Science Podcasts

How does your eye work?

How medical detection dogs can sniff our Covid-19 sufferers, and what triggers early labour...

Plus, why elephants don't get cancer, and why deforestation causes peaks and troughs in malaria cases

Scientists have developed a new "keyhole surgery" method to extract metals from certain types of rocks

If we believe something is sacred, does it make it so?

Could a 1-inch equation describe all of physics?

From influencing eggs to practising in private, we're tuning in to birdsong science

Cooking can take the vitamins out of food. But could it take the bad stuff out of unhealthy food?

How do our neves send messages?

Is the TikTok meme correct? Also, where clouds go, how touchscreens work, and do exhausts last longer these days?!

Our reporter unbelievably gets hold of a PS5, and we cover the Apple vs Epic Games court case.

What does it take to be a leader? Does leading on the sports field differ from leading a political party?

The first shipment of Atomik vodka - supposedly safe to drink - is awaiting release from Ukrainian customs...

We take a close look at attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Trent's dog always relieves itself on the same tyre. He's wondering if it will ever dissolve the rubber...

Women gamers in Hearthstone, and plans for eSports in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award...

Helen Sharman joins the Space Boffins to mark 30 years since her Juno mission...

A new animal-inspired camera can assist surgeons removing tumours...

At one bank, loan officers rejected significantly more restructuring requests after a few hours' work...

Quantum theory has practical applications in everyday life but remains an enigma for most of us...

Are the claimed medical benefits rooted in reality, and what is the science of sauerkraut?

Scihub makes research papers available for free. Could users be in danger? Daniel Himmelstein says no...

You come home after being out in the bitter cold, and there's a fly. How'd it get there?

It's full of hydrogen and oxygen, so why is water incombustible?