Chris Packham on the Untold Story of Evolution
Episode 384 The story of evolution is being brought to life in a new way. BBC series Evolution tells the story of 5 iconic animals, from ele...
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20 of 452 episodesHeatwaves Are Getting Deadlier - And It’s Going To Get Worse
Episode 383 As another heatwave takes hold, figures are now showing just how deadly the last one was. With one early estimate suggesting as...
Breakthrough Synthetic Cell Has Just Reproduced - But Is It Alive?
Episode 382 Scientists have created a synthetic cell with just 36 genes that can copy DNA and replicate. In an attempt to create a “minimal...
The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup
Episode 381 Advances in sports science, data analysis and AI are having a huge impact on the way football is played. With England rated high...
Ancient Human DNA Found in Stone Age Cave Art For First Time
Episode 380 The DNA of ancient humans has been found preserved in cave art that’s more than 40,000 years old. This discovery could open an e...
A “Super” El Niño May Be Coming - Here’s What It Means
Episode 379 El Niño has officially arrived – a natural climate event that raises global temperatures. The difference this time is it looks v...
The Lost Solstice Monument That Predates Stonehenge By 500 Years
Episode 378 A prototype Stonehenge has been discovered - an even older structure that may have been a first attempt at building the famous m...
If We Can Make Genetically Engineered Designer Babies - Should We?
Episode 377 Considered too dangerous and unreliable a few years ago, the technology for gene editing babies is advancing fast. Improved meth...
Scientists Mapped Earth's Vast Fungal Network - And It's Critical For The Climate
Episode 376 For the first time, scientists have mapped Earth’s vast underground fungal network - and it’s bigger than anyone imagined. Benea...
Millions of Fossil Whale Bones Found in Deep Ocean Graveyard
Episode 375 The world’s deepest known whale graveyard has been discovered in the southern Indian Ocean. Located at a depth of seven kilometr...
DeepMind Is Simulating Entire Worlds - Ready for AI Robots
Episode 374 Google DeepMind is simulating entire worlds using AI - that can be interacted with in real time. “World models” simulate the env...
Ötzi the Ice Man Contains Still-Living Microbes
Episode 373 Despite being 5,300-years-old, the gut microbiome of the famous Ötzi the Ice Man appears to be still alive. A mix of ancient and...
The Thwaites 'Doomsday' glacier's ice shelf is about to break away
Episode 372 Part of the world’s widest glacier is about to collapse – one of the dramatic changes underway that could ultimately trigger a 3...
Some Scientists Want To Resurrect Extinct Species – Is It Even Possible?
Episode 371 The moa was a giant flightless bird from New Zealand that died out around 500 years ago. Are we about to see it brought back fro...
The Hidden Methane Time Bomb That Could Accelerate The Climate Crisis
Episode 370 The melting ice caps are accelerating global warming and contributing to sea level rise, but could also contribute to a differen...
Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago
Episode 369 A strange tooth found in a Siberian cave has pushed back the earliest evidence of dentistry by 45,000 years. The weird thing is,...
Scientists Concerned By a Sudden Increase in the Rate of Sea Level Rise
Episode 368 Scientists are concerned by a sudden increase in the rate of sea level rise. In 2012 it suddenly accelerated and has remained hi...
The Strange Case Of The Man Immune To Alzheimer’s
Episode 367 Some people are genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease. But one man who carried the devastating mutation seems to h...
Astronomers Stunned by a Tiny World With an Atmosphere
Episode 366 A Pluto-sized object in the outer solar system has shocked scientists. It’s so tiny that it shouldn’t have an atmosphere - but i...
Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick
Episode 365 Craig Venter, one of the world’s most influential geneticists, has died aged 79. He leaves behind an incredible - and complicate...