Science Podcasts

Tumouroids growing in three dimensions are a much better mimic of the real disease...

Will bottled water grow algae? If you toast bread will it keep its nutritional value?

Almost 4 million people in the UK have Type 2 diabetes, but can it be reversed?

Did dinosaurs live in herds? Why are mountains pointy? And what's the best preserved mummy?

We’re off to the zoo to meet some lovelorn laughing thrushes, endangered snails, and the Cilla Black of Sumatran Tigers.

The Space Boffins talk to Dallas Campbell on how to leave Earth, and take a trip to the Very Large Array telescope in...

Why don't I have fingerprints? How do energy drinks affect your body? What makes a person left handed?

We ask whether science can improve our health and our productivity in the workplace.

Is it safe? Or will the engine cut out?

Can galaxies exceed the speed of light? What is the speed of dark? And do we understand stuttering?

Researchers have found evidence that a particular stage of sleep can reduce fear learning which may have implications...

This week, The Naked Scientists delve into the paranormal.

In the 1940s, there was a chicken who survived for 18 months without a head. How long can humans survive without a head?

AlphaGo Zero is a computer programme that can learn to excel at the boardgame of Go without any help from humans.

Is the earth flat? How do cats judge their jumps?

In this special episode we hear about photosynthesis, forensics, peer review, and the past, present and future of eLife...

What is skin? Plus a history of tattoos and a new material to treat acid attack patients.

Could living near a cell phone tower harm your health?

A drug based on a form of cholesterol might be able to reduce heart attack damage.

How do you separate a friend's voice from the din going on around you? Scientists at Imperial College have sussed...

Why are rainbows curved? Why do you get double rainbows?

Scientists in the US have discovered a way to recreate the condition polycystic kidney disease using stem cells in a...

The light equivalent of WiFi doesn't negatively impact our health or our lightbulbs, according to new research.

We ask the seven most significant questions in the run-up to AI.