Science Podcasts

Is the world population, at eight billion and rising, too high?

The era of digital palaeontology can bust ancient dinosaur myths, the power of intercropping, and why siblings subject...

How magnets, quite literally, shape the world we live in...

Plus, the unusual new link between death metal singers and bats...

Also, What makes us human? And why is there only life on Earth?

How did we cross this milestone, what are the implications, and is depopulation a viable solution?

A bumper edition where we review all the new games!

Scientists reminisce about Sprit and Opportunity...

A promising breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment, but with some troubling side effects

How did the moon form? And can you escape a black hole?

The artificial intelligence standing between you and your dream job...

The UK asylum system is broken. The Woolf Institute Commission on the Integration of Refugees aims to help fix it...

Plus, using artificial enzymes to attack COVID, and how low frequency noises make us want to dance

Also, how do genetically modified crops work? and why do some animals bob their head as they walk?

Why do black holes spin, and what makes glue so sticky?

What use are the scientific findings if they can't be reproduced?

For the first time in full, our interview with the last man on the Moon, Gene Cernan...

Are we witnessing the collapse of the NHS in real time?

How red blood cells can be grown from stem cells, and how will we commuincate with aliens?

How bad are space missions for the environment here on earth? Why are we attracted to certain tastes?

Developing babies learning to cry, brain structures that underpin speech proficiency, and the power of the preprint...

Covid has slowed progress in fighting TB. So what options are scientists weighing up?

We reflect on the secular and the religious approaches to mental ill health and find that they are not mutually...

Plus, birdsong proven to reduce anxiety and the new, cheaper carbon capture material...