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Explorations in the world of science.

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Wild Inside: The aphid
Insights into the anatomy and physiology of the tiny sap-sucking aphid
15 Apr 2024,26 mins
Wild Inside: The Bearded Vulture
Explorations in the world of science.
08 Apr 2024,26 mins
Wild Inside: The Red Kangaroo
Explorations in the world of science.
01 Apr 2024,26 mins
Uncharted: Access denied
What happens when a system designed to help people harms them instead?
25 Mar 2024,27 mins
The Evidence: The science of the menopause
How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science
21 Mar 2024,49 mins
Uncharted: The gossip mill
Gossip and rumour can affect morale but can the science of networks explain why?
18 Mar 2024,27 mins
Uncharted: The happiness curve
Do orangutans, or humans, experience a midlife crisis? And, why happiness is U shaped
11 Mar 2024,15 mins
Uncharted: The doctor will see you now
Two couples brought together by a tragedy and a tatty piece of paper with a serial number
04 Mar 2024,27 mins
Uncharted: The returning soldier
Uncharted with Hannah Fry
26 Feb 2024,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Michael Wooldridge
Michael Wooldridge, professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford, talks AI
19 Feb 2024,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Mercedes Maroto-Valer
Mercedes Maroto-Valer on making carbon dioxide useful.
12 Feb 2024,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Sir Harry Bhadeshia
Sir Harry Bhadeshia on his work in metallurgy and choreographing crystalline structures.
05 Feb 2024,28 mins
The Life Scientific: Cathie Sudlow
Jim Al-Khalili discusses population-wide health research with Professor Cathie Sudlow.
29 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Sir Michael Berry
Professor Jim Al-Khalili meets one of Britain's greatest physicists, Sir Michael Berry.
22 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Sarah Harper
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sarah Harper about societal ageing and falling fertility
15 Jan 2024,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
Jim al-Khalili discusses monkey infanticide and human parenting with Sarah Hrdy
08 Jan 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific: Edward Witten
Physicist Edward Witten on M-Theory, the leading contender for a 'theory of everything'
01 Jan 2024,26 mins
What's stopping us from exercising in older age?
James Gallagher tries to understand what holds us back from exercise as we age.
25 Dec 2023,26 mins
When does sitting become bad for health?
James Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?
18 Dec 2023,26 mins
Putting the Mouth Back into the Body
A look at the evidence that links the health of our mouths with the rest of our bodies.
12 Dec 2023,49 mins
Tooth and Claw: Cheetahs
The fastest land animal in the world – Adam Hart investigates the cheetah!
11 Dec 2023,27 mins
Tooth and Claw: Piranhas
Adam Hart investigates, do these South American fish deserve their frenzied reputation?
04 Dec 2023,27 mins
Tooth and Claw: Great White Sharks
Adam Hart investigates the most famous and feared predator in all the ocean!
27 Nov 2023,27 mins
Tooth and Claw: Wolverines
Adam Hart investigates, do wolverines deserve their reputation for gluttony and ferocity?
20 Nov 2023,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Alex Antonelli
Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change
13 Nov 2023,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Paul Murdin
Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole
06 Nov 2023,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Bahija Jallal
Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies
30 Oct 2023,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Chris Barratt
Chris Barratt on head-banging sperm and a future male contraceptive pill.
23 Oct 2023,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Gideon Henderson
Gideon Henderson on climate ‘clocks’ and dating ice ages.
16 Oct 2023,27 mins
The Life Scientific: Deborah Greaves
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Deborah Greaves about wave energy and her love of the sea.
09 Oct 2023,27 mins