BBC Inside Science Podcast
A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.
Episodes to download
-
![]()
Peatbog wildfires, Coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper, Fuelling long-term space travel
Thu 19 Jul 2018
Peatbog wildfires, coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper and fuelling long-term space travel.
-
![]()
Out of Africa, Predicting future heatwaves, Virtual reality molecules, Life in the dark
Thu 12 Jul 2018
Out of Africa, predicting future heatwaves, virtual reality molecules, life in the dark.
-
![]()
Northern white rhino preservation, Deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's rare Heuchera discovery, Human roars
Thu 5 Jul 2018
Preserving white rhino, deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's plant find, human roars.
-
![]()
Hyabusa mission; ProtoDUNE neutrino detector; Caledonian crow skills; Koala microbiome
Thu 28 Jun 2018
Adam Rutherford discusses the latest space mission to grab samples from an asteroid.
-
![]()
The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby
Thu 21 Jun 2018
The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby.
-
![]()
Antarctic melt speeds up, Antarctica's future, Cryo-acoustics, Narwhals
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Antarctica's ice melt is speeding up. What does this mean for rising global sea levels?
-
![]()
Dinosaur auction, Who owns the genes of the ocean life, Cancer immunotherapy
Thu 7 Jun 2018
Should dinosaurs be sold to the high bidder?
-
![]()
Hay Festival
Thu 31 May 2018
Adam Rutherford and guests at the Hay Festival on what science learns when things go wrong
-
![]()
CO2 and rice, Underground farming, Ancient interstellar asteroid, Microplastics air pollution
Thu 24 May 2018
Will rising CO2 levels make rice less nutritous?
-
![]()
Face Recognition, ‘Thug’ plants, Cancer Funding Inequalities, Feynman’s 100th birthday
Thu 17 May 2018
How good is face recognition technology? Adam Rutherford investigates.
-
![]()
Rat eradication; elephant talk; the rise of the dinosaurs; physics of snooker
Thu 10 May 2018
Why eradicate every rat on South Georgia?
-
![]()
Antarctic, Kew, Paleogenomics, Sea birds
Thu 3 May 2018
Antarctic glacier collapse and rising sea levels plus Adam asks who owns ancient DNA.
-
![]()
Human Consciousness: Could a brain in a dish become sentient?
Thu 26 Apr 2018
Could a brain grown in a dish become sentient? Adam Rutherford investigates.
-
![]()
Plastic-eating bacteria, Foam mattresses for crops, The evolved life aquatic, The Double Helix
Thu 19 Apr 2018
Adam Rutherford investigates the plastic-eating bacteria in the news this week.
-
![]()
Pesticides in British Farming
Thu 12 Apr 2018
How widespread is pesticide use in British farming? Adam Rutherford presents.
-
![]()
Stephen Hawking Tribute
Thu 5 Apr 2018
Adam Rutherford presents a special tribute to the science of Stephen Hawking.
-
![]()
Genes and education, John Goodenough, Caring bears and hunting
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Adam Rutherford looks at the latest study on genetics and education.
-
![]()
Data Scraping
Thu 22 Mar 2018
Data scraping, Future of the Sea report, Cleaning up space junk, Dinosaur eggs and nests.
-
![]()
Buzz kill
Thu 15 Mar 2018
With Brexit approaching, what stance will the UK take on bee-harming pesticides?
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
Science after Brexit
Thu 22 Feb 2018
Post-Brexit science funding, the Great pot invasion, Hurricane bells and Dancing worms.
-
![]()
Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; Millirobots in the body;Dog brain training
Thu 15 Feb 2018
Shipping air pollution; Cheddar Man; millirobots in the body; dog brain training.
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
Did typhoid kill the Aztecs, DNA stored in Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants and levitating humans
Thu 25 Jan 2018
Did typhoid kill the Aztecs? DNA and Bitcoin, Glow-in-the-dark plants, Human levitation.
-
![]()
African swine fever, Oil spill update, CRISPR gene editing, Rat eradication in New Zealand, Chimp kin recognition
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
-
![]()
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas-monitoring pill and Chimpanzee portraits
Thu 11 Jan 2018
Sanchi oil tanker, Gut gas sensor, Do babies look like their fathers?, Neanderthal sex.
-
![]()
Tabby's Star, Space 2018, Mosquito sounds, C diff and food additive link
Thu 4 Jan 2018
Strange star seeks an explanation that doesn't involve alien civilisation
-
![]()
Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Thu 28 Dec 2017
Adam Rutherford on the DNA revolution in our understanding of human evolution.
Explore further with The Open University
Discover more fascinating science content with The Open University
