Science Podcasts

The Amazon forest was burning up this summer, the huge Greenland icecap is melting. What’s to be done?

What do blind people "see"? Who should colonise Mars? And why don't sleeping birds fall out of trees?

A piece of glass, with a clever in-built structure, can mimic machine visual perception...

Does holding a car remote to your head really improve its range? And are mobile phone towers safe?

How many DNA changes did Mum and Dad bestow upon each of us? And why too little sleep gives us a taste for junk food...

What exactly is a crime? It’s not always obvious: both Socrates and Jesus were treated as criminals...

Overweight children have less grey matter in the front parts of the brain...

Is our recycling system still working, and what does the future hold?

Check out the expert answer to this c-c-cool question...

And why do stars twinkle, and what's the reason my ear buds make me cough when I insert them?

Analysis of old texts can shed light on wellbeing back in history...

Increasing the activity of mutated genes makes cancer cells stand out to the immune system...

Is it ethical to grow a brain organoid in a dish? And what's a shooting star?

Just what goes on inside our veins?

Are most animals edible?

With the Rugby World Cup underway, and FIFA 20 being released... it has to be a sport special this month!

What exactly is addiction? What's going on in the brain?

Is brown sugar better for you? Why have only 28 days in February? Does diluting alcohol reduce the chances of getting...

A flexible robot - thinner than a piece of thread - that can be controlled using a magnetic field and snake its way...

This week - how accessible is the tech we use everyday? And how can science help?

Virgin Orbit, Sweden's contribution to space, and an interview with the world's first spacewalker...

Fridges with improved efficiency could be the spin off from new technology that uses twisted materials to create a...

How will 12,000 satellites impact telescopes - let alone spacecraft trying to get through?

This month on the show, the biggest whole-genome project ever. We're talking in the quadrillions...