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542 episodes
2013 to present
Average episode: 31 minutes
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Podcaster's summary: A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
| Episodes |
| 2024-Apr-18 • 36 minutes Our Accidental Universe Professor and presenter Chris Lintott talks about his new book, Our Accidental Universe. |
| 2024-Apr-11 • 28 minutes World’s oldest forest fossils Oldest forest fossils found in Somerset show how our world looked 390 million years ago. |
| 2024-Apr-04 • 28 minutes How pure is the water from your tap? We look at the quality of water from your kitchen tap and check out some clever bees. |
| 2024-Mar-28 • 33 minutes Dimming the Sun Should we even consider solar geoengineering? |
| 2024-Mar-21 • 28 minutes Laboratory-Grown Meat Is it a solution to global emissions or a distraction? And, will people actually eat it? |
| 2024-Mar-14 • 28 minutes The Gulf Stream’s tipping point Will the Gulf Stream collapse? A new modelling study suggests it could. |
| 2024-Mar-07 • 28 minutes Ancient Roman writings revealed Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time. |
| 2024-Feb-29 • 27 minutes When brains and computers meet A look at the science and ethics behind the companies driving brain-computer interface. |
| 2024-Feb-22 • 28 minutes Hydrogen and the race to net zero A look at the role of hydrogen in the UK’s future energy economy with Prof Mark Miodownik. |
| 2024-Feb-15 • 28 minutes A New Volcanic Era? Are we entering a new volcanic era in Iceland? |
| 2024-Feb-08 • 28 minutes Understanding Flood Forecasting Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa. |
| 2024-Feb-01 • 29 minutes Space Exploration Inside Science explores the planned missions to the Moon in 2024. |
| 2024-Jan-25 • 28 minutes 12 days of Christmas - science version A festive special in the style of the 12 days of Christmas. |
| 2024-Jan-18 • 28 minutes The Science of the South Pole On board the RSS Sir David Attenborough for the vessel’s first big science season |
| 2024-Jan-11 • 28 minutes Biggest COP in history Some of the biggest stories from COP28: oceans, food security and fossil fuel dependence. |
| 2024-Jan-04 • 28 minutes Vagrant Birds Why are non-native species of birds arriving in the UK? |
| 2023-Dec-28 • 28 minutes Finding Tunnels The geophysics at work to locate tunnels. |
| 2023-Dec-21 • 28 minutes UK Covid-19 Inquiry The key takeaways from the evidence of top scientists this week at the Covid inquiry. |
| 2023-Dec-14 • 28 minutes Iceland Volcano How scientists are monitoring Fagradalsfjall volcano and keeping people safe. |
| 2023-Dec-07 • 31 minutes Loss and damages for vulnerable countries Saleemul Huq, an advocate for vulnerable countries affected by climate change, has died. |
| 2023-Nov-30 • 28 minutes Metal Mines How disused mines are having a harmful effect on our rivers. |
| 2023-Nov-23 • 30 minutes Forever chemicals What goes into our water supply and never comes out? |
| 2023-Nov-16 • 28 minutes White phosphorus What is white phosphorus and why is it so dangerous? |
| 2023-Nov-09 • 29 minutes Tumbling down the rabbit hole of assembly theory Could a radical theory help us understand the origins of life? |
| 2023-Nov-02 • 39 minutes Life beyond Earth In the shadow of the Lovell Telescope, Victoria Gill questions our place in the universe. |
| 2023-Oct-26 • 28 minutes The state of nature in the UK A new report has revealed that one in six native UK species are at risk of extinction. |
| 2023-Oct-19 • 35 minutes Why is Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rowing back on climate pledges? Why is Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rowing back on climate pledges? |
| 2023-Oct-12 • 31 minutes The halfway point for sustainable development How close are we to achieving the UN’s goals by 2030? |
| 2023-Oct-05 • 28 minutes What’s the cost of invasive species? A landmark report reveals the staggering damage from invasive species across the world |
| 2023-Sep-28 • 28 minutes How will climate change affect where we can live? Extreme weather is forcing communities to leave their homes. What can we do about it? |
| 2023-Sep-21 • 36 minutes What makes a healthy river? Broadcasting from Green Man Festival in Wales, we find out about the state of our rivers. |
| 2023-Sep-14 • 28 minutes Why do we want to go back to the Moon? Russia and India are due to land on the Moon next week. Here’s what you need to know. |
| 2023-Sep-07 • 28 minutes Time is still ticking for the Amazon Can we ensure a brighter future for the Amazon rainforest? |
| 2023-Aug-31 • 28 minutes Reality check: carbon capture and storage Will two new carbon capture and storage plants help bring UK to net zero? |
| 2023-Aug-24 • 34 minutes Battles with flames Is climate change the cause of wildfires? |
| 2023-Aug-17 • 33 minutes The wide-ranging effects of climate change Record heatwaves have scorched parts of the planet. What are the impacts of these events? |
| 2023-Aug-10 • 33 minutes How social media can affect the health of teenagers Should social media apps be better regulated in order to protect young people? |
| 2023-Aug-02 • 35 minutes Mapping the universe Catch up on the latest cosmological research that has physicists ‘excited’. |
| 2023-Jul-27 • 30 minutes Heat and health Temperatures are soaring. But is there anything we can do to prepare for the heat? |
| 2023-Jul-19 • 36 minutes The science of sound Tune in and hear how rich soundscapes can inform science and help us conserve the planet. |
| 2023-Jul-13 • 28 minutes The Kakhovka dam and global food security A week on from the disaster what are the long-term implications for Ukraine and the globe? |
| 2023-Jul-05 • 33 minutes An ocean of opportunities In the coming years, how could the seas help us feed the world and tackle climate change? |
| 2023-Jun-29 • 28 minutes AI and human extinction The machines are getting smarter. But is this a cause for concern? |
| 2023-Jun-21 • 31 minutes The benefits and problems of eDNA A new study to track turtles revealed unexpected levels of human eDNA in the environment. |
| 2023-Jun-14 • 30 minutes Science in the making Travel back in time via 370 years of research from some of the greatest minds in science. |
| 2023-Jun-07 • 32 minutes Can we prevent natural disasters? Gaia Vince explores the steps we can take to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters. |
| 2023-May-31 • 29 minutes Wild Britain What would the UK look like if it protected 30 per cent of its land and sea for nature? |
| 2023-May-24 • 33 minutes 70th anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s structure Fresh insights into Rosalind Franklin’s role in the identification of DNA’s double-helix. |
| 2023-May-17 • 28 minutes Rocket Launch Pollution Popping the bonnet on the environmental impacts of a rapidly growing space industry. |
| 2023-May-11 • 28 minutes Negotiation Tips and insights into the art of negotiating and the science underpinning it |
| 2023-May-04 • 28 minutes Recycling We are facing a waste crisis; what must be done to promote and incentivise recycling? |
| 2023-Apr-27 • 35 minutes Net Zero How does the government’s latest plan to reduce emissions stack up against the science? |
| 2023-Apr-20 • 28 minutes Covid – missing link found? A potential intermediate species in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans. |
| 2023-Apr-13 • 41 minutes Sweet Science The unexpected medical uses of artificial sweeteners. |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 29 minutes Science superpower? The government’s strategy for the future of science and technology |
| 2023-Mar-30 • 36 minutes Covid leaks and conspiracies Ministers, scientific advice and the search for scientific facts on the pandemic. |
| 2023-Mar-23 • 32 minutes Antarctic Ice Special What does the new record-breaking sea ice minimum mean for Antarctica? |
| 2023-Mar-16 • 29 minutes Gene Editing Ethics, Killer Whale Mummy's Boys and Ancient Hippo Butchery CRISPR controversy, a stone tool discovery and killer whale mummy's boys. |
| 2023-Mar-09 • 28 minutes Abundant energy What would the world look like if we had affordable energy available for everyone? |
| 2023-Mar-02 • 31 minutes Exploring the New Environmental Improvement Plan What does the government's Environmental Improvement plan really mean? |
| 2023-Feb-23 • 31 minutes Vegetarian school dinners Can serving less meat in school dinners help the UK reach its climate goals? |
| 2023-Feb-16 • 32 minutes Towards Net Zero Changing our home heating and improving insulation to reduced bills and emissions. |
| 2023-Feb-09 • 30 minutes Chatbot plagiarism Does modern AI technology pose a threat to student learning? |
| 2023-Feb-02 • 28 minutes The UK's first satellite launch Competition in the space industry is set to boom. |
| 2023-Jan-26 • 28 minutes Game changers Marnie, Vic and Gaia look back at some of the biggest science news stories of 2022. |
| 2023-Jan-19 • 28 minutes A Scientifically Superior Christmas Dinner We head to the kitchen to cook up the best Christmas dinner that science has to offer. |
| 2023-Jan-12 • 28 minutes Cancer cure, Strep A research and hopes for biodiversity Editing DNA seems to have cured a teenager’s leukaemia |
| 2023-Jan-05 • 28 minutes Biodiversity Can international efforts plan a more sustainable future? |
| 2022-Dec-29 • 32 minutes Killer smog Seventy years ago, the deaths of thousands in London's smog led to the Clean Air Act. |
| 2022-Dec-22 • 30 minutes Science funding Can the UK reach agreement with the EU on future scientific collaborations ? |
| 2022-Dec-15 • 28 minutes Climate science and politics Holding the decision makers to account |
| 2022-Dec-08 • 33 minutes COP27 Loss and damage, Funding climate change impacts |
| 2022-Dec-01 • 35 minutes Monkeypox Could you have it and not know ? |
| 2022-Nov-24 • 31 minutes Turtle Voices, a Pandemic Retrospective and a Nose-Picking Primate Turtle voices shed light on the evolutionary origins of vocal communication. |
| 2022-Nov-17 • 51 minutes The BBC at 100 Science, technology and the future of broadcasting. |
| 2022-Nov-10 • 29 minutes Avian flu A new strain of the virus is taking a toll on both wild birds and poultry. |
| 2022-Nov-03 • 34 minutes Coronavirus - new variants What does virus evolution mean for Covid severity as we head into winter? |
| 2022-Oct-27 • 32 minutes Fracking Science The moratorium on fracking has been lifted, but what does the science say? |
| 2022-Oct-20 • 32 minutes Science collaborations – with Russia How the war in Ukraine is impacting international research |
| 2022-Oct-13 • 29 minutes Is the James Webb Space Telescope too good? Is the James Webb Space Telescope too good? |
| 2022-Oct-06 • 29 minutes Ancient Amputation How hunter gatherers in Borneo successfully performed surgery thousands of years ago. |
| 2022-Sep-29 • 31 minutes Dealing with drought Dealing with drought, satellite clutter and mucus evolution. |
| 2022-Sep-22 • 27 minutes Return of the ozone hole Australian fires have impacted the ozone layer. |
| 2022-Sep-15 • 31 minutes A Possible Sequel to the Dinosaur Armageddon Did the Chicxulub meteor that did for the dinosaurs have a smaller cousin? |
| 2022-Sep-08 • 28 minutes Amplified Arctic Amplification and Microclot Clues to Post-Viral Disease Arctic warming around four times faster than previously thought. |
| 2022-Sep-01 • 31 minutes Shaun The Sheep Jumps Over The Moon, Bronze Age Kissing and PPE Rubbish ESA announce that Shaun The Sheep will fly around the moon this month aboard Artemis 1. |
| 2022-Aug-25 • 35 minutes Heatwave: the consequences What are the consequences of the recent UK heatwave for us, plants and our energy supply. |
| 2022-Aug-18 • 28 minutes Multiverses, melting glaciers and what you can tell from the noise of someone peeing What came before the Big Bang; why the theory of the multiverse makes sense. |
| 2022-Aug-11 • 28 minutes Deep Space and the Deep Sea - 40 years of the International Whaling Moratorium. The James Webb Space Telescope is finally in business - what treasures yet to come? |
| 2022-Aug-04 • 28 minutes Robotic Thumbs, Mending Bones with Magnets, and the State of Science this Summer A trip round the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2022. |
| 2022-Jul-28 • 35 minutes 10 Years of the Higgs Boson July 2022 marks 10 years since the Higgs Boson was confirmed to exist. What next? |
| 2022-Jul-21 • 30 minutes Engineering Around Mercury, Science Festivals, and The Rise of The Mammals How hard is it to get to Mercury and why are we going? |
| 2022-Jul-14 • 28 minutes Inside Sentience How could we spot a synthetic sentience even if we had made one? |
| 2022-Jul-07 • 33 minutes Miscounting Carbon, EU Funding Stalemate, and How to Make a Royal Hologram A stalemate in EU/UK science cooperation, and secrets of the jubilee 'hologram' revealed. |
| 2022-Jun-30 • 39 minutes A Reign of Science Marnie Chesterton and guests take a walkabout through 70 years of science. |
| 2022-Jun-23 • 35 minutes Monkeypox, Pompeii aDNA, and Elephant Mourning Videos Why are non-African monkeypox cases causing concern? |
| 2022-Jun-16 • 28 minutes Buried Mars Landers, Freezing Species, and Low-Tide Archaeology Why Nasa's Marsquake monitor is powering down for good. |
| 2022-Jun-09 • 28 minutes Running Rings Around Matter A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way. |
| 2022-Jun-02 • 32 minutes Precious Metals, Earlier Eggs, and Meaningful Meteorites How bacteria could soon harvest precious metals from your old phone. |
| 2022-May-26 • 44 minutes The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children? |
| 2022-May-19 • 34 minutes Building Better Engagement Why does scientific communication matter and how might it be done better? |
| 2022-May-12 • 35 minutes A Trip-Switch for Depression? Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression? |
| 2022-May-05 • 36 minutes Declining Data, Climate Deadlines and the Day the Dinosaurs Died Without mass studies and free testing, how will the UK keep an eye on Covid? |
| 2022-Apr-28 • 28 minutes How can the UK get to zero carbon? With energy bills soaring, what's the best way to cut carbon use and keep the lights on? |
| 2022-Apr-21 • 32 minutes Racial inequality in UK science Improving diversity in science; heatwaves at both poles; finding the best hedge to plant. |
| 2022-Apr-14 • 29 minutes Global food security during Ukraine conflict Food supply risks; lead poisoning in birds; Covid monitoring; Artemis mission to moon. |
| 2022-Apr-07 • 29 minutes High Seas treaty talks and discoveries from the deep UN talks on ocean protection; Covid’s effects on the brain; disruptions to Russian science |
| 2022-Mar-31 • 28 minutes Cyber frontlines in Ukraine Cyber war in Ukraine, global energy security, and the IPCC climate change report. |
| 2022-Mar-04 • 1 minutes Inside Science is now first on BBC Sounds New episodes will now be available first on Sounds for 28 days before other podcast apps. |
| 2022-Feb-24 • 29 minutes World’s largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye Exciting finds from the dinosaur age, and how human behaviour shapes climate predictions |
| 2022-Feb-17 • 33 minutes COVID-19: Beginnings... and endings? Is the pandemic coming to an end? Scientists weigh in. |
| 2022-Feb-10 • 29 minutes Fusion energy smashes world record Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab |
| 2022-Feb-03 • 37 minutes The Continuing Story of the Nuclear Waste Bill As energy costs rise, a look at the legacy cost of radioactive waste. |
| 2022-Jan-27 • 36 minutes Predicting Long Covid, and the Global Toll of Antimicrobial Resistance Promising results suggest new biomarkers could rate the risk of developing Long Covid. |
| 2022-Jan-20 • 37 minutes The 'perfect' depth for a destructive eruption Whay was the blast from the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano so violent? |
| 2022-Jan-13 • 28 minutes The Rutland ‘Sea Dragon’, An Astronomer's Christmas and some Animal Magic What does it take to unearth the largest Jurassic reptile fossil the UK has ever seen? |
| 2022-Jan-06 • 37 minutes Deep ocean exploration The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it. |
| 2021-Dec-30 • 42 minutes A new space age? Could humans be on the Moon and Mars before this decade is out? |
| 2021-Dec-23 • 38 minutes The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain? Archaeologists use ancient DNA to uncover an unrecognised mass migration into Britain. |
| 2021-Dec-16 • 34 minutes The James Webb Space Telescope A new giant space telescope that will show us the first stars that shone in the universe. |
| 2021-Dec-09 • 31 minutes Initial Omicron Lab Data, Creative Naps, and Fishy Sounds. T-Cells in vaccinated folk might just hold the fort against the latest SARS CoV2 variant. |
| 2021-Dec-02 • 41 minutes When Pandemics Collide Did the omicron variant incubate in an immunocompromised patient? |
| 2021-Nov-25 • 36 minutes Malaria: what's in it for the mosquito? Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood feeding mosquitoes. |
| 2021-Nov-18 • 37 minutes Yet More Space Junk; COP-up or COP-out; The End of Bias. How much junk can we leave in orbit before space becomes impenetrable? |
| 2021-Nov-11 • 39 minutes Propane: Keeping Your Cool as the World Warms Around You Can propane prevent air conditioning becoming a bigger burden on our heating planet? |
| 2021-Nov-04 • 34 minutes How Whales Farmed For Food, COP progress, and The Last Stargazers Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' huge appetites helped generate more food for themselves. |
| 2021-Oct-28 • 34 minutes Atmospheric Pollutants and Where to Find Them Do Ultra Low Emission Zones in Cities Work? |
| 2021-Oct-21 • 39 minutes The Possible Impact of false-negative PCR Tests False-negative PCRs, World Weather Attribution Science, and Metascience Studies. |
| 2021-Oct-14 • 32 minutes Early Alzheimer's Alert A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's. |
| 2021-Oct-07 • 32 minutes Surprising choice for Nobel prizes in a pandemic? Nobel prizes; BepiColombo snaps Mercury; carbon take up by old oaks; mystery illnesses. |
| 2021-Sep-30 • 33 minutes Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary domestication; Royal Society Science book prize shortlist Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary farming; book prize shortlist |
| 2021-Sep-23 • 32 minutes La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety. |
| 2021-Sep-16 • 31 minutes Perseverance drills on Mars; space tourism; Australian fire debris and algal blooms; DNA vaccines against Covid Mars rock samples; space tourism; fire debris and algal blooms; DNA vaccines for Covid. |
| 2021-Sep-09 • 29 minutes Climate change and oil and gas exploration; cutting methane emissions; African wild dog populations; freezing eggs and sperm What's the future of oil and gas exploration when limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees? |
| 2021-Sep-02 • 29 minutes Rugby and the brain New clues on how tackles and knocks impact the brains of professional rugby players. |
| 2021-Aug-26 • 29 minutes Window to solve pandemic origins closing Is time running out to trace the origins of the pandemic? |
| 2021-Aug-19 • 30 minutes Mammoth Journey Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey |
| 2021-Aug-12 • 30 minutes IPCC report - extreme weather events Climate change and extreme weather events. |
| 2021-Aug-05 • 32 minutes Bees and multiple pesticide exposure Pesticides more than double the trouble for bees |
| 2021-Jul-29 • 30 minutes Covid 19 – reaching the unvaccinated How to balance individual rights with the collective action needed to end the pandemic. |
| 2021-Jul-22 • 33 minutes A life-changing database Revolutionising research into every aspect of life. |
| 2021-Jul-15 • 28 minutes Covid19 - should we test everybody ? Testing the entire population could stop the virus spreading, but how would we do it? |
| 2021-Jul-08 • 28 minutes Covid and our ancient ancestors The role our genetic inheritance plays in determining how the virus affects us. |
| 2021-Jul-01 • 32 minutes Gene editing gets real A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful. |
| 2021-Jun-24 • 34 minutes UK science policy shake-up; Ivermectin & Covid; black fungus in Indian Covid patients; many hominins in Siberian cave How will the new UK strategy affect funding for existing research and future innovation? |
| 2021-Jun-17 • 30 minutes Cov-Boost trial; SARS-Cov 2 infection in action; sapling guards; why tadpoles are dying Cov-Boost trial; SARS-Cov 2 infection in action; sapling guards; why tadpoles are dying |
| 2021-Jun-10 • 32 minutes Covid vaccines in children; preventing dengue; algal blooms; supersonic flight Covid vaccines in children; preventing dengue; algal blooms; supersonic flight. |
| 2021-Jun-03 • 32 minutes Lab origin theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland Lab leak theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland |
| 2021-May-27 • 36 minutes Human use of plants beyond the limits of history. Vic Gill and guests take a look at human impacts on the earth over thousands of years. |
| 2021-May-20 • 43 minutes Blood Clot Cure, Synthetic Fuels and Coal Mine Heat Pumps Viennese scientists describe a cure for infamous vaccine-induced thrombosis. |
| 2021-May-13 • 36 minutes Microplastics in UK river beds Victoria Gill wades into the microplastic problems in UK riverbeds. |
| 2021-May-06 • 28 minutes Early burials, diversity in Tudor England, a malaria vaccine, and rogue brain waves Early burials, diversity in Tudor England, a malaria vaccine, and rogue brain waves. |
| 2021-Apr-29 • 32 minutes Dragonfly on Titan, Retreating Glaciers, Surge Testing, Acoustic lighthouses Dragonfly on Titan, Retreating Glaciers, Surge Testing for Covid 19, Acoustic lighthouses. |
| 2021-Apr-22 • 29 minutes Coronavirus variants and vaccines, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and how to get rid of moths Coronavirus variants, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and clothes moths. |
| 2021-Apr-15 • 28 minutes Blood clots, grieving and the emotion of screams Evolving research on blood clots associated with vaccines, the emotion of screams, grief. |
| 2021-Apr-08 • 31 minutes Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages. |
| 2021-Apr-01 • 29 minutes Science funding cuts; Mice get Covid-19; Native oyster reintroductions Science funding cuts; Mice and Covid-19; Native oyster reintroduction. |
| 2021-Mar-25 • 32 minutes Halfway to net zero; hydrogen as a fuel; Fagradalsfjall, Iceland’s active volcano Halfway to net zero; hydrogen as a fuel; Fagradalsfjall, Iceland’s active volcano. |
| 2021-Mar-18 • 32 minutes Human embryo research and ethics; sperm whale social learning; Antikythera mechanism Human embryo research and ethics; sperm whale social learning; Antikythera mechanism. |
| 2021-Mar-11 • 28 minutes China's green growth plan China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper. |
| 2021-Mar-04 • 31 minutes Blue carbon; inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters Blue carbon; seeing inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters with X rays. |
| 2021-Feb-25 • 30 minutes Good COP Bad COP, Shotgun Lead Persistence, and Featherdown Adaptation UN Environment Programme publishes Making Peace With Nature report ahead of COP 26. |
| 2021-Feb-18 • 50 minutes Nasa's Perseverance - will it pay off? And spotting likely hosts for future pandemics. Landing, driving, flying on Mars, and where on Earth to look out for the next big virus. |
| 2021-Feb-11 • 41 minutes Meeting Mars, Melting Ice, Ozone on the Mend Again, and A Sea Cacophany Tim Peake on Mars, melting poles and glaciers, CFC anomaly disappears, Oceanic cacophany. |
| 2021-Feb-04 • 42 minutes Putting a number on biodiversity Biodiversity, planting trees for good and bad, and the hidden impacts of traffic noise. |
| 2021-Jan-28 • 36 minutes Next Gen Covid Vaccines; Man's Oldest Bestest Friend; Bilingual Brain Development What will the next generation of Covid vaccines be like? And when was the first pet dog? |
| 2021-Jan-21 • 31 minutes Vaccine Hesitancy and Ethnicity; The Joy of catnip; Lake Heatwaves Unpacking some causes of vaccine hesitancy in different quarters, and what does catnip do? |
| 2021-Jan-14 • 33 minutes UK Science post Brexit; GMOs vs Gene Editing regulation; Identical Twins That Aren't Indentical UK Science after Brexit, changing the rules for GMO's, and how identical twins differ. |
| 2021-Jan-07 • 39 minutes Vaccine Dosing and Biodiversity Soundscape Monitoring Spacing vaccine doses, and monitoring biodiversity through sound and machine learning. |
| 2020-Dec-31 • 39 minutes Brian Cox and Alice Roberts on a decade of extraordinary science Adam Rutherford, Brian Cox and Alice Roberts reflect on a decade of extraordinary science. |
| 2020-Dec-24 • 32 minutes Space Rocks, Aquatic Dinosaurs and Global Temperatures; 2020 science reviewed Dr Adam Rutherford and guests discuss space, dinosaurs and climate science in 2020. |
| 2020-Dec-17 • 33 minutes Covid mutation; On the facial expression of emotions; A mystery object Tracking Covid variants, AI v. the expression of human emotions, a mystery museum object. |
| 2020-Dec-10 • 37 minutes Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees. |
| 2020-Dec-03 • 37 minutes Protein folding; Hyabusa sample return; Holiday Covid testing AI ‘solves’ protein puzzle; Chasing Asteroids; holiday testing students |
| 2020-Nov-26 • 30 minutes 26/11/2020 Sentinel 6 launch; The Cosmic Dark Ages; Lithium Batteries |
| 2020-Nov-19 • 31 minutes COVID Operation Moonshot; Big Compost Experiment; Gulf of Mexico meteorite and new life COVID Operation Moonshot; Big Compost Experiment; Gulf of Mexico meteorite and new life. |
| 2020-Nov-12 • 36 minutes mRNA vaccinations; bacterial space miners; Artemis accords How do the new type of mRNA vaccines work actually work? And how lawless is space? |
| 2020-Nov-05 • 31 minutes COVID in families; earthquake under Aegean Sea; Camilla Pang wins science book prize COVID in families; earthquake under Aegean Sea; Camilla Pang wins science book prize. |
| 2020-Oct-29 • 34 minutes A new saliva gland, Bill Bryson on the Human Body, and the return of the Dust Bowl A new saliva gland, Bill Bryson on the Human Body, and the return of the Dust Bowl. |
| 2020-Oct-22 • 34 minutes COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry and sense of smell and COVID COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry, and sense of smell and COVID. |
| 2020-Oct-15 • 40 minutes Test and trace - how the UK compares to the rest of the world; Linda Scott's book The Double X Economy COVID test and trace around the world and Linda Scott's book - The Double X Economy |
| 2020-Oct-08 • 34 minutes 08/10/2020 The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain. |
| 2020-Oct-01 • 37 minutes Brian May's Cosmic Clouds 3-D; How fish move between waterbodies and Jim Al-Khalili's take on physics Brian May's 3-D nebulae; how fish move between lakes; Jim Al-Khalili's take on physics. |
| 2020-Sep-24 • 35 minutes Royal Society Science Book Prize - Gaia Vince; Biodiversity loss and Science Museum mystery object Royal Society Science Book Prize - Gaia Vince; Biodiversity loss and Science Museum object |
| 2020-Sep-17 • 31 minutes COVID-19 in Winter, Acoustics of Stonehenge and Dog years COVID-19 in winter; acoustics of Stonehenge; dog years. |
| 2020-Sep-10 • 29 minutes Coronavirus: The types of vaccine; How the UK is scaling up vaccine production Coronavirus: the types of vaccine; how the UK is scaling up vaccine production. |
| 2020-Sep-03 • 28 minutes Bird and dinosaur skull evolution; the wonders of yeast and Science Museum mystery object Bird and dinosaur skull evolution; the wonders of yeast and Science Museum mystery object |
| 2020-Aug-27 • 32 minutes What does the science say about the COVID risks of schools reopening? Dolphin ear autopsy What does the science say about the Covid risks of schools reopening? Dolphin ear autopsy. |
| 2020-Aug-20 • 28 minutes Smart bricks, The Royal Academy of Engineering awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting SARS-Cov-2 in sewage Smart bricks, awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting Covid in sewage. |
| 2020-Aug-13 • 28 minutes Land use and zoonoses, California's earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome Land use and zoonoses, Los Angeles’ earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome. |
| 2020-Aug-06 • 28 minutes How sperm swim, the theory of soil & the Big Compost Experiment update How sperm actually swim, the theory of soil and an update on the Big Compost Experiment. |
| 2020-Jul-30 • 32 minutes Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100 Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100 |
| 2020-Jul-23 • 32 minutes Pre-prints over peer review during the COVID pandemic and roads and birds Pre-prints over peer review during the COVID pandemic, and roads and birds. |
| 2020-Jul-16 • 28 minutes Science Fraud & Bias, Immunity to COVID-19 Adam Rutherford explores fraud and bias in science. And immunity to SARS-CoV-2. |
| 2020-Jul-09 • 34 minutes Satellite navigation in the UK; the science of the World Wide Web and Neolithic genomics Satellite navigation in the UK; the science of the World Wide Web; Neolithic genomics |
| 2020-Jul-02 • 28 minutes Preventing pandemics, invading alien species, blood types & COVID-19. Preventing zoonotic pandemics; invasive species; blood groups and COVID-19 |
| 2020-Jun-25 • 32 minutes The Human Genome Project's 20th Anniversary An Inside Science Special on the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project. |
| 2020-Jun-18 • 41 minutes Coronavirus conspiracy, Listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun Coronavirus conspiracies, listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun |
| 2020-Jun-11 • 28 minutes Engineering out of lockdown and should we castrate male dogs? Engineering solutions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and should we castrate male dogs? |
| 2020-Jun-04 • 28 minutes Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic. |
| 2020-May-28 • 31 minutes Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind Testing and Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our everyday movements leave behind. |
| 2020-May-21 • 28 minutes Coronavirus-free science, the impact of lockdown on climate change and the odds of both life and intelligent life existing. Marnie Chesterton brings us some coronavirus-free science breakthroughs since lockdown. |
| 2020-May-14 • 33 minutes Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid-19 survivors and using aircraft messages to assess aviation Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid survivors and assessing aviation with big data |
| 2020-May-07 • 29 minutes Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan? Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan? |
| 2020-Apr-30 • 31 minutes Testing for immunity to COVID-19 and Citizen science on BBC Radio past and present Testing for immunity to Covid-19 and citizen science on BBC Radio past and present. |
| 2020-Apr-23 • 42 minutes Understanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombs Understanding Covid-19 death rates; contact tracing apps; whale sharks and atomic bombs. |
| 2020-Apr-16 • 28 minutes Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine. |
| 2020-Apr-09 • 29 minutes Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets. |
| 2020-Apr-02 • 32 minutes Coronavirus: Models & being ‘led by the science’; Mars500 isolation tips; Kids’ science - singing glasses Models and graphs informing government strategy; Isolation tips; Fun science for kids. |
| 2020-Mar-26 • 43 minutes Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety Coronavirus - lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety |
| 2020-Mar-19 • 29 minutes TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution. |
| 2020-Mar-12 • 28 minutes Biology of the new coronavirus Why and how does the new coronavirus make us ill? |
| 2020-Mar-05 • 34 minutes Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold |
| 2020-Feb-27 • 28 minutes The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick The Big Compost Experiment; Using AI to screen for new antibiotics; Science of slapstick |
| 2020-Feb-20 • 42 minutes Coronavirus questions; HMS Challenger and ocean acidification; Sean Carroll's quantum world Coronavirus questions; HMS Challenger & ocean acidification; Sean Carroll's quantum world |
| 2020-Feb-13 • 41 minutes Ordnance Survey - Britain's 220-year-old tech company; Launching synthetic voices and personality test Ordnance Survey - 220-year-old tech company, synthetic voices and personality test. |
| 2020-Feb-06 • 28 minutes Solar Orbiter launch; Mutational signatures in cancer; paleo-oncology Solar Orbiter launch; Mutational signatures in cancer; paleo-oncology |
| 2020-Jan-30 • 37 minutes Coronavirus update, Typhoid Mary and 200th anniversary of the first sighting of Antarctica Coronavirus update, Typhoid Mary and 200th anniversary of the first sighting of Antarctica |
| 2020-Jan-23 • 31 minutes Coronavirus outbreak in China; Genetic diseases in Amish communities and getting an Egyptian mummy to speak Coronavirus outbreak in China, Amish genetic diseases and Egyptian mummy speaks. |
| 2020-Jan-16 • 30 minutes Reproducibility crisis in science; Aeolus wind-measuring satellite; electric cars Reproducibility crisis in science, Aeolus wind-measuring satellite, and electric cars. |
| 2020-Jan-09 • 32 minutes Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO Gareth Mitchell discusses the Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO |
| 2020-Jan-02 • 28 minutes The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture |
| 2019-Dec-26 • 33 minutes The hidden history in our DNA - Part 1 - Sex and Disease The hidden history in our DNA - Part 1 - Sex and Disease |
| 2019-Dec-19 • 30 minutes Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths Ten years of Zooniverse; what happened to volcano Anak Krakatau and visualising maths. |
| 2019-Dec-12 • 28 minutes Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome Earliest prehistoric hunting scene; fox domestication study flaw |
| 2019-Dec-05 • 32 minutes Global Carbon Emissions; Parker Solar Probe and simulating swaying buildings Global Carbon Emissions; Simulating swaying buildings and Parker Solar Probe |
| 2019-Nov-28 • 30 minutes What's the problem with palm oil and should we be supporting sustainably grown oil? Virtual reality skin Should we be supporting sustainably grown palm oil? Virtual reality skin |
| 2019-Nov-21 • 37 minutes Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat |
| 2019-Nov-14 • 29 minutes Soils and floods, Air pollution and ultra-low emission zones, detecting the drug Spice Soils and floods, air pollution and ultra-low emission zones, detecting the drug Spice |
| 2019-Nov-07 • 28 minutes Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury |
| 2019-Oct-31 • 29 minutes African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries. |
| 2019-Oct-24 • 28 minutes Organic farming emissions; Staring at seagulls; Salt and dementia Agriculture and greenhouse gases: We answer your questions |
| 2019-Oct-17 • 28 minutes Ebola model, Partula snails, Malaria origin Ebola model, partula snails, malaria origin. |
| 2019-Oct-10 • 28 minutes Extinction Rebellion, UK net zero emissions and climate change; Nobel Prizes XR protest – how best to reach net zero emissions? And science and culture of Nobel Prizes |
| 2019-Oct-03 • 36 minutes HIV protective gene paper retraction, Imaging ancient Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body HIV protective gene paper retraction, imaging Herculaneum scrolls, Bill Bryson's The Body. |
| 2019-Sep-26 • 35 minutes Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; Caroline Criado-Perez wins RS Book Prize Oceans, ice and climate change; Neolithic baby bottles; and Caroline Criado Perez |
| 2019-Sep-19 • 31 minutes MOSAiC Arctic super-expedition, Likely extinction of the Bahama nuthatch, Tim Smedley's book on air pollution MOSAiC expedition, Bahama nuthatch and Tim Smedley's book on air pollution. |
| 2019-Sep-12 • 36 minutes Model embryos from stem cells, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals, Mother Thames Model embryos, Paul Steinhardt's book on impossible crystals and Mother Thames. |
| 2019-Sep-05 • 30 minutes Inventing GPS, Carbon nanotube computer, Steven Strogatz and Monty Lyman discuss calculus and skin Inventing GPS, carbon nanotube computer, RS Prize shortlisted books on calculus and skin. |
| 2019-Aug-29 • 28 minutes Amazon fires, Royal Society Book Prize shortlist announced, John Gribben on quantum physics Amazon fires, Royal Society Book Prize shortlist, and John Gribben on quantum physics. |
| 2019-Aug-22 • 28 minutes UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion in the UK and the Royal Society's science book prize UK's black squirrels' genetic heritage; nuclear fusion and the Royal Society's book prize. |
| 2019-Aug-15 • 34 minutes UK power cut, Huge dinosaur find in Wyoming, Micro-plastics in Arctic snow UK power cut, huge dinosaur find in Wyoming and micro-plastics in Arctic snow |
| 2019-Aug-08 • 28 minutes Making the UK's dams safe, AI spots fake smiles, How many trees should we be planting? Making the UK's dams safe; AI spots fake smiles and how many trees should we be planting? |
| 2019-Aug-01 • 30 minutes Lovelock at 100; Hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment James Lovelock at 100, hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment |
| 2019-Jul-25 • 28 minutes False positives in genetic test kits, Impact of fishing on ocean sharks, Sex-change fish False positives in genetic test kits, impact of fishing on sharks, and sex-change species. |
| 2019-Jul-18 • 28 minutes Turing on the new £50 note, Moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet Turing on the new £50 note, moon landing on the radio, 25 years since Shoemaker-Levy comet |
| 2019-Jul-11 • 31 minutes Earliest modern human skull, Analysing moon rocks, Viruses lurking in our genomes Earliest modern human skull, analysing moon rocks, and viruses lurking in our genomes. |
| 2019-Jul-04 • 35 minutes X-Rays on Mercury, Monkey Tools, Music of Molecules, AI Drivers Summer Science from the Royal Society: a trip to Mercury, Music of Molecules, and AI Cars. |
| 2019-Jun-27 • 32 minutes Global Food Security, Reactive Use-By Labels, Origins of the Potato Global Food Security, a threat to wheat, future use-by labels and origins of the potato. |
| 2019-Jun-20 • 36 minutes Rinderpest destruction, Noise and birdsong, Science as entertainment Destroying rinderpest virus, how noise confuses birds, and science as light entertainment. |
| 2019-Jun-13 • 30 minutes Net-Zero carbon target, Science Policy Under Thatcher, Screen time measures Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher |
| 2019-Jun-06 • 38 minutes CCR5 Mutation Effects, The Surrey Earthquake Swarm, Animal Emotions CCR5 mutation effects, the Surrey earthquake swarm, Mama’s Last Hug by Frans de Waal. |
| 2019-May-30 • 29 minutes How maths underpins science How mathematics underpins science, recorded at the Hay Festival. |
| 2019-May-23 • 28 minutes New CFC emissions, Cannabis and the Environment, The Noisy Cocktail Party, Automated Face Recognition New CFC emissions, Cannabis and Yeast, A Noisy Cocktail Party, Automated Face Recognition. |
| 2019-May-16 • 34 minutes Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt Hubble Not-So Constant, Synthetic E. Coli, The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt |
| 2019-May-09 • 29 minutes Forensic science provision, optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone Forensic science provision, an optimal garden watering strategy, and a mystery knee bone. |
| 2019-May-02 • 28 minutes Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case and the latest Denisovan discovery Sex, gender and sport - the Caster Semenya case; the latest Denisovan discovery in Tibet |
| 2019-Apr-25 • 28 minutes Thought-to-speech machine, City Nature Challenge, Science of Storytelling Thought-to-speech machine, City Nature Challenge, the Science of Storytelling |
| 2019-Apr-18 • 33 minutes Notre-Dame fire, Reviving pig brains, ExoMars, Evolution of faces Notre-Dame fire, reviving pig brains, ExoMars and evolution of faces. |
| 2019-Apr-11 • 39 minutes Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance Visualising a black hole, Homo luzonensis, Two ways to overcome antimicrobial resistance |
| 2019-Apr-04 • 39 minutes Cretaceous catastrophe fossilised, LIGO and Virgo, Corals, Forensic shoeprint database Cretaceous catastrophe fossilised, LIGO and Virgo, corals and forensic shoeprint database |
| 2019-Mar-28 • 28 minutes UK pollinating insect numbers, Tracking whales using barnacles, Sleep signals UK pollinating insect numbers, tracking whales using barnacles and sleep signals. |
| 2019-Mar-21 • 32 minutes Where next World Wide Web? Space rocks and worms Where next World Wide Web? Space rocks and worms |
| 2019-Mar-14 • 31 minutes Rules and ethics of genome editing, Gender, sex and sport, Hog roasts at Stonehenge Rules and ethics of genome editing, gender, sex and sport, and hog roasts at Stonehenge. |
| 2019-Mar-07 • 29 minutes A cure for HIV? Sleepy flies, Secrets of the Fukushima disaster, Science fact checking A cure for HIV? Sleepy flies, secrets of the Fukushima disaster and science fact checking |
| 2019-Feb-28 • 28 minutes Falling carbon and rising methane; Unsung heroes at the Crick Falling carbon and rising methane, and unsung heroes at the Francis Crick Institute. |
| 2019-Feb-21 • 34 minutes Mars - rovers v humans? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow Goodbye Mars Opportunity rover - what's next? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow |
| 2019-Feb-14 • 28 minutes Insect decline, Gut microbiome, Geomagnetic switching Insect decline, gut microbiome and geomagnetic switching. |
| 2019-Feb-07 • 28 minutes Sea Level Rise, Equine Flu, Generator Bricks, Iberian Genes Antarctic ice melting and sea level, equine flu, generator bricks, and Iberian gene maps. |
| 2019-Jan-31 • 28 minutes Sprinting Neanderthals, Geodynamo, Spreading Sneezes and Dying Hares Sprinting Neanderthals, geodynamo, spreading sneezes and dying hares. |
| 2019-Jan-04 • 31 minutes Ultima Thule, Dry January, Periodic Table The latest on Nasa's Ultima Thule mission and the science behind Dry January |
| 2018-Nov-29 • 28 minutes Gene-edited twins, Placenta organoids in a dish, When the last leaves drop Gene-edited twins; placenta organoids in a dish; when the last leaves drop. |
| 2018-Nov-22 • 37 minutes Mars InSight mission, Detecting dark matter, Redefining the kilogram, Bovine TB Mars InSight mission, detecting dark matter, redefining the kg and more on bovine TB. |
| 2018-Nov-15 • 31 minutes Bovine TB and badger culling, Shrimp hoover CSI, Shark-skin and Turing Bovine TB and badger culling; shrimp hoover CSI; shark-skin and Turing patterning. |
| 2018-Nov-08 • 29 minutes Oldest cave picture; the Anthropocene under London; a new scientist for the £50 note Oldest cave picture, the Anthropocene under London and a new scientist for the £50 note. |
| 2018-Nov-01 • 28 minutes Repairing potholes, Ozone hole, Internet of hives, Drugs from fingerprints Repairing potholes, ozone hole, internet of hives and drugs from fingerprints. |
| 2018-Oct-25 • 28 minutes Science and Brexit, Antibiotic livestock growth promoters, Bepicolombo goes to Mercury Royal Society President Venki Ramakrishnan on UK science and Brexit. |
| 2018-Oct-18 • 28 minutes Old Dogs and Physics in Space The dogs of Neolithic farmers and rocket science. |
| 2018-Oct-11 • 28 minutes IPCC report, Cairngorms Connect project, grass pea, the Sun exhibition at Science Museum IPCC report, Cairngorms Connect project, grass pea, the Sun exhibition at Science Museum |
| 2018-Oct-04 • 28 minutes Nobel Prizes - Hayabusa 2 latest - IPCC meeting - North Pole science Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. |
| 2018-Sep-27 • 28 minutes Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain |
| 2018-Sep-20 • 28 minutes Science of Addiction Adam Rutherford looks at the art and science of addiction at the Science Gallery London. |
| 2018-Sep-13 • 28 minutes First human drawing, Cycling genes, Oden Arctic expedition, Hello World First human drawing; cycling genes; Oden Arctic expedition; Hello World. |
| 2018-Sep-06 • 40 minutes Complexity in Biology Adam Rutherford wrestles with biological complexity with help from guests in Dublin. |
| 2018-Aug-30 • 28 minutes Electronic brain probe; Rural stream biodiversity; Arctic weather research trip; Science book prize Electronic brain probe; River biodiversity; Arctic weather expedition; Science book prize |
| 2018-Aug-23 • 28 minutes Cavendish banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora's rainstorm Banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora rainstorm |
| 2018-Aug-16 • 28 minutes Capturing greenhouse gas, Beating heart failure with beetroot, Why elephants don't get cancer, Exactly - a history of precision Why elephants don't get cancer, Exactly - a history of precision |
| 2018-Aug-09 • 28 minutes New Horizons' next mission, Helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition New Horizons next mission, helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition. |
| 2018-Aug-02 • 28 minutes Parker solar probe, Diversity in the lab, Royal Society book prize, Arctic circle weather Parker solar probe, Diversity in the lab, Royal Society book prize, Arctic circle weather. |
| 2018-Jul-26 • 28 minutes Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine wilderness Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine Wilderness |
| 2018-Jul-19 • 32 minutes Peatbog wildfires, Coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper, Fuelling long-term space travel Peatbog wildfires, coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper and fuelling long-term space travel. |
| 2018-Jul-12 • 31 minutes Out of Africa, Predicting future heatwaves, Virtual reality molecules, Life in the dark Out of Africa, predicting future heatwaves, virtual reality molecules, life in the dark. |
| 2018-Jul-05 • 28 minutes Northern white rhino preservation, Deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's rare Heuchera discovery, Human roars Preserving white rhino, deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's plant find, human roars. |
| 2018-Jun-28 • 28 minutes Hyabusa mission; ProtoDUNE neutrino detector; Caledonian crow skills; Koala microbiome Adam Rutherford discusses the latest space mission to grab samples from an asteroid. |
| 2018-Jun-21 • 28 minutes The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby. |
| 2018-Jun-18 • 32 minutes Antarctic melt speeds up, Antarctica's future, Cryo-acoustics, Narwhals Antarctica's ice melt is speeding up. What does this mean for rising global sea levels? |
| 2018-Jun-14 • 32 minutes Dinosaur auction, Who owns the genes of the ocean life, Cancer immunotherapy Should dinosaurs be sold to the high bidder? |
| 2018-May-31 • 40 minutes Hay Festival Adam Rutherford and guests at the Hay Festival on what science learns when things go wrong |
| 2018-May-24 • 33 minutes CO2 and rice, Underground farming, Ancient interstellar asteroid, Microplastics air pollution Will rising CO2 levels make rice less nutritous? |
| 2018-May-17 • 30 minutes Face Recognition, ‘Thug’ plants, Cancer Funding Inequalities, Feynman’s 100th birthday How good is face recognition technology? Adam Rutherford investigates. |
| 2018-May-10 • 28 minutes Rat eradication; elephant talk; the rise of the dinosaurs; physics of snooker Why eradicate every rat on South Georgia? |
| 2018-May-03 • 28 minutes Antarctic, Kew, Paleogenomics, Sea birds Antarctic glacier collapse and rising sea levels plus Adam asks who owns ancient DNA. |
| 2018-Apr-26 • 31 minutes Human Consciousness: Could a brain in a dish become sentient? Could a brain grown in a dish become sentient? Adam Rutherford investigates. |
| 2018-Apr-19 • 39 minutes Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week. |
| 2018-Apr-12 • 31 minutes Pesticides in British Farming How widespread is pesticide use in British farming? Adam Rutherford presents. |
| 2018-Apr-05 • 30 minutes Stephen Hawking Tribute Adam Rutherford presents a special tribute to the science of Stephen Hawking. |
| 2018-Mar-29 • 31 minutes Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting Adam Rutherford looks at the latest study on genetics and education. |
| 2018-Mar-22 • 28 minutes Data Scraping Data scraping, Future of the Sea report, Cleaning up space junk, Dinosaur eggs and nests. |
| 2018-Mar-15 • 32 minutes Buzz kill With Brexit approaching, what stance will the UK take on bee-harming pesticides? |
| 2018-Mar-08 • 31 minutes Russian Spy Poisoning What are nerve agents and what antidotes are available? |
| 2018-Mar-01 • 33 minutes Weird Weather? Is the current weather really so unusual? |
| 2018-Feb-22 • 30 minutes Science after Brexit Post-Brexit science funding, the Great pot invasion, Hurricane bells and Dancing worms. |
| 2018-Feb-15 • 30 minutes Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; Millirobots in the body;Dog brain training Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; millirobots in the body; dog brain training. |
| 2018-Feb-08 • 29 minutes Democracy in Space How space science is getting down with the kids. |
| 2018-Feb-01 • 33 minutes Scientists on Trial Scientists under threat in Turkey. |
| 2018-Jan-25 • 29 minutes Did typhoid kill the Aztecs, DNA stored in Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants and levitating humans Did typhoid kill the Aztecs? DNA and Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants, Human levitation. |
| 2018-Jan-18 • 28 minutes African swine fever, Oil spill update, CRISPR gene editing, Rat eradication in New Zealand, Chimp kin recognition Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. |
| 2018-Jan-11 • 28 minutes Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex. |
| 2018-Jan-04 • 33 minutes Tabby's Star, Space 2018, Mosquito sounds, C diff and food additive link Strange star seeks an explanation that doesn't involve alien civilisation |
| 2017-Dec-28 • 34 minutes Ancient DNA and Human Evolution Adam Rutherford on the DNA revolution in our understanding of human evolution. |
| 2017-Dec-21 • 29 minutes Antisense RNA therapy, Fossils vs Trump, Printing mini-kidneys, Electric eel power A turning point in treating brain diseases? Why are palaeontologists suing Donald Trump? |
| 2017-Dec-14 • 35 minutes The Future of Coral Reefs, Little Foot, Arthur C Clarke Adam Rutherford considers the future of coral reefs and the visions of Arthur C Clarke. |
| 2017-Dec-07 • 31 minutes Trophy hunting, Gene drives, Nuclear lightning, Peregrine falcons and drones Does trophy hunting threaten big game species with extinction? |
| 2017-Nov-30 • 39 minutes Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence Prehistoric women were as strong as today's top female rowers. |
| 2017-Nov-23 • 34 minutes Interstellar visitor, Svante Paabo, Synthetic biology, Plight of the Axolotl Oumuamua - the first known visitor from beyond the solar system. |
| 2017-Nov-16 • 36 minutes Can we forecast earthquakes?, Britain's space race rocket Skylark, Francis Galton Does the length of the day influence the risk of large earthquakes? |
| 2017-Nov-09 • 33 minutes Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's Thesis A young boy is saved by a remarkable combination of stem cell and gene therapy |
| 2017-Nov-02 • 34 minutes Climate Change and Health; Moth Snow Storm Feedback; Whale Brain Evolution; Pharoah's Serpent A major global study finds that climate change has already damaged the health of millions. |
| 2017-Oct-26 • 34 minutes Insects disappearing, DNA Biosensor, Dog faces, Bandit dinosaur Where have all the insects gone? |
| 2017-Oct-19 • 34 minutes Colliding Neutron Stars, Krakatoa, Centigrade vs Celsius Astronomy enters a new age as gravitational waves locate the collision of neutron stars. |
| 2017-Oct-05 • 38 minutes HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter Earthquakes caused by human activities - a new global database |
| 2017-Sep-28 • 31 minutes Gravity wave breakthrough, The antibiotic pipeline, Microbial waste recycling, Fausto - an AI opera How can we avert the antibiotic resistance crisis? |
| 2017-Sep-21 • 28 minutes Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics |
| 2017-Sep-14 • 36 minutes Farewell to Cassini, the epic 20 year mission to Saturn Farewell to Cassini - the latest and final results of the 20 year mission to Saturn. |
| 2017-Sep-07 • 33 minutes North Korea Bomb Tests, Warming Antarctic Sea Life, the Microbiome, Cuckoo Chuckle Did North Korea test a hydrogen bomb? |
| 2017-Aug-31 • 28 minutes Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey |
| 2017-Aug-24 • 28 minutes Killer robots; Myths and superstitions and conservation; Science book prize nominee - Cordelia Fine; Taxidermy Killer robots; myths and conservation; Cordelia Fine's book - Testosterone Rex; taxidermy. |
| 2017-Aug-17 • 29 minutes Antarctica's volcanoes, science book prize nominee - Mark O'Connell, US solar eclipse and 40 years of NASA's Voyager mission Antarctica's volcanoes; Mark O'Connell's book; US solar eclipse; Voyager at 40. |
| 2017-Aug-10 • 28 minutes European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition. Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition. |
| 2017-Aug-03 • 36 minutes Gene-editing human embryos, Spaceman's eyes, Science book prize, Sexual selection in salmon Gene-editing human embryos; spaceman's eyes;science book prize; sexual selection in salmon |
| 2017-Jul-27 • 30 minutes Cod fisheries, Our connection to nature, Domestic electricity and Gamma ray bursts Cod; connection to nature; domestic electricity; gamma ray burst. |
| 2017-Jul-20 • 32 minutes Genetics and privacy, Global plastic, Great Ape Dictionary, Ocean Discovery X Prize Genetics and privacy; Global plastic; Great Ape Dictionary; Ocean Discovery X Prize. |
| 2017-Jul-13 • 29 minutes Genetic testing; Pugs on treadmills; Frankenstein What areas of medicine will benefit from genetic testing? Has its promise been overstated? |
| 2017-Jul-06 • 30 minutes Neonics dispute, Hygenic bees, Hip-hop MRI Disagreement over the results of the latest field study into neonicotinoids and bee health |
| 2017-Jun-29 • 28 minutes Sex bias in biology, Engineering prize, Olympic bats, Angry Chef Huge genetic differences between the sexes may result in more drug side-effects for women. |
| 2017-Jun-22 • 28 minutes Forensics Centre in Dundee; D'Arcy Thompson centenary; Scottish science adviser; Coffee and climate Dundee University forensics science centre expands to test new psychoactive substances. |
| 2017-Jun-15 • 28 minutes Science in Fire Prevention Applying scientific techniques to reduce fire risk in tall buildings |
| 2017-Jun-08 • 28 minutes Early Humans Were Even Earlier Than We Thought Homo sapiens walked the earth at least 300,000 years ago. |
| 2017-Jun-01 • 44 minutes The Importance of Basic Research Adam Rutherford and guests discuss the usefulness of useless knowledge at the Hay Festival |
| 2017-May-25 • 33 minutes Sherpas - dolphin rescue - quantum computing - hot lavas What is the secret of the Sherpa people's adaptation to life at high altitude? |
| 2017-May-18 • 28 minutes Childhood cancers - Ghana telescope - Nano-listening device for cells - Ancient whales Searching for 100-year-old tumours to boost research on rare childhood cancers. |
| 2017-May-11 • 33 minutes Violins - Social networks and cliques in great tits and snow monkeys - Exploring DNA and art Do new violins sound better than old famed instruments? A scientist and soloist discuss. |
| 2017-May-04 • 33 minutes The moral brain, stem cell developments, ancient DNA in cave dirt, mangrove forest Shocking experiment shows how the brain makes us do the right thing. |
| 2017-Apr-27 • 28 minutes Homo naledi, First humans in America, Dark matter detector, New theory of dark matter Homo naledi; first humans in America; dark matter detector; new theory of dark matter. |
| 2017-Apr-20 • 28 minutes Cassini’s death, scrapping diesel, weather balloon, satellites monitoring volcanos Cassini's death; scrapping diesel cars; weather balloons; satellites monitoring volcanoes |
| 2017-Apr-13 • 28 minutes 23andMe Genetic Sequencing, Human Knockout genes, Coral Bleaching 23andMe genetic sequencing, Human knockout genes, Coral bleaching. |
| 2017-Apr-06 • 28 minutes Creation of island Britain, Sleep gene, Mary Kelly forensics, Global Tree Search survey How a megaflood severed Britain's connection to what is now France 450,000 years ago. |
| 2017-Mar-30 • 28 minutes Climate change and extreme weather; Primate brain size; Earthquake forecasting; Planet 9 Climate change and extreme weather; primate brain size; earthquake forecasting; planet 9. |
| 2017-Mar-23 • 28 minutes Comet 67P images; Etna eruption; Brain navigation; Octopus intelligence Comet 67P images, Etna eruption, brain navigation, octopus intelligence. |
| 2017-Mar-16 • 28 minutes Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, Aeroplane biofuels, Bakhshali manuscript, Goldilocks zones Boaty McBoatface in Antarctica, aeroplane biofuels, Bakhshali manuscript, Goldilocks zones |
| 2017-Mar-15 • 28 minutes Rise of the Robots: 3. Where is my mind? Adam Rutherford asks if we are ready for artificial intelligences making decisions for us |
| 2017-Mar-09 • 58 minutes Cells and Celluloid: Aliens on Film With Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock. |
| 2017-Mar-06 • 28 minutes Rise of the Robots: 2. More human than human Adam Rutherford explores our relationship with contemporary humanoid robots |
| 2017-Mar-03 • 28 minutes Rise of the Robots: 1. The history of things to come Adam Rutherford explores the role of robots in past societies |
| 2017-Mar-02 • 29 minutes Earth's Earliest Life, The Benefits of Pollution, Sexuality and Science and New ideas on Evolution The World's oldest sedimentary rocks reveal traces of our earliest ancestors. |
| 2017-Feb-23 • 28 minutes The perils of fake science news, The neanderthal inside us, What The Beatles really sang - statistically speaking How a woolly story about resurrecting mammoths raises serious questions for medical ethics |
| 2017-Feb-16 • 29 minutes Science and cyber security, Dinosaur babies, Winston Churchill and level crossings Testing cyber security with science. |
| 2017-Feb-09 • 28 minutes Measuring human impact on earth, Awards for engineers, Sounds of space junk. Quantifying the impact of humanity on the earth's natural systems. |
| 2017-Feb-02 • 29 minutes Wildlife trafficking, New quantum computers, Ancient bird beaks, Glassblowing. How measures set up to conserve endangered species are being eroded. |
| 2017-Jan-26 • 28 minutes Crime, volcanoes, ghosts and how we are influenced by the genes of unrelated others How the genes of unrelated others can influence our health and behaviour. |
| 2017-Jan-19 • 28 minutes Antarctic science rescue, Killing cancer with viruses, Measuring wind from space and the Last man on the moon Why the British Antarctic science base is being temporarily abandoned. |
| 2017-Jan-12 • 31 minutes The perils of explaining science, Living to 500, What's good for your teeth and The future of stargazing Why the simplest explanations are not always the best when it comes to science. |
| 2017-Jan-05 • 33 minutes RIP Granny the oldest Orca - Graphene + Silly Putty - Moving a Giant Magnet - Space in 2017 Science mourns the death of the world's oldest killer whale, 'Granny'. |
| 2016-Dec-29 • 44 minutes Listeners' Questions Adam Rutherford puts listeners' science questions to his team of experts. |
| 2016-Dec-22 • 29 minutes Inuits and Denisovans, Sex and woodlice, Peace through particle physics, Caspar the octopus in peril? Can Inuits survive the Arctic cold thanks to deep past liaisons with another species? |
| 2016-Dec-08 • 37 minutes Rock traces of life on Mars, Desert fireball network, Gut microbes and Parkinson's Disease, Science Museum's maths exhibition Could rocks discovered by the Mars rover Spirit contain the hallmarks of ancient life? |
| 2016-Dec-01 • 33 minutes Alzheimers research, Lucy in the Scanner, Smart bandages, From supernovae to Hollywood How well do we understand Alzheimers disease after the latest drug trial disappointment? |
| 2016-Nov-24 • 28 minutes Predator bacteria therapy, New money for UK science, Stick-on stethoscope, Taming fears in the brain scanner Can we use predatory bacteria as treatments for antibiotic resistant infections? |
| 2016-Nov-17 • 28 minutes Does Pluto have an ocean, Antarctica's oldest ice, Meat emissions, Swifts fly ten months non-stop Does Pluto have an ocean under its ice crust? |
| 2016-Nov-10 • 28 minutes Climate change questions, Animal computer interaction, Sounds and meaning across world's languages Climate change - listeners' questions answered. |
| 2016-Nov-03 • 28 minutes Italy's quakes, Ebola virus, Accidental rocket fuel, China in space Italy's earthquakes: is there a pattern? |
| 2016-Oct-27 • 31 minutes Making mozzies safe with a microbe, CO2 at 400 ppm, Chixculub crater rocks, Why Mars Lander failed Fighting Zika and dengue virus with an insect bacterium. |
| 2016-Oct-20 • 30 minutes HFC Ban; Human Cell Atlas; Origin of Hunting with Dogs A map of the 37 trillion cells in the body and when did humans first use dogs for hunting? |
| 2016-Oct-13 • 29 minutes Life on Mars? Quantum Gravity. The deep origins of bird song New mission searching for signs of life on Mars about to arrive at the Red Planet |
| 2016-Sep-08 • 30 minutes Microbead impact, Remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch Microbead impact, remote animal logging, Royal Society book prize, Surgewatch. |
| 2016-Aug-25 • 29 minutes Proxima b exoplanet, The Hunt for Vulcan, East Antarctic lakes, Deep sea shark hunting Proxima b exoplanet, The Hunt for Vulcan, east Antarctic lakes, deep sea shark hunting. |
| 2016-Aug-18 • 28 minutes Autonomous cars, Bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize Autonomous cars, bees and neonicotinoids, Marden Henge, Royal Society Book Prize. |
| 2016-Aug-11 • 28 minutes Blow to the LHC "bump", Crow intelligence, Robot mudskippers, Royal Society book prize A blow to the LHC "bump"; Crow intelligence; Robot mudskippers; Royal Society book prize. |
| 2016-Aug-04 • 28 minutes Signs of life on planets, Royal Society Book Prize, Queen Bee control, Galactic Prom 29 What clues should we look for when searching for life on other planets? |
| 2016-Jul-14 • 28 minutes Dinosaur extinction, Neanderthals in Gibraltar, Music appreciation, A year of New Horizons Dinosaur extinction, Neanderthals in Gibraltar, music appreciation; a year of New Horizons |
| 2016-Jul-07 • 28 minutes Juno, Space debris, Fake tumours, Risky plants Welcome to Jupiter: Juno mission unlocks secrets of this giant gas ball of a planet. |
| 2016-Jun-30 • 28 minutes Juno, Nanotech art conservation, Robots fix the city, Eel conservation Nasa's Juno space mission approaches Jupiter. |
| 2016-Jun-23 • 28 minutes National Insect Week, Venus' electric field, Green mining, Wimbledon grass science Adam Rutherford finds out why insects are being celebrated across the UK. |
| 2016-Jun-16 • 31 minutes More gravitational waves; Ocean floor mapping; Selfish Gene 40th; Spoonies Gravitational waves have been found for a second time. What’s different this time? |
| 2016-Jun-09 • 32 minutes Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance What can be done to tackle antimicrobial resistance, a massive threat that humans face? |
| 2016-Jun-02 • 28 minutes Fixing the Future From the Hay Festival, Adam Rutherford and guests ask how science can fix the future. |
| 2016-May-26 • 32 minutes GM plants; Svalbard Seed Vault; Directed Evolution; Dolphin Snot Adam Rutherford examines the science of GM plants as the Royal Society takes on the issue |
| 2016-May-19 • 30 minutes Climate Change, State of the World's Plants, Antibiotic Resistance, Telephone Metadata, Bat Detective How can complex science tell us what to do about the effects of climate change? |
| 2016-May-12 • 28 minutes Genetics and education, Eyam plague, Pint of science, Labradors and chocolate Adam Rutherford investigates a small but significant link between genetics and education. |
| 2016-May-05 • 28 minutes Human embryos, Transit of Mercury, Fishackathon, Fat labradors Scientists can keep human embryos alive for longer. Should they? |
| 2016-Apr-28 • 33 minutes Chernobyl, Drones, Tree crickets, Cern Have physicists at Cern found a new particle? |
| 2016-Apr-21 • 28 minutes EU membership and UK science, Quantum games, Fixing genes What are the consequences for UK science of leaving the EU? Adam investigates. |
| 2016-Apr-14 • 29 minutes Breakthrough Starshot, Moon mining, QB50, Solar Q&A Will a fleet of tiny craft, pushed by lasers, sail to a star? |
| 2016-Apr-07 • 28 minutes Air pollution monitoring, Britain breathing, Tracking Hannibal Dung Roman: the historical mess of Hannibal's elephant march may have been cleared up. |
| 2016-Mar-31 • 31 minutes Solar farm, Gravity machine, Kakapo As Europe's largest floating solar farm goes online, Adam Rutherford discusses solar power |
| 2016-Mar-24 • 28 minutes Flu, Coffee yeasts, Wave machine, Cochlear implants Predicting how the flu virus mutates could help make better vaccines to fight it. |
| 2016-Mar-17 • 28 minutes Recovering lost memories, Storks eat junk food, Oldest pine fossil, Spring flowering Lost memories can be recovered in mice. Are there implications for Alzheimer's patients? |
| 2016-Mar-10 • 28 minutes Gain-of-function research, Mindfulness, Women in science, Snake locomotion Tracey Logan investigates whether there is some science that is just too dangerous to do. |
| 2016-Mar-03 • 28 minutes UK's longest-running cohort study, The Brain prize, Hairy genetics Babies from the longest-running cohort study turn 70 this month. |
| 2016-Feb-25 • 28 minutes UK science and the EU, Sex of organs, Artificial colon, Gorillas call when eating What does a Brexit mean for UK science? |
| 2016-Feb-18 • 28 minutes Gravitational Waves, UK Spaceport, Big Brains and Extinction Risk, Conservation in Papua New Guinea Adam Rutherford puts listeners' gravitational wave queries to cosmologist Andrew Pontzen. |
| 2016-Feb-11 • 28 minutes Gravitational Waves Special Gravitational waves detected - scientists prove Einstein right after 100 years. |
| 2016-Feb-04 • 28 minutes UK pollinators' food, Brain implant, Holograms, Lunar 9 How charting the UK's nectar-providing flowers could help pollinating insects. |
| 2016-Jan-28 • 28 minutes Zika, Penguins, Erratum, Fossil fish What can science reveal about the Zika virus and microcephaly? |
| 2016-Jan-21 • 28 minutes Ancient Britons' DNA, Concorde's 40th Anniversary, Giant dinosaur, New planet? Adam Rutherford examines the genetics of ancient Britons and reminisces about Concorde. |
| 2016-Jan-14 • 28 minutes The 100,000 Genome Project, Stem cell doping, Nuclear waste, Dinosaur sex Adam Rutherford finds out how the 100,000 Genome Project is helping children and families. |
| 2016-Jan-07 • 28 minutes El Nino Special How the current El Nino event is affecting lives in the UK and around the world. |
| 2015-Dec-31 • 28 minutes 31/12/2015 Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions. |
| 2015-Dec-24 • 28 minutes New Horizons Pluto update; friendly predatory bacteria; Christmas in the lab; human ancestry New Horizons Pluto update;friendly predatory bacteria;Christmas in the lab;human ancestry |
| 2015-Dec-17 • 35 minutes Tim Peake's mission to the ISS, Spaceman Chris Hadfield, AGU round-up, Air pollution, Human Evolution at the NHM Astronaut Chris Hadfield gives Tim Peake advice on how to cope in space. |
| 2015-Dec-10 • 30 minutes Flooding, Scientific modelling, Magnetoreception, Escalators Adam Rutherford asks how models can help to predict floods and improve defences. |
| 2015-Dec-03 • 32 minutes Science funding, Carbon capture storage, Graphene Adam Rutherford questions the latest government science funding review. |
| 2015-Nov-26 • 37 minutes Ancient farmers' genomes, Alice at Cern, Astrophysics questions Ancient genome research shows the effect of the introduction of farming to Europe. |
| 2015-Nov-19 • 28 minutes Antarctic ice sheet instability, Groundwater, Accents, Fluorescent coral Melting Antarctic ice sheet will not lead to as big a sea level rise as previously thought |
| 2015-Nov-12 • 28 minutes Sex-change tree, Pluto's cryovolcanoes, Sellafield's plutonium, Ant super-organisms Adam Rutherford asks whether Britain's oldest tree has changed sex. |
| 2015-Nov-05 • 28 minutes Grid cells and time, Boole, How your brain shapes your life Tracey Logan unpicks how people's brains work and discusses maverick scientist Boole. |
| 2015-Oct-29 • 28 minutes Oxygen on comet 67P; Bees and antimicrobial drugs; Reproducibility of science experiments; Reintroduction of beavers Oxygen detected on comet 67P doesn’t fit with models of early Solar System formation. |
| 2015-Oct-22 • 28 minutes Animal experiments, Bees and diesel, Sense Ocean, Readability of IPCC report Latest stats shows UK scientists used fewer research animals last year. Or did they? |
| 2015-Oct-15 • 28 minutes Time Travel in Science and Cinema Adam Rutherford and Francine Stock explore time travel in science and cinema. |
| 2015-Oct-08 • 28 minutes Ethiopian genome, Coral nutrients, The hunt for gravitational waves, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Adam Rutherford meets Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. |
| 2015-Oct-01 • 28 minutes Write on Kew festival at Kew Gardens, Preserving global biodiversity Adam Rutherford is at Kew Gardens to discuss challenges in preserving global biodiversity. |
| 2015-Sep-24 • 28 minutes Listeners' Science Questions Adam Rutherford is joined by guests to answer listener questions. |
| 2015-Sep-17 • 28 minutes Pluto images, Space elevator, Insect migration, Imagination app Adam Rutherford looks at the new photos of Pluto which were beamed back to Earth this week |
| 2015-Sep-10 • 28 minutes Homo Naledi, New spacesuit, Quantum biology, A possible cure for motion sickness Tracey Logan investigates an ancient human and a zero-gravity space suit. |
| 2015-Sep-03 • 28 minutes El Nino, Sphagnum moss and peatlands, Inside Cern, Measuring air pollution with iPhones Tracey Logan investigates the El Nino warnings and the search for the Higgs boson. |
| 2015-Aug-20 • 29 minutes 20/08/2015 Gareth Mitchell asks whether paleolithic people ate carbs and why corals are in peril. |
| 2015-Aug-13 • 28 minutes Scottish GM ban, Earth's magnetic field, OCD, Birth of a new galaxy Scottish GM ban, the Earth's magnetic field, life with OCD, and how galaxies are born. |
| 2015-Jul-23 • 28 minutes Pluto's surface, Increased Arctic ice in 2013, Linking brains together, Signals of fertility Adam Rutherford presents news on the latest New Horizons images of Pluto's surface. |
| 2015-Jul-16 • 28 minutes Pluto: New Horizons The flyby of Pluto. Adam Rutherford with early pictures from New Horizons space probe. |
| 2015-Jul-09 • 28 minutes Intrusive memories, Silent aircraft, Nuclear fusion, Pluto Adam Rutherford investigates intrusive memories, silent aircraft, nuclear fusion and Pluto |
| 2015-Jul-02 • 28 minutes Aphid-repelling wheat, National Institute for Bioscience, Global map of smell, Parrot mimics Adam Rutherford examines results of a field trial of a new way to repel aphids from wheat. |
| 2015-Jun-25 • 28 minutes Malaria drug, Listener feedback, Imaging the singing voice, Classifying human species Adam Rutherford presents news of a novel drug to potentially prevent and treat malaria. |
| 2015-Jun-11 • 28 minutes Stars, Fracking, Ice Cores, Drunken Chimps Adam Rutherford examines new images from the Alma telescope of the earliest galaxies. |
| 2015-Jun-04 • 28 minutes Origins of life, Earthquakes in London, Frog plague, Ancient pollen New research on the origins of life. How do scientists unpick the start of biology? |
| 2015-May-28 • 28 minutes Self-adapting robots, Artificial intelligence in medicine, Ageing healthily Tracey Logan examines technology to enable robots to remain fully autonomous when damaged. |
| 2015-May-21 • 28 minutes El Nino, Echolocation, Seasons, Snakes Studying human echolocation at the quietest place on earth. |
| 2015-May-14 • 28 minutes Seasonal Variation in Immunity, Chemosynthesis, Role of the ISS, Storing Digital Data in DNA New research on seasonal variation in people's immune systems. With Adam Rutherford. |
| 2015-May-07 • 28 minutes Listeners' Science Questions Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news. |
| 2015-Apr-30 • 28 minutes Nepalese Earthquake, Monkey Hands, Maritime Light Pollution, Light in Bacteria The earthquake in Nepal, monkey dexterity, maritime light pollution and light in bacteria. |
| 2015-Apr-23 • 28 minutes Healthy Guts; Future High Speed Trading; Body Clocks and Colour; William Smith's Geology Map How the gut bacteria of isolated communities shed light on diseases in the western world. |
| 2015-Apr-16 • 28 minutes Hubble Space Telescope at 25 The Hubble Telescope and its contribution to shaping our understanding of the cosmos. |
| 2015-Apr-09 • 28 minutes Legacy of Messenger, Computer Touch, AI and Traumatic Forgetting, Stained Glass Restoration Dr Lucie Green examines the legacy of the Messenger mission to Mercury. |
| 2015-Mar-26 • 28 minutes Invasive Species, Coral Seaview Survey, Evolution of the Brain, A New Virtual Reality Should people embrace the changes resulting from invasive alien species? |
| 2015-Mar-19 • 28 minutes Genetic Map of the British Isles, Drones for Conservation, Lab Photosynthesis, Solar Eclipse Genetic map of British Isles, drones for conservation, lab photosynthesis, solar eclipse. |
| 2015-Mar-12 • 28 minutes Large Hadron Collider Run Two, Flooding, Nasa's Biggest Rocket, Violin Evolution Large Hadron Collider opportunities and the acoustics of the violin. With Adam Rutherford. |
| 2015-Mar-05 • 28 minutes Encoding memories; 350 years of the science journal; Women in science; Ceres Encoding memories; 350 years of the science journal; women in science; arrival at Ceres. |
| 2015-Feb-26 • 29 minutes Artificial Intelligence, Desalination, History of Forensics, Music from Cells Adam Rutherford examines a significant step towards the intelligent computer. |
| 2015-Feb-19 • 28 minutes Alzheimer's Disease, False Memory, Diamond Light Source, Twins in Space The need for new treatments for Alzheimer's, a twin space experiment and false memories. |
| 2015-Feb-12 • 29 minutes Earth's Core; What Can Chemistry Do for Us?; Ocean Acidification; Darwin Day Adam Rutherford investigates new insights into what lies at the centre of the Earth. |
| 2015-Feb-05 • 28 minutes Goshawk, Cosmic Renaissance, Carl Djerassi and Charles Townes Hunting tactics of goshawks and the men who invented the contraceptive pill and the laser. |
| 2015-Jan-29 • 28 minutes Climate change belief; Anthropocene era; Eyes on the sea; Origins of multicellular life Perceptions of climate change, the Anthropocene era and a new theory of cell evolution. |
| 2015-Jan-22 • 28 minutes GMOs; International Year of Light; Coral health Proposed failsafe for genetically modified organisms and the International Year of Light. |
| 2015-Jan-15 • 28 minutes International Year of Soils Adam Rutherford takes a special look at the role soils play in providing for our planet. |
| 2015-Jan-08 • 28 minutes Venus mission, Science highlights for 2015, Sonotweezers, Tsunami 10 years on Mission to return to our planetary neighbour Venus and astronomy highlights in 2015. |
| 2015-Jan-01 • 28 minutes Listeners' Science Questions Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions. |
| 2014-Dec-18 • 28 minutes Microplastics; Holey Ice; Vesalius; Overeating Tiny plastic particles have been found polluting the deep ocean sediment. |
| 2014-Dec-11 • 28 minutes Water on Comets; DNA in Space; Sounds of the Ocean; Science in Fashion Earth's water does not come from comets, the recent Rosetta mission suggests. |
| 2014-Dec-04 • 28 minutes Orion Launch; Fake Mars trip; XDNA; Richard the Third's skeleton A NASA space capsule which could transport humans to Mars is set to make its maiden flight |
| 2014-Nov-27 • 28 minutes Campylobacter in Chicken; Artificial Intelligence Guru Demis Hassabis; Sexology; Lucy The Food Standards Agency reports that 70 per cent of supermarket chicken is contaminated. |
| 2014-Nov-20 • 28 minutes Comet landing detects organics molecules; Lunar Mission One; Biological warfare Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P. |
| 2014-Nov-13 • 28 minutes Rosetta; Thought-controlled genes; Biophonic Life; Arecibo message 40 years on Adam Rutherford discovers what is happening now that Rosetta's lander has touched down. |
| 2014-Nov-06 • 28 minutes Science of ageing; Microneedles; Firelab; Rosetta; Scientific authorship Adam Rutherford asks if science can offer answers to our rapidly ageing population. |
| 2014-Oct-30 • 28 minutes The Making of the Moon Lucie Green investigates the past, present and future of the moon. |
| 2014-Oct-23 • 28 minutes Hobbit; Genetics of height; Solar science; Snails The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later. |
| 2014-Oct-16 • 28 minutes Ebola; Ada Lovelace Day; Space Weather What can science tell us about the virus at the centre of the current Ebola outbreak? |
| 2014-Oct-09 • 28 minutes Nobel Prizes 2014; Gauge; Genetics and Diabetes; UK Fungus Day Adam Rutherford hosts a post-match analysis of the 2014 Nobel Prizes for science. |
| 2014-Oct-02 • 28 minutes Women, Science and the Royal Society; Open Access Research Adam Rutherford asks the Royal Society about the decline in awards to female scientists. |
| 2014-Sep-25 • 28 minutes Cosmic inflation latest; Indian space success; Science and language; Wax Venus Claims of evidence for cosmic super-expansion just after the Big Bang are questioned. |
| 2014-Sep-18 • 28 minutes European ancestry; Cern is 60; Graphene plasters; Penguins How most present-day Europeans derive from at least three ancestral populations. |
| 2014-Sep-11 • 38 minutes Jack the Ripper; Future of Scottish science Examining the latest Jack the Ripper ID, and debating the future of Scottish science. |
| 2014-Sep-04 • 31 minutes Bardarbunga volcano; Geology in Minecraft; Synthesising opioids; Ammonia Adam Rutherford talks to researchers in Iceland studying the erupting Bardarbunga volcano. |
| 2014-Aug-28 • 28 minutes Manipulating mouse memory; London pollution; Nature of knowing; Snail fur Adam Rutherford shines a light on how the mouse brain processes memory. |
| 2014-Aug-21 • 28 minutes TB in the New World; Trusting Wikipedia; Shipwreck of the London; @LegoAcademics Adam Rutherford discovers that TB was introduced to the Americas from seals and sea lions. |
| 2014-Aug-14 • 28 minutes Anaesthesia; Chilean earthquakes; Strange weather; Jellyfish Will quantum physics bring us any closer to understanding how anaesthetics work? |
| 2014-Aug-07 • 28 minutes New dinosaur; GM chickens; Lightning; Rosetta; Diatoms Professor Alice Roberts reveals Laquintasaura, a new dinosaur found in South America. |
| 2014-Jul-31 • 28 minutes ExpeRimental; Rosetta; MOOCs Alice Roberts indulges in some science experiments for kids, including Bubblecano! |
| 2014-Jul-24 • 28 minutes Science's fascination with the face Adam discusses the ethics and privacy issues surrounding facial recognition programmes. |
| 2014-Jul-17 • 28 minutes A special programme on plants and their pollinators, poisons and pests Adam visits Kew Gardens to root amongst the foliage and reveal the latest in plant science |
| 2014-Jul-10 • 28 minutes Behavioural profiling at airports; Light and colour in art; Hadrian's Wall; Cassini Adam Rutherford questions the science behind behavioural profiling at airport security. |
| 2014-Jul-03 • 29 minutes Informed consent, El Nino, Gravitational Waves, Cloud cover Can we be used in experiments without our consent? Adam Rutherford investigates. |
| 2014-Jun-26 • 28 minutes Longitude Prize Winner; Solar cells; New species; Fiji fisherwomen; Physics questions Dr Adam Rutherford learns about this year's Longitude Prize challenge. |
| 2014-Jun-19 • 29 minutes Antarctic Invaders; Patents; Longitude Challenges for Water and Antibiotics Adam Rutherford finds out why Antarctica isn't such a pristine environment after all. |
| 2014-Jun-12 • 28 minutes Turing test; World Cup exo-skeleton; Plant cyborgs; Music hooks Big Science - the first World Cup kick is to be made using a mind-controlled robotic suit. |
| 2014-Jun-05 • 28 minutes Moving Mountains; Invasive Species; Football Stickers China is taking the tops off mountains to build cities. What are the risks? |
| 2014-May-29 • 29 minutes Women scientists; Mapping the ocean floor; Amplituhedron Tracey Logan and modern women scientists discuss past inspirational ladies of science. |
| 2014-May-22 • 28 minutes Longitude Prize 2014; Dementia; Matter from light; Coastal deposition Adam Rutherford discusses the launch of the Longitude Prize 2014. |
| 2014-May-15 • 28 minutes Antarctic melt; brain enhancing devices, atomic clocks and anti-bat moth sounds Adam Rutherford discusses the irreversible melting of the Antarctic Western Ice shelf. |
| 2014-May-08 • 28 minutes Colin Pillinger; Fire? Artificial DNA The first living organism is created using artificial DNA with man-made genetic letters |
| 2014-May-01 • 28 minutes Mice & Men; Fuel from CO2; fRMI; Insect calls How can you get jet fuel from thin air? Just add water, carbon dioxide and sunlight. |
| 2014-Apr-24 • 28 minutes Y chromosome; Everest avalanche; Aphid survey; Longitude Adam Rutherford finds out, when it comes to chromosomes, what's the point of the Y. |
| 2014-Apr-17 • 28 minutes Sperm and egg; Dogs; Automatic Facebook; Invasive species Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg. |
| 2014-Apr-10 • 28 minutes Whales; Dark Matter; Falling; Arty brains Tracey Logan asks whether killing whales for science can be justified? |
| 2014-Apr-03 • 28 minutes Calorie Restriction; Moon Age; Mars Yard; IPCC. Tracey Logan unpicks new research on calorie restriction. |
| 2014-Mar-27 • 29 minutes Fracking; Purple GM tomatoes; Bionic humans; Shark attacks Gareth Mitchell is joined by BBC School reporters to get their take on the week’s science. |
| 2014-Mar-20 • 28 minutes Cosmic inflation; LISA; Photonic radar; Bird stress camera; Water research; Taxidermy Gareth Mitchell explores the compelling new evidence for the Big Bang Theory. |
| 2014-Mar-13 • 28 minutes Tracking planes; Peer review; Mega-virus; Astronaut Are black boxes outdated technology? Adam Rutherford asks about ways to track aircraft. |
| 2014-Mar-06 • 28 minutes LG - Chemical weapons, Turtles, Tech for wildlife, Climate Dr Lucie Green on how Syria's chemical weapons are being neutralised and made safe. |
| 2014-Feb-27 • 28 minutes Brain Machine Interfaces; Question on Gay Genes; Studying Drinking Behaviour Adam Rutherford looks at controlling paralysed bodies using thought. |
| 2014-Feb-20 • 28 minutes Bees; Whales; Pain; Gay genes Bee diseases, whale-spotting question, epigenetics of pain and genes for sexual preference |
| 2014-Feb-13 • 28 minutes Whales from space; Flood emails; SUYI JET Lasers; CERN's new tunnel; Discoveries exhibition Dr Lucie Green discovers how underwater whales can be spotted from space. |
| 2014-Feb-06 • 28 minutes Engineering for floods; Neanderthal genes; Switching senses; Genes in Space game Adam Rutherford asks architects and engineers how to protect homes against floods. |
| 2014-Jan-30 • 28 minutes Neanderthals; Plague; Wind Tunnel; Music Timing; Stem Cells Adam Rutherford asks: What did the Neanderthals ever do for us? |
| 2014-Jan-23 • 28 minutes Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rot Tiny particles and the huge and hugely expensive experiments needed in order to find them. |
| 2014-Jan-16 • 28 minutes Personal genetics kits; Persister cells; Earthquake mapping; Scorpions Personal genetics kits - useful service or unregulated, irresponsible and gimmicky? |
| 2014-Jan-09 • 28 minutes Antarctica weather and climate change; GM Fish Oils; Melanin Fossils; Time Travel The astrophysicists, the poker game, and the search for time travellers in our midst. |
| 2014-Jan-06 • 27 minutes Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Who lived in Britain thousands of years ago, and how do we know? |
| 2013-Dec-26 • 28 minutes Bacteriophages; Breath-detecting disease; Our bees electric and DNA Barcoding Bacteriophages as a tool to fight infections; bees and their electric sensing for nectar |
| 2013-Dec-19 • 28 minutes Antimicrobial soap; GAIA; Stone-age jellybones; Antarctica The voyage to map a billion stars - the GAIA satellite camera is launched into space. |
| 2013-Dec-12 • 28 minutes Horsemeat; NanoSims; Early bacteria; Crystallography Scientists are ready to form the vanguard in the fight to protect UK food from criminals. |
| 2013-Dec-05 • 28 minutes Badger culls; Douglas Mawson; Plastics; Uptalk The global march of valley-girl 'uptalk' - now men too are upwardly inflecting. |
| 2013-Nov-28 • 28 minutes Therapeutic hypothermia; Cameras on Gaia; Methane; Wine microbiota Adam Rutherford toasts microbial 'terroir', the fungi and bacteria that make grapes unique |
| 2013-Nov-21 • 28 minutes Bird Atlas; Flywheels; Energy capture; Science lessons for MPs The citizen science army who've logged 19 million birds for the new UK Ireland Bird Atlas. |
| 2013-Nov-14 • 28 minutes DNA to ID typhoon victims; Volcanic ash; Hope for red squirrels; Robogut How DNA matching techniques can help identify those who perished in Typhoon Haiyan. |
| 2013-Nov-07 • 28 minutes Personal genome; Solar cells and music; Asteroids; Alfred Russel Wallace Dr Lucie Green on putting your sequenced DNA, your personal genome, on the internet. |
| 2013-Oct-31 • 28 minutes Moon dust; Electro-ceuticals; Soil and climate change; Dogs' tails Dust in space - Dr Lucie Green on the LADEE Moon Mission and the perils of moon dirt. |
| 2013-Oct-24 • 28 minutes Nuclear Waste; Exoplanets; BBC time and pips, Synthetic Biology Olympics Adam Rutherford asks how radioactive waste from Hinkley C nuclear plant will be dealt with |
| 2013-Oct-17 • 28 minutes Genetics and education; Golden Rice inventor; Chimp Chatter and Lightning Lab Robert Plomin on why Michael Gove's advisor is right to highlight genetics in education. |
| 2013-Oct-10 • 28 minutes US shutdown; Nobels; New climate science; Airport heart attack headlines With the US government on lockdown, Dr Adam Rutherford considers the risks for science. |
| 2013-Oct-03 • 29 minutes Menopause; IPCC; Fracking feedback; Particle accelerator; Zombie chemicals Adam Rutherford explores the science behind the menopause and the uncertainty of science. |
| 2013-Sep-26 • 28 minutes Fracking FAQs; Fingerprint feedback; Lipstick forensics; Snake hook Adam Rutherford tackles the subject of fracking in the UK, sorting myth from science fact. |
| 2013-Sep-19 • 28 minutes Chemical weapons; Crowd-sourcing weather; Fingerprint ID; Dino drill Adam Rutherford asks how difficult it is to destroy chemical weapons. |
| 2013-Sep-12 • 28 minutes Stem cell news; Science practicals; Phantom head; Sewage power Is this week's new stem cell research a breakthrough for regenerative medicine? |
| 2013-Sep-05 • 28 minutes Fukushima ice wall; Martian menus; Science practicals; Eye tracker Will the proposed ice wall at Fukushima nuclear plant finally fix their radioactive leaks? |
| 2013-Aug-29 • 28 minutes Research bias; Sniffer dogs; Lasers; Roadkill Alice Roberts looks at research bias, training sniffer dogs, mapping roadkill and lasers |
| 2013-Aug-22 • 28 minutes Artificial reefs; Scanning beehives; Ape feet; NMR The science of artificial reefs, and why our feet are more ape-like than we thought. |
| 2013-Aug-15 • 28 minutes Universal flu vaccine; Science games; AllTrials; Penguin camera Search for a universal flu vaccine, and the scientists using online games for research. |
| 2013-Aug-08 • 28 minutes Lab-grown leather; Goal line technology; Bacteria outrage; Marine buoy New goal line technology kicks in this month - Adam Rutherford looks at how Hawk-Eye works |
| 2013-Aug-01 • 28 minutes Crash risk; Mary Rose bacteria; History of Science; Greenwich telescope With seven disasters last month, Adam Rutherford asks if trains crash more often in summer |
| 2013-Jul-25 • 28 minutes 2D supermaterials; Inside an MRI; Antarctic architecture Dr Adam Rutherford explores supermaterials, brain scanning and Antarctic architecture. |
| 2013-Jul-18 • 29 minutes Animal research; Astronaut selection; Show us your instrument Publication of the annual government statistics on scientific research on animals. |
| 2013-Jul-11 • 28 minutes Bioscience to bioweapons; Synthetic diamonds; Stem cell transplants Could the same knowledge used to save lives create viruses to use as weapons of terror? |
| 2013-Jul-04 • 28 minutes Bovine TB; Coral sunscreen; Space junk Bovine TB, sunscreens from nature, and cleaning up space junk. |