BBC Inside Science

BBC Radio 4

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

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663 episodes
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Oct 4, 2018 · 27 min
Nobel Prizes - Hayabusa 2 latest - IPCC meeting - North Pole science
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
Sep 27, 2018 · 28 min
Hyabusa 2 at Ryugu, deadly 1918 flu pandemic; WW2 bombing and ionosphere, teenage brain
Hayabusa2, the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, WW2 bombing and the ionosphere, the teenage brain
Sep 20, 2018 · 27 min
Science of Addiction
Adam Rutherford looks at the art and science of addiction at the Science Gallery London.
Sep 13, 2018 · 27 min
First human drawing, Cycling genes, Oden Arctic expedition, Hello World
First human drawing; cycling genes; Oden Arctic expedition; Hello World.
Sep 6, 2018 · 40 min
Complexity in Biology
Adam Rutherford wrestles with biological complexity with help from guests in Dublin.
Aug 30, 2018 · 28 min
Electronic brain probe; Rural stream biodiversity; Arctic weather research trip; Science book prize
Electronic brain probe; River biodiversity; Arctic weather expedition; Science book prize
Aug 23, 2018 · 28 min
Cavendish banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora's rainstorm
Banana survival; Guillemot egg shape; Unexpected Truth About Animals; Tambora rainstorm
Aug 16, 2018 · 28 min
Capturing greenhouse gas, Beating heart failure with beetroot, Why elephants don't get cancer, Exactly - a history of precision
Why elephants don't get cancer, Exactly - a history of precision
Aug 9, 2018 · 28 min
New Horizons' next mission, Helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition
New Horizons next mission, helium at 150, The Beautiful Cure, Oden arctic expedition.
Aug 2, 2018 · 27 min
Parker solar probe, Diversity in the lab, Royal Society book prize, Arctic circle weather
Parker solar probe, Diversity in the lab, Royal Society book prize, Arctic circle weather.
Jul 26, 2018 · 27 min
Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine wilderness
Liquid water on Mars, Early embryo development, Earth Biogenome Project, Marine Wilderness
Jul 19, 2018 · 31 min
Peatbog wildfires, Coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper, Fuelling long-term space travel
Peatbog wildfires, coral acoustics, Magdalena Skipper and fuelling long-term space travel.
Jul 12, 2018 · 30 min
Out of Africa, Predicting future heatwaves, Virtual reality molecules, Life in the dark
Out of Africa, predicting future heatwaves, virtual reality molecules, life in the dark.
Jul 5, 2018 · 28 min
Northern white rhino preservation, Deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's rare Heuchera discovery, Human roars
Preserving white rhino, deep sea earthquake detection, Twitter's plant find, human roars.
Jun 28, 2018 · 27 min
Hyabusa mission; ProtoDUNE neutrino detector; Caledonian crow skills; Koala microbiome
Adam Rutherford discusses the latest space mission to grab samples from an asteroid.
Jun 21, 2018 · 27 min
The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby
The Large Hadron Collider Upgrade, Voltaglue, Cambridge Zoology Museum, Francis Willughby.
Jun 18, 2018 · 32 min
Antarctic melt speeds up, Antarctica's future, Cryo-acoustics, Narwhals
Antarctica's ice melt is speeding up. What does this mean for rising global sea levels?
Jun 14, 2018 · 32 min
Dinosaur auction, Who owns the genes of the ocean life, Cancer immunotherapy
Should dinosaurs be sold to the high bidder?
May 31, 2018 · 40 min
Hay Festival
Adam Rutherford and guests at the Hay Festival on what science learns when things go wrong
May 24, 2018 · 33 min
CO2 and rice, Underground farming, Ancient interstellar asteroid, Microplastics air pollution
Will rising CO2 levels make rice less nutritous?