Surprising choice for Nobel prizes in a pandemic?

Nobel prizes; BepiColombo snaps Mercury; carbon take up by old oaks; mystery illnesses.

• 31 mins

Early Alzheimer's Alert

A simple test for the earliest stages of Alzheimer's.

• 32 mins

The Possible Impact of false-negative PCR Tests

False-negative PCRs, World Weather Attribution Science, and Metascience Studies.

• 38 mins

Atmospheric Pollutants and Where to Find Them

Do Ultra Low Emission Zones in Cities Work?

• 33 mins

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

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

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

Malaria: what's in it for the mosquito?

Gaia Vince finds out what benefit the malaria parasite brings to blood feeding mosquitoes.

• 36 mins

When Pandemics Collide

Did the omicron variant incubate in an immunocompromised patient?

• 41 mins

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

The James Webb Space Telescope

A new giant space telescope that will show us the first stars that shone in the universe.

• 33 mins

The Origin of Celtic Culture in Britain?

Archaeologists use ancient DNA to uncover an unrecognised mass migration into Britain.

• 38 mins

A new space age?

Could humans be on the Moon and Mars before this decade is out?

• 41 mins

Deep ocean exploration

The wonders and mysteries of the deep ocean, and the potential threats to it.

• 37 mins

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

The 'perfect' depth for a destructive eruption

Whay was the blast from the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano so violent?

• 37 mins

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

The Continuing Story of the Nuclear Waste Bill

As energy costs rise, a look at the legacy cost of radioactive waste.

• 36 mins

Fusion energy smashes world record

Record-breaking energy extraction gets us closer to nuclear fusion at the UK-based JET lab

• 28 mins

COVID-19: Beginnings... and endings?

Is the pandemic coming to an end? Scientists weigh in.

• 32 mins

World’s largest Jurassic pterosaur found on Skye

Exciting finds from the dinosaur age, and how human behaviour shapes climate predictions

• 28 mins

Cyber frontlines in Ukraine

Cyber war in Ukraine, global energy security, and the IPCC climate change report.

• 28 mins

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

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

Global food security during Ukraine conflict

Food supply risks; lead poisoning in birds; Covid monitoring; Artemis mission to moon.

• 28 mins

Racial inequality in UK science

Improving diversity in science; heatwaves at both poles; finding the best hedge to plant.

• 30 mins

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

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

A Trip-Switch for Depression?

Could magic mushrooms be the key to a revolution in treating depression?

• 35 mins

Building Better Engagement

Why does scientific communication matter and how might it be done better?

• 34 mins