.sc-c-sounds-nav { position: relative; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__menu-button { display: none; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__items { max-height: 500px; visibility: visible; position: static; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__overlay { display: none; } @media screen and (max-width: 659px) { .sc-c-sounds-nav__wrapper { padding-bottom: 0px; } .sc-c-sounds-nav__wordmark-link { padding-bottom: 18px; } }

Home
Music
Podcasts
My Sounds

BBC Inside Science - Blue carbon; inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters - BBC Sounds

BBC Inside Science

Blue carbon; inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked lettersBlue carbon; inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters

Released On: 04 Mar 2021

Available for over a year

Blue carbon; seeing inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters with X rays.

More episodes

Programme Website

Coming Up Next

now playing
BBC Inside Science
Blue carbon; inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters
Blue carbon; seeing inside Little Foot's skull; reading locked letters with X rays.
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
China's green growth plan
China’s five-year plan; cloning the black footed ferret; seals lending a flipper.
27 mins
BBC Inside Science
Human embryo research and ethics; sperm whale social learning; Antikythera mechanism
Human embryo research and ethics; sperm whale social learning; Antikythera mechanism.
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
Halfway to net zero; hydrogen as a fuel; Fagradalsfjall, Iceland’s active volcano
Halfway to net zero; hydrogen as a fuel; Fagradalsfjall, Iceland’s active volcano.
41 mins
BBC Inside Science
Science funding cuts; Mice get Covid-19; Native oyster reintroductions
Science funding cuts; Mice and Covid-19; Native oyster reintroduction.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages
Disobedient particles, noisy gorillas, sharks and fictional languages.
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
Blood clots, grieving and the emotion of screams
Evolving research on blood clots associated with vaccines, the emotion of screams, grief.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Coronavirus variants and vaccines, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and how to get rid of moths
Coronavirus variants, climate change resistant coffee, dare to repair and clothes moths.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Dragonfly on Titan, Retreating Glaciers, Surge Testing, Acoustic lighthouses
Dragonfly on Titan, Retreating Glaciers, Surge Testing for Covid 19, Acoustic lighthouses.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Early burials, diversity in Tudor England, a malaria vaccine, and rogue brain waves
Early burials, diversity in Tudor England, a malaria vaccine, and rogue brain waves.
27 mins
BBC Inside Science
Microplastics in UK river beds
Victoria Gill wades into the microplastic problems in UK riverbeds.
35 mins
BBC Inside Science
Blood Clot Cure, Synthetic Fuels and Coal Mine Heat Pumps
Viennese scientists describe a cure for infamous vaccine-induced thrombosis.
42 mins
BBC Inside Science
Human use of plants beyond the limits of history.
Vic Gill and guests take a look at human impacts on the earth over thousands of years.
35 mins
BBC Inside Science
Lab origin theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland
Lab leak theory of SARS-Cov2; gene for obesity; dark matter map; rock art in Scotland
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
Covid vaccines in children; preventing dengue; algal blooms; supersonic flight
Covid vaccines in children; preventing dengue; algal blooms; supersonic flight.
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
Cov-Boost trial; SARS-Cov 2 infection in action; sapling guards; why tadpoles are dying
Cov-Boost trial; SARS-Cov 2 infection in action; sapling guards; why tadpoles are dying
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
UK science policy shake-up; Ivermectin & Covid; black fungus in Indian Covid patients; many hominins in Siberian cave
How will the new UK strategy affect funding for existing research and future innovation?
34 mins
BBC Inside Science
Gene editing gets real
A treatment to change faulty genetic instructions in the liver seems to be successful.
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
Covid and our ancient ancestors
The role our genetic inheritance plays in determining how the virus affects us.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Covid19 - should we test everybody ?
Testing the entire population could stop the virus spreading, but how would we do it?
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
A life-changing database
Revolutionising research into every aspect of life.
32 mins
BBC Inside Science
Covid 19 – reaching the unvaccinated
How to balance individual rights with the collective action needed to end the pandemic.
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
Bees and multiple pesticide exposure
Pesticides more than double the trouble for bees
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
IPCC report - extreme weather events
Climate change and extreme weather events.
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
Mammoth Journey
Tusk reveals the story of a woolly mammoth's 70,000 kilometre journey
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
Window to solve pandemic origins closing
Is time running out to trace the origins of the pandemic?
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Rugby and the brain
New clues on how tackles and knocks impact the brains of professional rugby players.
29 mins
BBC Inside Science
Climate change and oil and gas exploration; cutting methane emissions; African wild dog populations; freezing eggs and sperm
What's the future of oil and gas exploration when limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees?
29 mins
BBC Inside Science
Perseverance drills on Mars; space tourism; Australian fire debris and algal blooms; DNA vaccines against Covid
Mars rock samples; space tourism; fire debris and algal blooms; DNA vaccines for Covid.
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety
La Palma volcano; wind energy in the UK; origins of SARS-Cov2; Formula 1 safety.
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary domestication; Royal Society Science book prize shortlist
Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary farming; book prize shortlist
33 mins
BBC Inside Science
Surprising choice for Nobel prizes in a pandemic?
Nobel prizes; BepiColombo snaps Mercury; carbon take up by old oaks; mystery illnesses.
31 mins
BBC Inside Science
Early Alzheimer's Alert
A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.
32 mins
BBC Inside Science
The Possible Impact of false-negative PCR Tests
False-negative PCRs, World Weather Attribution Science, and Metascience Studies.
38 mins
BBC Inside Science
Atmospheric Pollutants and Where to Find Them
Do Ultra Low Emission Zones in Cities Work?
33 mins
BBC Inside Science
How Whales Farmed For Food, COP progress, and The Last Stargazers
Gaia Vince hears how blue whales' huge appetites helped generate more food for themselves.
34 mins
BBC Inside Science
Propane: Keeping Your Cool as the World Warms Around You
Can propane prevent air conditioning becoming a bigger burden on our heating planet?
38 mins
BBC Inside Science
Yet More Space Junk; COP-up or COP-out; The End of Bias.
How much junk can we leave in orbit before space becomes impenetrable?
37 mins
BBC Inside Science
Malaria: what's in it for the mosquito?
Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood feeding mosquitoes.
36 mins
BBC Inside Science
When Pandemics Collide
Did the omicron variant incubate in an immunocompromised patient?
41 mins
BBC Inside Science
Initial Omicron Lab Data, Creative Naps, and Fishy Sounds.
T-Cells in vaccinated folk might just hold the fort against the latest SARS CoV2 variant.
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
The James Webb Space Telescope
A new giant space telescope that will show us the first stars that shone in the universe.
33 mins
BBC Inside Science
The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain?
Archaeologists use ancient DNA to uncover an unrecognised mass migration into Britain.
38 mins
BBC Inside Science
A new space age?
Could humans be on the Moon and Mars before this decade is out?
41 mins
BBC Inside Science
Deep ocean exploration
The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.
37 mins
BBC Inside Science
The Rutland ‘Sea Dragon’, An Astronomer's Christmas and some Animal Magic
What does it take to unearth the largest Jurassic reptile fossil the UK has ever seen?
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
The 'perfect' depth for a destructive eruption
Whay was the blast from the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano so violent?
37 mins
BBC Inside Science
Predicting Long Covid, and the Global Toll of Antimicrobial Resistance
Promising results suggest new biomarkers could rate the risk of developing Long Covid.
36 mins
BBC Inside Science
The Continuing Story of the Nuclear Waste Bill
As energy costs rise, a look at the legacy cost of radioactive waste.
36 mins
BBC Inside Science
Fusion energy smashes world record
Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
COVID-19: Beginnings... and endings?
Is the pandemic coming to an end? Scientists weigh in.
32 mins
BBC Inside Science
World’s largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye
Exciting finds from the dinosaur age, and how human behaviour shapes climate predictions
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Cyber frontlines in Ukraine
Cyber war in Ukraine, global energy security, and the IPCC climate change report.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Inside Science is now first on BBC Sounds
New episodes will now be available first on Sounds for 28 days before other podcast apps.
1 min
BBC Inside Science
High Seas treaty talks and discoveries from the deep
UN talks on ocean protection; Covid’s effects on the brain; disruptions to Russian science
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Global food security during Ukraine conflict
Food supply risks; lead poisoning in birds; Covid monitoring; Artemis mission to moon.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Racial inequality in UK science
Improving diversity in science; heatwaves at both poles; finding the best hedge to plant.
30 mins
BBC Inside Science
How can the UK get to zero carbon?
With energy bills soaring, what's the best way to cut carbon use and keep the lights on?
27 mins
BBC Inside Science
Declining Data, Climate Deadlines and the Day the Dinosaurs Died
Without mass studies and free testing, how will the UK keep an eye on Covid?
36 mins
BBC Inside Science
A Trip-Switch for Depression?
Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression?
35 mins
BBC Inside Science
Building Better Engagement
Why does scientific communication matter and how might it be done better?
34 mins
BBC Inside Science
The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution
What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children?
43 mins
BBC Inside Science
Precious Metals, Earlier Eggs, and Meaningful Meteorites
How bacteria could soon harvest precious metals from your old phone.
32 mins
BBC Inside Science
Running Rings Around Matter
A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Buried Mars Landers, Freezing Species, and Low-Tide Archaeology
Why Nasa's Marsquake monitor is powering down for good.
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Monkeypox, Pompeii aDNA, and Elephant Mourning Videos
Why are non-African monkeypox cases causing concern?
35 mins
BBC Inside Science
A Reign of Science
Marnie Chesterton and guests take a walkabout through 70 years of science.
38 mins
BBC Inside Science
Miscounting Carbon, EU Funding Stalemate, and How to Make a Royal Hologram
A stalemate in EU/UK science cooperation, and secrets of the jubilee 'hologram' revealed.
33 mins
BBC Inside Science
Inside Sentience
How could we spot a synthetic sentience even if we had made one?
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
Engineering Around Mercury, Science Festivals, and The Rise of The Mammals
How hard is it to get to Mercury and why are we going?
28 mins
BBC Inside Science
10 Years of the Higgs Boson
July 2022 marks 10 years since the Higgs Boson was confirmed to exist. What next?
28 mins

Cymraeg
Gaeilge
Gàidhlig

BBC Sounds Help
Contacts, Privacy and Information
Help with Signing In
Newsletter