The news you know, the science you don’t.
World Service,·333 episodes
Results from the most detailed investigation to date into mutations in the Covid-19 virus
10 Oct 2020,·70 mins
Are children are spreading the virus more than any other group
03 Oct 2020,·70 mins
They're only designed to prevent disease developing, none have been tested against spread
26 Sep 2020,·75 mins
Discovered in East Africa, the finding holds promise for completely new treatments.
19 Sep 2020,·55 mins
Are the politicians finally coming round to the scientist’s views on the way forward?
12 Sep 2020,·69 mins
More than 2 million people live around this volcano, which has become more active
05 Sep 2020,·62 mins
Is convalescent plasma really a ‘tremendous’ treatment for Covid-19?
29 Aug 2020,·65 mins
Greenland Ice Sheet; stalagmites & climate change;
22 Aug 2020,·59 mins
Despite widespread alarm, Russia is not about to roll out an untested vaccine.
15 Aug 2020,·72 mins
Future heat death toll; infections we catch from wildlife;
08 Aug 2020,·60 mins
NASA 2020 rover launched on fresh search for life on Mars
01 Aug 2020,·62 mins
The challenge of making two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses within the year.
25 Jul 2020,·61 mins
New research on how long our defences against the coronavirus last.
18 Jul 2020,·53 mins
African scientists have developed a reliable, quicker and cheaper mass testing method
11 Jul 2020,·68 mins
Why a minority become gravely ill is still a mystery
04 Jul 2020,·63 mins
Siberia has seen 38 degrees Celsius, 100 degrees Fahrenheit
27 Jun 2020,·67 mins
A readily available drug prevents some deaths, and others may also be useful
20 Jun 2020,·71 mins
Efforts to irradiate locust swarms and save harvests continue despite the pandemic
13 Jun 2020,·64 mins
Understanding viral damage to the brain and heart
06 Jun 2020,·65 mins
Numbers of cases and deaths may be much higher than official figures show
30 May 2020,·77 mins
Understanding which situations pose the highest risk for virus transmission is key.
16 May 2020,·78 mins
Research from New York shows how our own immune response is responding to Covid 19
09 May 2020,·75 mins
Early trials suggest Remdesivir can aid recovery
02 May 2020,·84 mins
Why they don’t mix
25 Apr 2020,·77 mins
Tentative steps to relax the lockdown
18 Apr 2020,·49 mins
The impossibility of social distancing and even handwashing in crowded refugee camps
11 Apr 2020,·53 mins
As cases spread in Nigeria, can lessons from Ebola counter covid 19 ?
04 Apr 2020,·58 mins
Research shows most important measure in limiting spread of Covid 19 is social distancing
28 Mar 2020,·67 mins
Research from Italy and China, shows many people have the coronavirus but no symptoms
21 Mar 2020,·66 mins
As numbers continue to rise we look at pattern of transmission & prospects for treatments
14 Mar 2020,·67 mins
