Science Podcasts

Why did the rotary engine concept never take off, air pressure at altitude, and what hypnosis does to the brain...

Beyond the glory and the drama of football, what is the impact of increasing cultural, ethnic and religious diversity...

The battle of the sexes, why one nostril seems to work better sometimes, why we feel hot or cold, and why tennis...

Why are some unsure about getting the COVID vaccine?

Density, pressure... it's a physics conundrum! The Cambridge Science Centre's Mia Foulkes has the answer...

The prospects for finding life on Jupiter’s icy moon...

How do my ears keep me balanced? Why do I get sick when I'm dizzy

The world is always on the lookout for new drugs & synthetic proteins. These cells can make them for us...

What’s the best way to deal with everyday difficulties or trauma when they occur?

Summer means longer days and more Sun. But what does that mean to us as a species?

They say no two snowflakes are the same. Is that true?

Where the sweet stuff comes from, as well as the science of albinism and stretch marks...

What makes for good collaborative thinking?

How do all the little bugs in the gut work to help us?

It's the science behind the latest headlines! Oxygen shortages, the man who found the Titanic, and more...

Find out what games weather forecaster Ben Rich loves, and hates!

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?