The news you know, the science you don’t.
World Service,·333 episodes
Ebola infections can re-emerge after five years, and cause new outbreaks
18 Sep 2021,·63 mins
90% of coal and 60% of oil and gas must remain untouched for world to meet climate target
11 Sep 2021,·53 mins
Can reductions in this potent greenhouse gas help keep global temperature rises down?
14 Aug 2021,·67 mins
Why we should expect more sudden extreme temperatures
07 Aug 2021,·65 mins
Insects; climate change & the law; missions to Venus; masks with Covid detecting sensors
03 Jul 2021,·69 mins
Understanding ‘ The world’s most dangerous volcano’
29 May 2021,·54 mins
The robot arm that comes with feelings
22 May 2021,·72 mins
How improving indoor air quality can prevent illness from many viruses
15 May 2021,·59 mins
A fossilised child reveals an ancient caring society
08 May 2021,·65 mins
Science news and highlights of the week
22 Mar 2021,·23 mins
Scanning Little Foot’s skull at the Diamond Light Source.
06 Mar 2021,·54 mins
Novel recycling to make new products
27 Feb 2021,·70 mins
Why is there snow in Texas?
20 Feb 2021,·66 mins
How Perseverance will land on Mars
13 Feb 2021,·72 mins
Can Covid vaccines be mixed?
06 Feb 2021,·69 mins
Bringing back the Northern White Rhino from extinction
23 Jan 2021,·61 mins
Gravitational waves from colliding supermassive black holes
16 Jan 2021,·63 mins
SARS-Cov2: UK and South African new variants
09 Jan 2021,·53 mins
Making sense of a year of confusion
02 Jan 2021,·52 mins
Looking back on how the virus emerged and the scientific response
26 Dec 2020,·53 mins
Viral mutations happen all the time but we still need to be wary of their impact.
19 Dec 2020,·67 mins
Around three-quarters of the city’s population are thought to have been infected
12 Dec 2020,·55 mins
This year has seen record-breaking Atlantic hurricanes, and now an Australian heatwave
05 Dec 2020,·66 mins
The problems with incomplete or contradictory trial data published by press release.
28 Nov 2020,·64 mins
Immunity to the virus may last longer than previously thought
21 Nov 2020,·63 mins
The virus spread amongst recruits despite a range of thorough precautions
14 Nov 2020,·66 mins
What does transmission of coronavirus from mink to humans mean for the future vaccine?
07 Nov 2020,·59 mins
31 Oct 2020,·63 mins
24 Oct 2020,·60 mins
Why is there such a range in the number of deaths from Covid -19 between countries?
17 Oct 2020,·68 mins
