A New Volcanic Era?

Are we entering a new volcanic era in Iceland?

• 27 mins

Hydrogen and the race to net zero

A look at the role of hydrogen in the UK’s future energy economy with Prof Mark Miodownik.

• 28 mins

When brains and computers meet

A look at the science and ethics behind the companies driving brain-computer interface.

• 27 mins

Ancient Roman writings revealed

Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.

• 28 mins

The Gulf Stream’s tipping point

Will the Gulf Stream collapse? A new modelling study suggests it could.

• 28 mins

Laboratory-Grown Meat

Is it a solution to global emissions or a distraction? And, will people actually eat it?

• 28 mins

Dimming the Sun

Should we even consider solar geoengineering?

• 33 mins

How pure is the water from your tap?

We look at the quality of water from your kitchen tap and check out some clever bees.

• 28 mins

World’s oldest forest fossils

Oldest forest fossils found in Somerset show how our world looked 390 million years ago.

• 28 mins

Our Accidental Universe

Professor and presenter Chris Lintott talks about his new book, Our Accidental Universe.

• 36 mins

Inside Your Microbiome

A look into the unregulated world of home gut microbiome testing.

• 28 mins

200 years of dinosaur science

The story of the last 200 years of dinosaur science.

• 27 mins

Bird flu outbreak in cows

Bird flu has infected cows for the first time. Should we be worried?

• 31 mins

Do we need a new model of cosmology?

Astrophysicists are questioning the nature of the universe.

• 31 mins

Can we get plastic waste under control?

The UN attempts a global treaty on plastic, and the science of heartbreak.

• 27 mins

Ugly animals and asteroid Apophis

Plus, from wastewater monitoring to vaccines, how COVID-19 irrevocably altered science.

• 30 mins