds!
In this week's NewsFlash, we find out how to capture carbon in Metal Organic Frameworks, or MOFs, discuss progress...
We explore the Hepatitis C Virus, finding out how it evades the immune system, and what it does to the body. The virus...
Palladium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
How is Gold formed? Could hydrogen be used in power plants? How small can an atomic bomb be?
This week's question is all about the cell-zapping power of radiation. Just how much does a standard medical scan...
in this NewsFlash, we'll be hearing about the camouflaged plant that doesn't need the Sun, a power plant that...
How wide is the universe? What makes steak tough? Why does beetroot give me red urine? These tricky questions get...
Can we re-set our body clocks? How can we ease the effects of jetlag? Do body clocks change with age? We look into...
This week we look into our crops and agriculture to learn how scientists are improving farming methods to meet the food...
Element 112 podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Why is it that we serve white wines and red wines at different temperatures? Does this really affect the bouquet?
This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science...
This we we explore our universe to discover how our stars and planets were formed and how satellites out in space can...