Science Podcasts

This week, we fly up into the sky to peer into the lives of some brainy birds. We discover how cuckoos manage to...

This week, we find out how alcohol effects perception of risk vs reward in the adolescent brain and discover how...

We bring you the highlights from European Researchers Night 2009, which filled the Great North Museum with explosions,...

This week we're revealing the wonders of modern medicine to learn how science and technology is hoping to keep our...

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

Just what is the point to all those ridges and furrows set into our fingers, toes, palms and soles? We do some...

In the news this week; how green tea builds strong bones, the genes of prostate cancer, biofuels increasing ocean dead...

Join us in a peek at the secret lives of birds. We find out just how a cuckoo convinces others to care for it's...

Why do cameras use batteries so quickly? Why does warmth help a battery last longer? How do humans survive lightning...

This week we bring you the highlights from the British Science Festival including how scientists have been looking into...

We find out how the Romans got to grips with building a 73.5 mile-long wall, why humans were bejewelled 82,000 years...

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

This month, we dig deep into the world of archaeology to learn how scientists at Diamond are investigating our cultural...

We discover what it is that makes fewer or more waves crash against the shore each minute. Is it the tides, the sun or...

In the NewsFlash this week - the relationship between infections and prostate cancer, genetic secrets of plant...

This week we find out about bionic bodies. We discover whether it's possible to mend a broken heart with stem...

Pat Bailey, from the University of Keele, explains why he thinks boron is like a middle-aged accountant who...

Do Aliens Exist? Did Neil Armstrong really walk on the moon? What happens over the Bermuda Triangle? We take on these...

We kick off series 2 with a look at the latest science news and events of the summer. We find out how a stove has been...

We find out if and how plants might combat little nasties like bacteria and viruses. Plus, we ask what defines the...

On this week's NewsFlash, we hear how antibodies from long term HIV patients could provide clues for new vaccine...

This week we're taking on the questions you've waited all summer to find the answers to. We find out whether...

How do new elements enter the periodic table? How much does the earth weigh? Could Jupiter blow up? We tackle these...

This week we take another look back over the past year to bring you the best bits from the series including an insight...