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Explorations in the world of science.
World Service,·1473 episodes
Kathy Willis meets scientists seeking the genetic diversity to future-proof our crops
21 Mar 2016,·26 mins
Should we try to wipe out mosquitoes? With CRISPR, it may now be possible.
14 Mar 2016,·26 mins
We have a powerful new tool to alter DNA. What medical uses should be off limits?
07 Mar 2016,·26 mins
What happened when Einstein decided to fix the fridge?
29 Feb 2016,·26 mins
How an eel sparked our interest in electricity
22 Feb 2016,·26 mins
The magical world of Cornelis Drebbel, inventor of the first submarine in 1621
15 Feb 2016,·26 mins
El Nino in the Pacific is in full swing, threatening with flood, fire and famine
08 Feb 2016,·26 mins
Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the legacy of Einstein's great theory.
01 Feb 2016,·26 mins
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's great theory
25 Jan 2016,·26 mins
How photo-ID techniques are tracking protected bottlenose dolphins
18 Jan 2016,·26 mins
What can babies and an Amazonian tribe tell us about the origins of mathematics?
11 Jan 2016,·26 mins
What can animals tell us about the origins of our numerical abilities?
04 Jan 2016,·26 mins
Jack Stewart looks at the future of the supply, demand, and viability of energy sources
28 Dec 2015,·26 mins
Jim al-Khalili and fellow physicists on the beauty and power of equations
21 Dec 2015,·26 mins
The best place to search for extra-terrestrial life among the planets.
14 Dec 2015,·26 mins
Retracing the footsteps Alexander Von Humboldt - the forgotten father of environmentalism
07 Dec 2015,·26 mins
Roland Pease looks into the 3.3 million people killed each year by polluted air
30 Nov 2015,·26 mins
Kathy Willis, Director of Science Kew Gardens, discusses biodiversity with Jim al-Khalili
23 Nov 2015,·26 mins
Jim al-Khalili meets Patrick Vallance heading drug development at a pharmaceutical company
16 Nov 2015,·26 mins
Professor Robert Plomin talks to Jim al-Khalili about the genetics of intelligence
09 Nov 2015,·26 mins
Surfer Helen Scales goes in search of the perfect man-made wave
02 Nov 2015,·26 mins
Can trophy hunting lions be good for conservation?
26 Oct 2015,·26 mins
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in San Francisco to talk alien visitations
19 Oct 2015,·26 mins
Brian Cox and Robin Ince take to the stage in Chicago, to discuss fossils and evolution
12 Oct 2015,·26 mins
What happens when science meets Hollywood?
05 Oct 2015,·26 mins
Is science a force for good or evil? Professor Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests discuss
28 Sep 2015,·26 mins
Kevin Fong talks to astrophysicist and planet hunter Didier Queloz.
21 Sep 2015,·26 mins
Nasa engineer Anita Sengupta on landing a rover on Mars
14 Sep 2015,·26 mins
Kevin Fong talks to the Indian-born Nobel Laureate Professor Venki Ramakrishnan
07 Sep 2015,·26 mins
Kathryn Maitland has a burning passion to transform clinical research across Africa.
31 Aug 2015,·26 mins
