Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold

Banning lead shot for hunting; UK Fireball Network and Extremely thin gold

• 33 mins

Biology of the new coronavirus

Why and how does the new coronavirus make us ill?

• 27 mins

TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution

TB vaccination to replace culling in badgers; Neil Shubin on the wonders of evolution.

• 28 mins

Coronavirus - Lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety

Coronavirus - lockdown efficacy; viral testing; surface survival; dog walking safety

• 42 mins

Coronavirus: Models & being ‘led by the science’; Mars500 isolation tips; Kids’ science - singing glasses

Models and graphs informing government strategy; Isolation tips; Fun science for kids.

• 32 mins

Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets

Testing for asymptomatic coronavirus carriers, Human Cell Atlas, and invasive parakeets.

• 28 mins

Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine

Lockdown lessons for climate change and the carbon neutral Cumbrian coal mine.

• 28 mins

Understanding Covid-19 death rates; Contact tracing apps; Whale sharks and atomic bombs

Understanding Covid-19 death rates; contact tracing apps; whale sharks and atomic bombs.

• 42 mins

Testing for immunity to COVID-19 and Citizen science on BBC Radio past and present

Testing for immunity to Covid-19 and citizen science on BBC Radio past and present.

• 31 mins

Should the public wear face masks? Did SARS-Cov-2 escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?

Should the public wear face masks? Did the coronavirus escape from a laboratory in Wuhan?

• 29 mins

Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid-19 survivors and using aircraft messages to assess aviation

Coronavirus R number, genome study of Covid survivors and assessing aviation with big data

• 32 mins

Coronavirus-free science, the impact of lockdown on climate change and the odds of both life and intelligent life existing.

Marnie Chesterton brings us some coronavirus-free science breakthroughs since lockdown.

• 28 mins

Testing & Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our movements leave behind

Testing and Tracing the coronavirus, and the traces our everyday movements leave behind.

• 30 mins

Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic

Back to School and Covid-19 and Ordnance Survey and the pandemic.

• 27 mins

Engineering out of lockdown and should we castrate male dogs?

Engineering solutions to reduce the spread of Covid-19, and should we castrate male dogs?

• 28 mins

Coronavirus conspiracy, Listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun

Coronavirus conspiracies, listeners' mask questions, Solar Orbiter gets close to the Sun

• 40 mins

The Human Genome Project's 20th Anniversary

An Inside Science Special on the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project.

• 32 mins

Preventing pandemics, invading alien species, blood types & COVID-19.

Preventing zoonotic pandemics; invasive species; blood groups and COVID-19

• 28 mins

Satellite navigation in the UK; the science of the World Wide Web and Neolithic genomics

Satellite navigation in the UK; the science of the World Wide Web; Neolithic genomics

• 33 mins

Science Fraud & Bias, Immunity to COVID-19

Adam Rutherford explores fraud and bias in science. And immunity to SARS-CoV-2.

• 28 mins

Pre-prints over peer review during the COVID pandemic and roads and birds

Pre-prints over peer review during the COVID pandemic, and roads and birds.

• 31 mins

Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100

Science Museum mystery objects; home security camera security and Rosalind Franklin at 100

• 31 mins

How sperm swim, the theory of soil & the Big Compost Experiment update

How sperm actually swim, the theory of soil and an update on the Big Compost Experiment.

• 28 mins

Land use and zoonoses, California's earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome

Land use and zoonoses, Los Angeles’ earthquake risk and the Tuatara genome.

• 27 mins

Smart bricks, The Royal Academy of Engineering awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting SARS-Cov-2 in sewage

Smart bricks, awards for pandemic engineering solutions and detecting Covid in sewage.

• 28 mins

What does the science say about the COVID risks of schools reopening? Dolphin ear autopsy

What does the science say about the Covid risks of schools reopening? Dolphin ear autopsy.

• 31 mins

Bird and dinosaur skull evolution; the wonders of yeast and Science Museum mystery object

Bird and dinosaur skull evolution; the wonders of yeast and Science Museum mystery object

• 28 mins

Coronavirus: The types of vaccine; How the UK is scaling up vaccine production

Coronavirus: the types of vaccine; how the UK is scaling up vaccine production.

• 29 mins

COVID-19 in Winter, Acoustics of Stonehenge and Dog years

COVID-19 in winter; acoustics of Stonehenge; dog years.

• 30 mins

Royal Society Science Book Prize - Gaia Vince; Biodiversity loss and Science Museum mystery object

Royal Society Science Book Prize - Gaia Vince; Biodiversity loss and Science Museum object

• 34 mins

Brian May's Cosmic Clouds 3-D; How fish move between waterbodies and Jim Al-Khalili's take on physics

Brian May's 3-D nebulae; how fish move between lakes; Jim Al-Khalili's take on physics.

• 36 mins

08/10/2020

The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain.

• 34 mins

Test and trace - how the UK compares to the rest of the world; Linda Scott's book The Double X Economy

COVID test and trace around the world and Linda Scott's book - The Double X Economy

• 39 mins

COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry and sense of smell and COVID

COVID reinfections, Susannah Cahalan questions psychiatry, and sense of smell and COVID.

• 34 mins

A new saliva gland, Bill Bryson on the Human Body, and the return of the Dust Bowl

A new saliva gland, Bill Bryson on the Human Body, and the return of the Dust Bowl.

• 34 mins

COVID in families; earthquake under Aegean Sea; Camilla Pang wins science book prize

COVID in families; earthquake under Aegean Sea; Camilla Pang wins science book prize.

• 30 mins

mRNA vaccinations; bacterial space miners; Artemis accords

How do the new type of mRNA vaccines work actually work? And how lawless is space?

• 36 mins

COVID Operation Moonshot; Big Compost Experiment; Gulf of Mexico meteorite and new life

COVID Operation Moonshot; Big Compost Experiment; Gulf of Mexico meteorite and new life.

• 30 mins

26/11/2020

Sentinel 6 launch; The Cosmic Dark Ages; Lithium Batteries

• 30 mins

Protein folding; Hyabusa sample return; Holiday Covid testing

AI ‘solves’ protein puzzle; Chasing Asteroids; holiday testing students

• 36 mins

Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees

Future risk planning; Millennium Seed Bank; Urban trees.

• 36 mins

Covid mutation; On the facial expression of emotions; A mystery object

Tracking Covid variants, AI v. the expression of human emotions, a mystery museum object.

• 28 mins

Space Rocks, Aquatic Dinosaurs and Global Temperatures; 2020 science reviewed

Dr Adam Rutherford and guests discuss space, dinosaurs and climate science in 2020.

• 32 mins

Brian Cox and Alice Roberts on a decade of extraordinary science

Adam Rutherford, Brian Cox and Alice Roberts reflect on a decade of extraordinary science.

• 38 mins

Vaccine Dosing and Biodiversity Soundscape Monitoring

Spacing vaccine doses, and monitoring biodiversity through sound and machine learning.

• 38 mins

UK Science post Brexit; GMOs vs Gene Editing regulation; Identical Twins That Aren't Indentical

UK Science after Brexit, changing the rules for GMO's, and how identical twins differ.

• 32 mins

Vaccine Hesitancy and Ethnicity; The Joy of catnip; Lake Heatwaves

Unpacking some causes of vaccine hesitancy in different quarters, and what does catnip do?

• 30 mins