The news you know, the science you don’t.
World Service,·333 episodes
A tribute to marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum and the science behind his record performances
22 Feb 2024,·50 mins
Are African spiders behind the ultimate act of kindness in nature?
15 Feb 2024,·50 mins
News of a microchip implanted in a human brain sends our imagination running wild
08 Feb 2024,·50 mins
The world’s largest cruise ship has set sail – but what stowaways are hiding onboard?
01 Feb 2024,·50 mins
With China’s population declining, would decreasing populations be better for the planet?
25 Jan 2024,·50 mins
Under the stress and strains of leadership, how might power affect youthfulness?
18 Jan 2024,·50 mins
Could tensions around the Red Sea affect research into heat-resistant super corals?
11 Jan 2024,·50 mins
Can you visualize time? We don’t all see it the same way
04 Jan 2024,·50 mins
Marnie Chesterton and Caroline Steel look back at some of the best bits of the show.
28 Dec 2023,·49 mins
The solstice takes us on a journey through darkness and light.
21 Dec 2023,·50 mins
On the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, we look at empathy
14 Dec 2023,·50 mins
How might our future lie underground?
07 Dec 2023,·50 mins
From worm blobs to mangoes - there’s more to meetings than you thought.
30 Nov 2023,·50 mins
The science of spitting on cricket balls, particle accelerators and insect sounds
23 Nov 2023,·50 mins
Nov 19 is UN World Toilet Day. Can the world sanitation crisis be tackled?
16 Nov 2023,·50 mins
If you work twice as long, do you get twice as much done?
09 Nov 2023,·50 mins
Is fear good for you? In the week where many celebrated Halloween, we look at the science
02 Nov 2023,·50 mins
As Lagos Fashion Week begins, we follow the trends into science
26 Oct 2023,·50 mins
Do Madonna's lyrics stand up to scientific scrutiny?
19 Oct 2023,·50 mins
Why is bedbugs' unconventional mode of reproduction so successful?
12 Oct 2023,·53 mins
How would it feel wake up several years later?
05 Oct 2023,·50 mins
The science behind news about inflation leads us to the first moments of the universe.
28 Sep 2023,·50 mins
The UN General Assembly has us examining how our brains process language
21 Sep 2023,·50 mins
As oceans take the heat for global warming, fish find it harder to learn their way.
14 Sep 2023,·50 mins
The wasp that turns cockroaches into zombies and the science hiding behind coups
07 Sep 2023,·53 mins
India's lunar landing has us looking at unexpected science around the moon
31 Aug 2023,·50 mins
Why do we believe in conspiracy theories, and what’s going on in our brains when we lie?
24 Aug 2023,·50 mins
Can scientific thinking detect political and corporate corruption?
17 Aug 2023,·50 mins
Could science help trace Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the missing gas in the cosmos?
10 Aug 2023,·53 mins
The unexpected science of the World Cup and are banana skins hallucinogenic?
03 Aug 2023,·50 mins
