Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1460 episodes
Can science stop sharks attacking humans?
31 Mar 2014,·26 mins
Is free will unique to humans or a biological trait that evolved over time?
24 Mar 2014,·26 mins
Is fructose a 'toxic additive' or a healthy fruit sugar?
17 Mar 2014,·26 mins
Can hacking hearing aids create a new super sense for people with hearing loss?
10 Mar 2014,·26 mins
How animals navigate, from homing instincts to smell maps and astronomy
03 Mar 2014,·26 mins
Aboriginal knowledge and modern science helps to preserve Australia’s marine ecology
24 Feb 2014,·26 mins
Commercial fishing’s impact on bird evolution, and the threat of coral eating starfish
17 Feb 2014,·26 mins
Saving sharks and snails in the Pacific using modern technology and traditional practice
10 Feb 2014,·26 mins
Tackling the problems of population and rising seas for the Pacific islands of Kirabati
03 Feb 2014,·26 mins
What are alternatives to the process that takes nitrogen from the air to make fertilizer?
27 Jan 2014,·26 mins
Why are some people 'early birds' while others are 'night owls'?
20 Jan 2014,·26 mins
Can putting chemicals in the stratosphere to block the sun stop global warming?
13 Jan 2014,·26 mins
The mission to rescue the Australian Antarctic Expedition trapped in ice for 10 days
06 Jan 2014,·26 mins
Penguins, seals and a stranded vessel - join the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013
30 Dec 2013,·26 mins
Could changes in the water underneath the ice have consequences for the world's oceans?
23 Dec 2013,·26 mins
Join polar scientists on an expedition to part of Antarctica last explored 100 years ago
16 Dec 2013,·26 mins
The new materials that can self-mend, from concrete cracks to car paint scratches
09 Dec 2013,·26 mins
The crucial role of our unconscious, and how scientists are harnessing its powers
02 Dec 2013,·26 mins
The important relationship between microbes that live in our gut and our health
25 Nov 2013,·26 mins
Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India?
18 Nov 2013,·26 mins
Prof Jenny Graves on the evolution of sex genes from fauna to the male Y chromosome
11 Nov 2013,·26 mins
Jim al-Khalili discusses digging up dinosaurs in remote places with Professor Mike Benton
04 Nov 2013,·26 mins
The professor who studies the sun and the impact of its radiation on the Earth's climate
28 Oct 2013,·26 mins
Professor of circadian neuroscience Russell Foster on how light controls our wellbeing
21 Oct 2013,·26 mins
Could an emerald coloured beetle wipe out ash trees in Europe?
14 Oct 2013,·26 mins
Can ash trees be saved from the deadly ash dieback fungus?
07 Oct 2013,·26 mins
01 Oct 2013,·26 mins
What does fracking involve and what impact does it have on the environment?
30 Sep 2013,·26 mins
Professor Alan Watson has spent 40 years trying to unravel the mysteries of cosmic rays
24 Sep 2013,·26 mins
How robust is GPS and what are the consequences of the system's weaknesses?
23 Sep 2013,·26 mins
