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

The Ebb and Flow of the Tidal Power Revolution

What do we know about the mysterious cases of hepatitis in children?

• 43 mins

Precious Metals, Earlier Eggs, and Meaningful Meteorites

How bacteria could soon harvest precious metals from your old phone.

• 32 mins

Running Rings Around Matter

A remarkable image of the supermassive black hole at the middle of the Milky Way.

• 28 mins

Buried Mars Landers, Freezing Species, and Low-Tide Archaeology

Why Nasa's Marsquake monitor is powering down for good.

• 28 mins

Monkeypox, Pompeii aDNA, and Elephant Mourning Videos

Why are non-African monkeypox cases causing concern?

• 35 mins

A Reign of Science

Marnie Chesterton and guests take a walkabout through 70 years of science.

• 38 mins

Miscounting Carbon, EU Funding Stalemate, and How to Make a Royal Hologram

A stalemate in EU/UK science cooperation, and secrets of the jubilee 'hologram' revealed.

• 33 mins

Inside Sentience

How could we spot a synthetic sentience even if we had made one?

• 28 mins