BBC World Service - Discovery

Whatever Happened to Biofuels?

Can we make biofuels from the sugars in the inedible parts of plants?

Peter Higgs opens up to Jim Al-Khalili about the Higgs boson.

Jim al-Khalili discusses global mental health with psychiatrist Professor Vikram Patel

Can science stop sharks attacking humans?

Is free will unique to humans or a biological trait that evolved over time?

Is fructose a 'toxic additive' or a healthy fruit sugar?

Can hacking hearing aids create a new super sense for people with hearing loss?

How animals navigate, from homing instincts to smell maps and astronomy

Aboriginal knowledge and modern science helps to preserve Australia’s marine ecology

Commercial fishing’s impact on bird evolution, and the threat of coral eating starfish