Science Podcasts

How photosynthesis works underwater, barnacle sex, ozone holes, and bathroom scales to weigh the air!

Kira Weissman, from Saarlandes University in Germany, on why aeroplanes should not be referred to as 'tin boxes...

How do cameras work? What are the Herschel and Plank probes hoping to find out? How are messages sent to computers and...

This week we're diving into our rivers and oceans to learn about the organisms living there. We'll be hearing...

This week's question jet propels us into the blue skies thinking on passenger jet manoeuvrability. Can a large...

In this NewsFlash, we find out how a diet of glycerol makes yeast live longer, how microbes in mosquitoes can block...

This week, we're diving into the science of clean water, finding out why rivers and ponds are essential for...

How strong is spider silk? Why are some people scared of spiders? How vast is space and does it have an end? How are...

This week, we're looking into the world of engineering to find out how the parts for something as big as a jet...

In this Question of the Week, we ask if the positions of the Sun and Moon influence your weight - Is night time your...

On this week's NewsFlash, we explore a way to make injections painless, find out why lithium in the water supply...

On this week's Naked Scientists, we explore the engineering and materials science that will give rise to the...

This week we're looking into our atmosphere to find out how organisms in the sea are contributing to the...

Why do we get spots on our bottoms? What is Jogger's Nipple? What is Gangrene? Why do we have different languages...

Science writer Brian Clegg on the element that often get confused with the flowering plant geranium

This month we find out how the Diamond synchrotron is revolutionising research in the life sciences. We hear how the...

In this Question of the Week, we find out if a magnetic field can stop pipes from clogging up with limescale? Many...

In this NewsFlash, we find out why dolphins spit for their dinner, how every cloud may have a lead lining and how the...

In this week's atmospheric Naked Scientists, we're putting the air that we breathe under the microscope. We...

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

This week, we ask how water can be both sticky and slippery, what causes static shocks and if Solar storms can take...

This week we plug into the world of technology to find out how the mobile phones we all rely on actually work, as well...

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

As they can't close their eyes, how do fish sleep? We find out in this Question of the Week. Plus, we ask if...