Science Podcasts

Busting diet myths, the carbon footprint of our food, foraging for fungi and the future of steak - could it lie in a...

What kinds of food might you be able to forage in a city green space?

If we could get energy from the sun, like plants, how big would our skin need to be?

This week, we explore the cosmos via your senses. From seeing a black hole for the first time to touching Mars and...

Are the residues from common manual dish washing significantly toxic to humans in the short or long term?

Cellular garbage disposal units play a role in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

As scientists use CRISPR technology to fix a faulty gene in a human embryo, we take a look at storing, writing and...

What causes static electricity? Should your blood type affect your diet? Can we get to Mars?

Celebrate 40 years of the Voyager mission with Space Boffins, plus there be genetically engineered space travellers in...

The science questions that you've been sending in get scrutinised by Sarah Harrison, Simon White, Olivia Remes and...

When you have been driving for a long time and then park your vehicle, why does it feel as though you are still moving...

Is there a way to keep nuclear power safe?

Why do people wake up at 3am after drinking? Why is hot water cloudy? What drives a gust of wind? What is...

Remembering violent experiences significantly reduces short term memory and other cognitive abilities, researchers at...

The last show of Marine Month takes us down to the bottom of the ocean: what treasures will we find there?

Students from the UK and from Japan together attended a week of science and cultural exchange at Murray Edwards College...

Students from the UK and from Japan together attended a week of science and cultural exchange at Murray Edwards College...

How does sleep clear away a protein linked to Alzheimer's Disease?

Can the moon affect people's behaviour? Do you weigh less after you take a bath? Do gas heaters have any side-...

Sea urchin immunity, symbiotic squid bacteria, anxiety, and a training course to promote collaboration between...

Our marine month continues as we swim out from the reef into the open ocean, where we'll be meeting one of the...

Kicking off with a look at why coffee might make you live longer, Dr Chris and Eusebius answer more of your science...

How are our genes linked to dementia risk?

Why do the fastest stars in the galaxy only appear in one part of the sky?