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
Updated Thursday

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Dec 28, 2017 · 34 min
Ancient DNA and Human Evolution
Adam Rutherford on the DNA revolution in our understanding of human evolution.
Dec 21, 2017 · 29 min
Antisense RNA therapy, Fossils vs Trump, Printing mini-kidneys, Electric eel power
A turning point in treating brain diseases? Why are palaeontologists suing Donald Trump?
Dec 14, 2017 · 34 min
The Future of Coral Reefs, Little Foot, Arthur C Clarke
Adam Rutherford considers the future of coral reefs and the visions of Arthur C Clarke.
Dec 7, 2017 · 31 min
Trophy hunting, Gene drives, Nuclear lightning, Peregrine falcons and drones
Does trophy hunting threaten big game species with extinction?
Nov 30, 2017 · 38 min
Prehistoric Strong Women, Semi-synthetic Life, Listener Feedback, Artificial Superintelligence
Prehistoric women were as strong as today's top female rowers.
Nov 23, 2017 · 34 min
Interstellar visitor, Svante Paabo, Synthetic biology, Plight of the Axolotl
Oumuamua - the first known visitor from beyond the solar system.
Nov 16, 2017 · 36 min
Can we forecast earthquakes?, Britain's space race rocket Skylark, Francis Galton
Does the length of the day influence the risk of large earthquakes?
Nov 9, 2017 · 32 min
Boy gets New Skin, The York Gospels, Stephen Hawking's Thesis
A young boy is saved by a remarkable combination of stem cell and gene therapy
Nov 2, 2017 · 34 min
Climate Change and Health; Moth Snow Storm Feedback; Whale Brain Evolution; Pharoah's Serpent
A major global study finds that climate change has already damaged the health of millions.
Oct 26, 2017 · 33 min
Insects disappearing, DNA Biosensor, Dog faces, Bandit dinosaur
Where have all the insects gone?
Oct 19, 2017 · 34 min
Colliding Neutron Stars, Krakatoa, Centigrade vs Celsius
Astronomy enters a new age as gravitational waves locate the collision of neutron stars.
Oct 5, 2017 · 37 min
HiQuake, Plate Tectonics@50, Sonic Weapon Puzzle, The Chinese Typewriter
Earthquakes caused by human activities - a new global database
Sep 28, 2017 · 30 min
Gravity wave breakthrough, The antibiotic pipeline, Microbial waste recycling, Fausto - an AI opera
How can we avert the antibiotic resistance crisis?
Sep 21, 2017 · 27 min
Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
Cassini's finale; Science and Technology Select Committee; Crick's lecture; Cave acoustics
Sep 14, 2017 · 35 min
Farewell to Cassini, the epic 20 year mission to Saturn
Farewell to Cassini - the latest and final results of the 20 year mission to Saturn.
Sep 7, 2017 · 32 min
North Korea Bomb Tests, Warming Antarctic Sea Life, the Microbiome, Cuckoo Chuckle
Did North Korea test a hydrogen bomb?
Aug 31, 2017 · 28 min
Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
Noxious haze over south coast; In Pursuit of Memory book; technosphere; Big Wasp Survey
Aug 24, 2017 · 28 min
Killer robots; Myths and superstitions and conservation; Science book prize nominee - Cordelia Fine; Taxidermy
Killer robots; myths and conservation; Cordelia Fine's book - Testosterone Rex; taxidermy.
Aug 17, 2017 · 28 min
Antarctica's volcanoes, science book prize nominee - Mark O'Connell, US solar eclipse and 40 years of NASA's Voyager mission
Antarctica's volcanoes; Mark O'Connell's book; US solar eclipse; Voyager at 40.
Aug 10, 2017 · 28 min
European heatwave and climate change, Eugenia Cheng, Next generation batteries for electric cars, Joseph Hooker exhibition.
Heat waves; Eugenia Cheng's book; next generation batteries; Joseph Hooker exhibition.