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.

• 28 mins

Inside Science Shorts

Gene-edited Babies

Fallout from the CRISPR-baby scandal - what's next for human genome editing?

• 14 mins

Inside Science Shorts

Testing Testosterone

The role of testosterone on athletic performance.

• 14 mins

Inside Science Shorts

Evolutionary History of the Human Face

Adam Rutherford on the ever-changing human face.

• 14 mins

Inside Science Shorts

The Science of Storytelling

Adam Rutherford on why humans are story-telling machines.

• 14 mins

How maths underpins science

How mathematics underpins science, recorded at the Hay Festival.

• 29 mins

CCR5 Mutation Effects, The Surrey Earthquake Swarm, Animal Emotions

CCR5 mutation effects, the Surrey earthquake swarm, Mama’s Last Hug by Frans de Waal.

• 37 mins

Net-Zero carbon target, Science Policy Under Thatcher, Screen time measures

Gareth Mitchell discusses a new carbon emissions target, and Science Policy Under Thatcher

• 30 mins

Rinderpest destruction, Noise and birdsong, Science as entertainment

Destroying rinderpest virus, how noise confuses birds, and science as light entertainment.

• 35 mins

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.

• 32 mins

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.

• 34 mins

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.

• 31 mins

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

• 27 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Lovelock at 100; Hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment

James Lovelock at 100, hydrothermal vents and antibiotic resistance in the environment

• 30 mins

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?

• 28 mins

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

• 33 mins

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.

• 28 mins

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.

• 28 mins

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.

• 30 mins

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.

• 35 mins

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.

• 30 mins

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

• 35 mins

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.

• 35 mins

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

• 27 mins

Ebola model, Partula snails, Malaria origin

Ebola model, partula snails, malaria origin.

• 27 mins

Organic farming emissions; Staring at seagulls; Salt and dementia

Agriculture and greenhouse gases: We answer your questions

• 27 mins

African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries

African genomes sequenced; Space weather; sports head injuries.

• 29 mins

Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury

Fracking moratorium; Bloodhound; Big Compost Experiment; transit of Mercury

• 28 mins

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

• 29 mins

Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat

Noise pollution and wildlife; No till farming; Cornwall's geothermal heat

• 37 mins

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

• 29 mins

Global Carbon Emissions; Parker Solar Probe and simulating swaying buildings

Global Carbon Emissions; Simulating swaying buildings and Parker Solar Probe

• 31 mins

Earliest hunting scene cave painting; animal domestication syndrome

Earliest prehistoric hunting scene; fox domestication study flaw

• 28 mins

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.

• 30 mins

The hidden history in our DNA - Part 1 - Sex and Disease

The hidden history in our DNA - Part 1 - Sex and Disease

• 33 mins

The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture

The hidden history in our DNA - Part 2 - Travel and Culture

• 27 mins

Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO

Gareth Mitchell discusses the Australian bush fires; Veganuary and LIGO

• 31 mins

Reproducibility crisis in science; Aeolus wind-measuring satellite; electric cars

Reproducibility crisis in science, Aeolus wind-measuring satellite, and electric cars.

• 30 mins

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.

• 31 mins

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

• 36 mins

Solar Orbiter launch; Mutational signatures in cancer; paleo-oncology

Solar Orbiter launch; Mutational signatures in cancer; paleo-oncology

• 28 mins

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.

• 40 mins

Coronavirus questions; HMS Challenger and ocean acidification; Sean Carroll's quantum world

Coronavirus questions; HMS Challenger & ocean acidification; Sean Carroll's quantum world

• 42 mins

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

• 28 mins

Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold

Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold

• 33 mins

Biology of the new coronavirus

Why and how does the new coronavirus make us ill?

• 27 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety

Coronavirus - lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety

• 42 mins

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.

• 32 mins

Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets

Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets.

• 28 mins

Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine

Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine.

• 28 mins

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.

• 42 mins

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.

• 31 mins

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?

• 29 mins

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

• 32 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind

Testing and Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our everyday movements leave behind.

• 30 mins

Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic

Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic.

• 27 mins

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?

• 28 mins

Coronavirus conspiracy, Listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun

Coronavirus conspiracies, listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun

• 40 mins

The Human Genome Project's 20th Anniversary

An Inside Science Special on the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project.

• 32 mins

Preventing pandemics, invading alien species, blood types & COVID-19.

Preventing zoonotic pandemics; invasive species; blood groups and COVID-19

• 28 mins

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

• 33 mins

Science Fraud & Bias, Immunity to COVID-19

Adam Rutherford explores fraud and bias in science. And immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

• 28 mins

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.

• 31 mins

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

• 31 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Land use and zoonoses, California's earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome

Land use and zoonoses, Los Angeles’ earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome.

• 27 mins

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.

• 28 mins

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.

• 31 mins

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

• 28 mins

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.

• 29 mins

COVID-19 in Winter, Acoustics of Stonehenge and Dog years

COVID-19 in winter; acoustics of Stonehenge; dog years.

• 30 mins

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

• 34 mins

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.

• 36 mins

08/10/2020

The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain.

• 34 mins

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

• 39 mins

COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry and sense of smell and COVID

COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry, and sense of smell and COVID.

• 34 mins

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.

• 34 mins

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.

• 30 mins

mRNA vaccinations; bacterial space miners; Artemis accords

How do the new type of mRNA vaccines work actually work? And how lawless is space?

• 36 mins

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.

• 30 mins

26/11/2020

Sentinel 6 launch; The Cosmic Dark Ages; Lithium Batteries

• 30 mins

Protein folding; Hyabusa sample return; Holiday Covid testing

AI ‘solves’ protein puzzle; Chasing Asteroids; holiday testing students

• 36 mins

Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees

Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees.

• 36 mins

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.

• 28 mins

Space Rocks, Aquatic Dinosaurs and Global Temperatures; 2020 science reviewed

Dr Adam Rutherford and guests discuss space, dinosaurs and climate science in 2020.

• 32 mins

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.

• 38 mins

Vaccine Dosing and Biodiversity Soundscape Monitoring

Spacing vaccine doses, and monitoring biodiversity through sound and machine learning.

• 38 mins

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.

• 32 mins

Vaccine Hesitancy and Ethnicity; The Joy of catnip; Lake Heatwaves

Unpacking some causes of vaccine hesitancy in different quarters, and what does catnip do?

• 30 mins

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?

• 35 mins

Putting a number on biodiversity

Biodiversity, planting trees for good and bad, and the hidden impacts of traffic noise.

• 41 mins

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.

• 41 mins

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.

• 49 mins

Good COP Bad COP, Shotgun Lead Persistence, and Featherdown Adaptation

UN Environment Programme publishes Making Peace With Nature report ahead of COP 26.

• 30 mins

Blue carbon; inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters

Blue carbon; seeing inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters with X rays.

• 30 mins

China's green growth plan

China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper.

• 27 mins