What is light and can we trap it in a box? Marnie Chesterton investigates.
Getting rid of an invader that people think is cute poses all sorts of prickly problems…
Why do we often ignore our parents’ advice?
What’s going on in a magnetic field?
Anand Jagatia looks at the science behind why we have different skin colours
Have you ever seen a Brussels sprout growing in the wild? Neither has listener Pogo.
Plants do communicate, but what are they talking about? Sex seems a likely answer
Will we run out of groundwater and what will happen if we do?
Why does one person’s heavenly music sound like boring noise to another?
Can science explain what’s going on when someone is hypnotised?
The future is electric but are zero emission vehicles as clean as the manufacturers claim?
Marnie Chesterton investigates the science behind low-calorie and time- restricted eating
How computers can be faster, but brains are still better
What role does dance play in human life and evolution? We head to Cuba to find out
How does biology and culture shape what’s delicious and disgusting?
What are our options for removing carbon dioxide from the air?
Are screens bad for my child’s eyes? Marnie Chesterton presents
What does the Higgs boson do for the Universe? Why do insects fly into lights?
We speak to scientists searching for a cure for dementia
Can we produce artificial food sources providing all nutrients for healthy human life?