Discovery Episodes Available now
Stem cell hard sell
How risky are stem cell injections?
The road to Glasgow—2020: A Year to Save the Planet
1/4 Across 2020 Matt McGrath will be reporting on what is happening to save the planet
Ecological grief
How is climate change affecting people's mental health?
The misinformation virus
Why fake science spreads faster online than the truth
The silence of the genes
James Gallagher tells the story of new lifesaving drugs that interfere with genes.
Alexis Carrel and the immortal chicken heart
Philip Ball tells the tale of Alexis Carrel’s immortal chicken heart
Ramon Llull: Medieval prophet of computer science
Philip Ball tells the story of Ramon Llull, the medieval prophet of computer science
Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer
Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer
Madame Lavoisier's Translation of Oxygen
Explorations in the world of science.
Galileo's lost letter
Galileo's lost letter questions how he challenged the Church. With Philip Ball.
