Science Podcasts

New research has found a gene that looks to be the reason why rabbits, and perhaps all bouncing mammals hop.

April is Autism Awareness Month, a global event to improve the understanding of this condition...

Spinosaurus lived near water. But did it swim like a crocodile, or hunt like a heron? A new paper weighs in...

Marking the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight and 40 years of the Space Shuttle...

Scientists working in a seed bank found a whole world of associated microbes...

Meet the phenomenon worth trillions of dollars, that uses more power than Sweden, but that few understand...

How does our sense of touch work?

The mystery of the toxin killing bald Eagles across the USA has finally been solved

Broadcaster OJ Borg tells us his favourite (and most hated!) games

Scientists think that a yeast used in the food industry may be causing issues in Crohn's sufferers guts...

A sense of hope seems to be essential to human wellbeing, but could it be delusional?

How can smoke travel up beyond the lower atmosphere?

There's weather on Sun, but what does that mean for us on Earth?

What should the hospital of the future look like?

How did humans end up with 46 chromosomes, and mice with 40?

What masks can and cannot block, and why some people refuse to believe that Covid-19 is the real deal...

How can what we eat impact our nervous system?

When communication goes wrong, bad things happen...

What's going on below when the ground starts to shake...

How long does Covid-19 immunity last? And how long does the genetic material from a coronavirus vaccine persist in the...

Do sheep grow weary with grass? Do pandas balk after too much bamboo? Katie Haylor investigates...

We reveal the 2021 Gaming BAFTA nominations, and review Mundaun. Plus why are some gamers, gaming in the buff?

Why are some batteries rechargeable, while others are not?

In this month's programme, meet the genes that help us tolerate - and even enjoy - being extremely chilly...