Science In Action Podcast
The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Episodes to download
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Red blood cells’ surprising immune function
Thu 21 Oct 2021
New research reveals red blood cells form part of the body’s immune defence.
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Youngest rock samples from the moon
Thu 7 Oct 2021
Youngest samples from lava flows on the moon returned by Chang’e-5 mission
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Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa
Thu 30 Sep 2021
The spread of resistance to one of the most important anti-malarials
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New evidence for Sars-CoV-2’s origin in bats
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Study of bats in Laos has identified viruses with a similar spike protein to Sars-CoV-2
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Ebola can remain dormant for five years
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Ebola infections can re-emerge after five years, and cause new outbreaks
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Keep most fossil fuel in ground to meet 1.5 degree goal
Thu 9 Sep 2021
Unexploited oil, gas and coal reserves must stay in the ground to avert temperature rise
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Hurricane season intensifies
Thu 2 Sep 2021
Climate change increases the havoc caused by Hurricane Ida across parts of the US.
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World’s first DNA Covid vaccine
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Authorities in India approve a new type of needle-free triple-dose vaccine
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Seismic citizen science in Hispaniola
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Is there more to come from the Haitian earthquake fault system?
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Methane: A climate solution?
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Can reductions in this potent greenhouse gas help keep global temperature rises down?
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The earliest traces of animal life on earth.
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Do rocks found in Canada show animal life 350 million years older than any found before?
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Your molecular machinery, now in 3D
Thu 22 Jul 2021
DeepMind publishes 350,000 of the structures which make all living things tick.
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Science when the funding dries up
Thu 15 Jul 2021
The UK Government’s cap on Official Development Aid, and its consequences for science.
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Human induced climate change heats up fast
Thu 8 Jul 2021
The record-breaking recent Pacific North-West heatwave is attributable to humans.
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Tales of unexpected DNA data
Thu 24 Jun 2021
A virologist uncovers more dots to join in the hunt for Covid’s origins.
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Doubling Earth’s energy imbalance
Thu 17 Jun 2021
Nasa scientists find a doubling of our planet’s net solar energy absorption in 15 years
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Evolving viral variant trickery
Thu 10 Jun 2021
Researchers describe mechanisms by which the virus variants are tricking our cells.
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Zoonotic hotspots and where to find them
Thu 3 Jun 2021
Researchers map where the riskiest areas are for viruses to jump from bats into humans.
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Covid and clean air
Thu 13 May 2021
How improving indoor air quality can prevent illness from many viruses
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Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan.
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On the trail of rare blood clots
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Scientists in the EU and the UK are looking out for rare blood clots in vaccinated people.
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Post-Covid outcomes after release from hospital
Thu 1 Apr 2021
A third of people hospitalised for covid are readmitted sometime after discharge.
