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Explorations in the world of science.
As recently as a few years ago, the idea of a self-administered injection that would deliver proven weight-loss results might have sounded f...
It's a rare thing to encounter a medical specialist who has experience of his field from the expert and the patient perspective - but not un...
“I shall largely speak of mice,” the paper begins “but my thoughts are on man.” So begins a truly extraordinary scientific paper, and an equ...
In July 2024 a startling scientific paper was published. Headlined ‘Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor’, scientists...
The rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is already claiming lives - and a far greater global crisis is on the horizon. In this thr...
The rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is already claiming lives and a far greater global crisis is on the horizon. In this three...
The rapid spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is already claiming lives and a far greater global crisis is on the horizon. In the first...
Ever heard of the unsuccessful Dutch painter who decided to humiliate his critics by forging Vermeers, which the artworld subsequently dubbe...
Tony Juniper is an environmentalist who has worn many hats, over the course of his career. After developing a passion for birds in childhood...
The COP30 climate summit is taking place in the Brazilian city of Belém, a gateway to the Amazon rainforest, which continues to face widespr...
Imagine if you were listening to an opera or a Taylor Swift concert, and as the lights in the auditorium dimmed, the music was accompanied b...
Caroline Smith is passionate about space rocks, whether they’re samples collected from the surface of asteroids and the Moon and hopefully M...
From humble beginnings in his native Sri Lanka, to a more than 40 year academic career at Queen’s University Belfast, Prof. AP (Amilra Prasa...
In July 1545, King Henry VIII watched from Southsea Castle on England's south coast as his fleet sailed out to face the French - only to wit...
There are problems and tasks so hard and complicated that it would take today’s most powerful supercomputers millions of years to crack them...
The very latest developments in the world of Earth science with Roland Pease, recorded at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Ne...
The very latest developments in the world of space science with Roland Pease, recorded at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting in Ne...
Quantum theory – our best understanding of the world at the smallest level – is famously weird and notoriously confusing. It’s a theory that...
"My ideas are often labelled as impossible, or useless, or both. Usually when people say that I'm on the right track." George Church is a ge...
Movies might have us believe that bomb disposal comes down to cutting the right wire. In fact, explosive devices are complex and varied - an...
Many people will be familiar with Parkinson’s disease: the progressive brain disorder that causes symptoms including tremors and slower move...
How do you feel about snakes? What about highly venomous ones? For Mark O’Shea, close encounters with the world’s most rare and deadly snake...
What’s it like to wake up with a brand new voice? For those with foreign accent syndrome, this is their reality. Patients who develop this r...
We live in a time of automation and robotics; the machines run the factories, and AI will soon take all the jobs. Yet, even today, there are...
The London Anatomy Office accepts around 350 human bodies donated for medical research and education annually. You may imagine that these bo...
There can't be many people in the world who've saved lives in hospital emergency rooms and also helped care for the wellbeing of astronauts...
Chemical reactions are the backbone of modern society: the energy we use, the medicines we take, our housing materials, even the foods we ea...
Have you ever considered the lighter side of dark matter? Comedy has proved an unexpectedly succesful way to engage people with science - as...
As a young man, traveling in Africa, Tim Coulson - now Professor of Zoology at the University of Oxford - became seriously ill with malaria...
Have you ever pondered the fact that the universe is expanding? And not only that, it's expanding at an increasing speed - meaning everythin...
The celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall died last week at the age of 91. In tribute, we’re re-sharing this interview from 2020, where she...
How much information can you extract from a burnt fragment of human bone? Quite a lot, it turns out - not only about the individual, but als...
Surgeons often have to deal with the consequences of violent attacks - becoming all too familiar with patterns of public violence, and peaks...
Doyne Farmer is something of a rebel. Back in the seventies, when he was a student, he walked into a casino in Las Vegas, sat down at a roul...
Elephants are the largest living land mammal and today our planet is home to three species: the African bush elephant, the African forest el...
What does it take to earn the nickname, ‘The Leonardo da Vinci of heart surgery’? That's the moniker given to today's guest - a man who pion...
Claudia de Rham has rather an unusual relationship with gravity. While she has spent her career exploring its fundamental nature, much of he...
When you think of Artificial Intelligence, does it inspire confidence, or concern? Although it's now generally accepted that this technology...
A frozen, white world at the far-reaches of the globe, where you're surrounded by snow and silence, might sound rather appealing. Factor in...
Welcome to a world where medicine meets politics: a space that brings together scientific research, government wrangling, public push-back a...
Investigating an insect known for eating its prey alive – including, at times, its own species - the praying mantis! With bulging eyes and a...
Investigating an elusive big cat known for its excellent tree climbing abilities - the leopard! This master of camouflage is found from the...
On this episode of The Evidence, Claudia Hammond discusses all things hydration with a panel of experts. Where do our hydration guidelines c...
Named after a beast from Greek mythology, the harpy eagle is widely considered to be the most powerful bird of prey due to its strong legs a...
Investigating the black-and-white apex predator of the sea – the killer whale! Able to predate even great white sharks, this marine mammal i...
What's it like living underwater for two weeks? What's the trickiest part of training to be an astronaut? What are the most memorable sights...
What effect will warming temperatures have on health? One place to look for answers is Bulgaria. In the summer of 2023, Bulgaria experienced...
From growing up in a progressive Denmark to studying mathematics at a gender-segregated Cambridge University, Inge Lehmann had to power thro...
Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber are both scientists, but it turns out there’s a lot they don’t know about the women that came before them....
Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber are both scientists, but it turns out there’s a lot they don’t know about the women that came before them....