Science Podcasts

This week we're showcasing a new bimonthly programme strand which we're making in collaboration with the...

Iridium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

On this week's Naked Scientists NewsFlash, we hear about the nerve cells in the ear that make loud sounds painful...

We find out what vitreous floaters are and how they can be removed. Will a coil of wire do the trick?

We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in...

This week, we explore the challenges of climbing to high altitudes to see how the human body reacts to low oxygen. We...

Protactinium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

How do spiders make such perfect webs? Are they expert architects, mathematical geniuses or natural engineers? Plus, we...

On this week's NewsFlash, we discover how the rate of mutation changes in lab-bench evolution, how looming sounds...

We reach for the skies on this week's Naked Scientists, with High Altitude Adventures. We find out how the body...

This month has seen an archaeological spoil heap the size of Nero's party leftovers. And it's been quite a...

Is global warming natural as well as man-made? What effect will arctic melting have on our sea levels? Why have cars...

This week, we bring you the top stories from the world of science, including how insects splattered onto car...

Tantalum podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We find out why we were told as kids not to sit too close to the television. Is there any scientific basis to the...

In this NewsFlash we hear how the genes of squished insects on your windscreen could help monitor biodiversity, take a...

The Nobel prizes feature on the Naked Scientists this week alongside a bumper crop of your science questions! We find...

This week we bring you the latest developments in cancer research to find out how beams of protons could be used to...

This week, Dr Dominic Ford joins Dave Ansell to take on your questions about our universe. They reveal whether it'...

Rubidium podcast from Chemistry World - the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

We find out how sharks, proud owners of cartilaginous skeletons, make red blood cells without the aid of bone marrow.

In this NewsFlash, we discuss the role of aspirin in the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic, how recession could be healthy and...

This week, we catch up with the latest from the front line of cancer research. Kat Arney reports from the National...

Why is our peripheral vision so good in the dark? Why do we have goosebumps? Do UFOs exist and is there life on other...