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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Apr 24, 2014 · 28 min
Y chromosome; Everest avalanche; Aphid survey; Longitude
Adam Rutherford finds out, when it comes to chromosomes, what's the point of the Y.
Apr 17, 2014 · 28 min
Sperm and egg; Dogs; Automatic Facebook; Invasive species
Tracey Logan finds out how a sperm recognises an egg.
Apr 10, 2014 · 28 min
Whales; Dark Matter; Falling; Arty brains
Tracey Logan asks whether killing whales for science can be justified?
Apr 3, 2014 · 27 min
Calorie Restriction; Moon Age; Mars Yard; IPCC.
Tracey Logan unpicks new research on calorie restriction.
Mar 27, 2014 · 28 min
Fracking; Purple GM tomatoes; Bionic humans; Shark attacks
Gareth Mitchell is joined by BBC School reporters to get their take on the week’s science.
Mar 20, 2014 · 28 min
Cosmic inflation; LISA; Photonic radar; Bird stress camera; Water research; Taxidermy
Gareth Mitchell explores the compelling new evidence for the Big Bang Theory.
Mar 13, 2014 · 28 min
Tracking planes; Peer review; Mega-virus; Astronaut
Are black boxes outdated technology? Adam Rutherford asks about ways to track aircraft.
Mar 6, 2014 · 28 min
LG - Chemical weapons, Turtles, Tech for wildlife, Climate
Dr Lucie Green on how Syria's chemical weapons are being neutralised and made safe.
Feb 27, 2014 · 27 min
Brain Machine Interfaces; Question on Gay Genes; Studying Drinking Behaviour
Adam Rutherford looks at controlling paralysed bodies using thought.
Feb 20, 2014 · 27 min
Bees; Whales; Pain; Gay genes
Bee diseases, whale-spotting question, epigenetics of pain and genes for sexual preference
Feb 13, 2014 · 28 min
Whales from space; Flood emails; SUYI JET Lasers; CERN's new tunnel; Discoveries exhibition
Dr Lucie Green discovers how underwater whales can be spotted from space.
Feb 6, 2014 · 28 min
Engineering for floods; Neanderthal genes; Switching senses; Genes in Space game
Adam Rutherford asks architects and engineers how to protect homes against floods.
Jan 30, 2014 · 28 min
Neanderthals; Plague; Wind Tunnel; Music Timing; Stem Cells
Adam Rutherford asks: What did the Neanderthals ever do for us?
Jan 23, 2014 · 28 min
Higgs Boson; Neutrinos; Antarctic echo locator; Rainforest fungi; Alabama rot
Tiny particles and the huge and hugely expensive experiments needed in order to find them.
Jan 16, 2014 · 28 min
Personal genetics kits; Persister cells; Earthquake mapping; Scorpions
Personal genetics kits - useful service or unregulated, irresponsible and gimmicky?
Jan 9, 2014 · 27 min
Antarctica weather and climate change; GM Fish Oils; Melanin Fossils; Time Travel
The astrophysicists, the poker game, and the search for time travellers in our midst.
Jan 6, 2014 · 27 min
Ancient Human Occupation of Britain
Who lived in Britain thousands of years ago, and how do we know?
Dec 26, 2013 · 27 min
Bacteriophages; Breath-detecting disease; Our bees electric and DNA Barcoding
Bacteriophages as a tool to fight infections; bees and their electric sensing for nectar
Dec 19, 2013 · 28 min
Antimicrobial soap; GAIA; Stone-age jellybones; Antarctica
The voyage to map a billion stars - the GAIA satellite camera is launched into space.
Dec 12, 2013 · 27 min
Horsemeat; NanoSims; Early bacteria; Crystallography
Scientists are ready to form the vanguard in the fight to protect UK food from criminals.