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Explorations in the world of science.

World Service,1470 episodes

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The Evidence: Drug-resistant superbugs
The silent pandemic - drug resistant infections threaten the future of modern medicine
26 Feb 2022,49 mins
Tooth and claw: Spotted hyena
Professor Adam Hart resurrects the spotted hyena’s reputation, from scavenger to hunter
21 Feb 2022,27 mins
Deep sea exploration
The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
14 Feb 2022,37 mins
A new space age?
Could humans be on the Moon and Mars before this decade is out?
07 Feb 2022,42 mins
African science, African future
Professor Tom Kariuki examines the future of science in Africa
31 Jan 2022,27 mins
The Evidence: Africa, the pandemic and healthcare independence
The new momentum for vaccines, medicines and tests to be made for Africa in Africa
29 Jan 2022,50 mins
The venomous vendetta
Will a venomous snake die if it bites itself? asks Janni in Amsterdam.
24 Jan 2022,27 mins
The slippery situation
'What is the most slippy thing in the world?' asks 8 year old Evelyn from London.
17 Jan 2022,27 mins
The painless heart
Why does my heart muscle not ache after exercise?
10 Jan 2022,27 mins
The weirdness of water, Part 2 of 2
Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry attempt to answer more questions on why water is weird
03 Jan 2022,27 mins
The weirdness of water, Part 1 of 2
‘Please explain the weirdness of water?’ asks Neil Morton in Stirling in Scotland.
27 Dec 2021,27 mins
The Evidence: When will the pandemic end?
Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic
25 Dec 2021,50 mins
The guiding hound
How do guide dogs know where they're going?
20 Dec 2021,27 mins
The James Webb Space Telescope
A new giant space telescope that will show us the first stars that shone in the universe
13 Dec 2021,33 mins
Genetic Dreams, Genetic Nightmares
Gene edited babies and gene drives to eradicate pests
06 Dec 2021,27 mins
Genetic dreams, genetic nightmares
How genetic engineering became big business
29 Nov 2021,27 mins
The Evidence: Healthcare pushed out by the pandemic
The killer diseases ignored because of Covid-19
27 Nov 2021,50 mins
Genetic dreams, genetic nightmares
The story of the controversial birth of genetic engineering in the 1970s.
22 Nov 2021,27 mins
Listening to coral reefs
Conservationist Rory Crawford meets the scientists surveying coral reefs using sound
15 Nov 2021,27 mins
Geoengineering The Planet
How we cool the planet with the latest geoengineering technologies.
08 Nov 2021,27 mins
Geoengineering The Planet
Geoengineering: can it work?
01 Nov 2021,27 mins
The Evidence: When misinformation kills
Tackling the “infodemic” – misinformation and Covid-19
30 Oct 2021,50 mins
Chilean mummies
Jane Chambers learns about the world's oldest examples of mummification
25 Oct 2021,26 mins
Earthshot 3 - The prize winners
Five categories, a million pounds in each. Who has won the Earthshot prize?
18 Oct 2021,27 mins
Earthshot 2 – Tackling our energy crisis
Balancing our growing need for electricity while addressing climate change
11 Oct 2021,27 mins
Earthshot 1
Winning ideas to improve the world around us.
04 Oct 2021,27 mins
The Evidence: To boost or not to boost?
The science and the ethics of vaccine booster shots
02 Oct 2021,50 mins
China's great science leap
Will China’s ambitions in space, quantum & biotech lead it to science super-power status?
27 Sep 2021,27 mins
China's great science leap
Is China set to become the next science superpower?
20 Sep 2021,27 mins
Covid origins: The science
What the science says about the start of the pandemic
13 Sep 2021,39 mins