Science In Action Podcast
The BBC brings you all the week's science news.
Episodes to download
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An armada for asteroid Apophis?
Thursday
Friday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming
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Unexpected black hole in our galaxy
Thu 18 Apr 2024
Unexpected black hole in our galaxy; Ancient Horse DNA; the mechanisms of addiction
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Bird flu in Antarctica
Thu 11 Apr 2024
Highly pathogenic bird flu has been detected along the Antarctic coast
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Earthquake in Taiwan
Thu 4 Apr 2024
A powerful earthquake in Taiwan demonstrates the country’s preparedness.
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Star for a day
Thu 28 Mar 2024
A star on the brink of explosion will be visible from Earth. But not for long.
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Out of Africa
Thu 21 Mar 2024
A rare glimpse into the lives of the ancestors moving from Africa to the whole world.
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Impacts of global warming
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Will 2024 be another record-breaking year for the climate?
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The first stars in the universe
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Astronomers think they have seen glow the first generation of stars after the Big Bang
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One million genomes in two dimensions
Thu 29 Feb 2024
US researchers aim to sample genomes from one million diverse people but concerns raised
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Largest ever covid safety study
Thu 22 Feb 2024
A monumental study of 99 million vaccinated people shows how rare adverse effects are.
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Climate scientist wins defamation case
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Will this serve as a warning against politically motivated attacks on climate scientists?
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Particle physics v climate change
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Should we spend $17 billion on a new atom smasher whilst the world literally burns?
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Unethical data gathering in China
Thu 1 Feb 2024
Papers containing DNA data gathered from Chinese ethnic minorities are under scrutiny.
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Drilling into the past
Thu 25 Jan 2024
How scientists can drill into the seabed to find out more about the planet’s deep past
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Swine fever in South East Asia
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Swine fever has reached Borneo, devastating the local wild pig populations
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Seeking supernovas
Thu 11 Jan 2024
How supernovas – the colossal explosions of stars – can help us decipher the Universe
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Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa
Thu 4 Jan 2024
Fighting a disease that has become South Africa's biggest killer
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Following in the footsteps of ancient humans
Thu 28 Dec 2023
Roland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins
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The science of morning sickness
Thu 14 Dec 2023
A team of researchers have uncovered what may cause morning sickness in pregnancy.
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Can carbon capture live up to its hype?
Thu 7 Dec 2023
Climate expert Richard Black discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of carbon capture.
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All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Thu 30 Nov 2023
The RRS Sir David Attenborough has reached Antarctica for its first full science season.
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Fires in the Pantanal wetlands
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Brazil’s searing temperatures have scorched the world’s largest tropical wetlands.
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Volcanic rumblings in Iceland
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Does seismic activity in Iceland suggest the country is entering a new volcanic era?
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Sounds of the Cape
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Fossil hunting, African penguin rehabilitation and bird bioacoustics on the Western Cape.
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Climate emergency
Thu 2 Nov 2023
Hurricanes, fires and carbon budgets; the impacts of climate change around the world
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Bird flu reaches Antarctic region
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Bird flu continues to spread across the world, putting isolated bird populations at risk.
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Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Herat has not seen an earthquake for almost 1000 years but now, five have come at once.
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The best and the worst
Thu 5 Oct 2023
From talking to a Nobel prize winner to discussing allegations of scientific misconduct.
