Science Podcasts

Plus, what makes TB so drug resistant, and what's the point of going to Mars?

Icy moons, magnetic fields, and life elsewhere in the solar system are under our microscope this month...

The high seas treaty aims to protect 30% of the open ocean by 2030. But is this realistic?

Plus, an artificial sweetener suppresses immunity, and gorillas enjoy getting dizzy

Before we can speak, what language do we think in? Can you transplant the same organ multiple times?

Are best before dates a mandatory thing? Why does scratching an itch feel good?

Why did sharks survive the meteor strike and the dinosaurs didn't? What's the secret to self control?

Chris and Leigh welcome their new co-host.

In the blue corner: National Anthems and military marches; in the red corner: protest songs. Politics and music often...

Plus, 11 minutes of exercise reduces risk of fatality, and why the latest aurora was so far south

Why do women stop producing breast milk?

What’s the toilet like in SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft?

Plus, how the bee microbiome uses cyanide from dietary toxins to fend off parasites, and links between mitochondrial...

Can the often destructive forces of our planet shed light on its inner workings?

Is time something truly fundamental to our Universe, or just an illusion?

Plus, the early bows and arrows in Europe, and if the 4 day work week trial has been a success

Does the language we speak have an effect on the way we perceive receiving rewards?

Nuclear physicists have been set the challenge to generate clean energy in 15 years...

Plus, tool-using cockatoos and the giant penguin which lived 50 million years ago...

Could the worst outbreak of avian influenza on record lead to another pandemic?

Plus, the overlooked threat of indoor air pollution, and the newly deciphered letters from Mary Queen of Scots

Cutting back on environmental damage is key to farming of the future...

Why is that hard, and how did rhyme, song and rhythm evolve? Also, we take a look at treatments for cataracts...

The bacteria which make the rocks beneath our feet their home...