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Have you ever wondered why we laugh or if you can really die of a broken heart? Join Professor Luke O'Neill on ‘Show Me the Science’ as he tackles a different issue each week; from the serio...
Enceladus is a moon of Saturn, and it perhaps offers the best chance of finding life beyond Earth Scientists have been exploring and probing...
Can the humble mosquito be genetically altered to become not a spreader of disease, but rather something far more beneficial to the environm...
Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is a heartbreaking moment for anyone, and perhaps more than anything underscores just how deeply we come to...
We may think we know it all about the dinosaurs, and their end, but new discoveries continue to emerge and this week Luke delves into all th...
In the course of Luke's career he has explored many areas and asked many questions, but one illness and the mysteries around it has taken up...
Luke returns to one of his very favourite topics of discussion, music. Some exciting new info has emerged on the health benefits of a musica...
For some of us they are an ongoing and excruciating menace in our lives, and for scientists they remain an unsolved mystery in many ways. Th...
It was the first ever drug ever made by a drug company, but for decades nobody knew exactly how it worked. It is also a drug that has led to...
Are you tired of winters? Sick of the those long dark months when not a lot happens? Would a bout of hibernation interest you? Well, science...
Sleep can be a tricky one for all of us - getting enough good quality snoozing time can seem an elusive, sometimes unattainable, goal in a b...
One of earth's most fascinating creatures, and also perhaps the species with the biggest influence on the scientific life of one Professor L...
For better and worse beer has been intertwined with human history for centuries, but what is the science behind one of the world's favourite...
There are things in life you cannot change - the past, the weather, your family - but there could be one less sure thing in this world, beca...
We know dogs are close to the top of the pecking order of animal intelligence, but the breadth of dog intelligence might just surprise you,...
It makes your belly shake, make your eyes water, and binds us to each other - the power of a good laugh can be monumental. But why do we lau...
This week Luke asks if it might all be in our heads? Or a lot of it anyway. While many of us are surely familiar with the idea of the placeb...
The humble fungi is the focus of this week's podcast, and it really is a lot more complex and brilliant than we might have expected. Luke ex...
Why do we cry? What is it about humans that makes us shed tears due to sadness, laughter, anger or even onions? This week Luke explores the...
Science forges towards breaking another frontier this week, as Luke brings us news of a vaccine for ageing. Could we one day live forever? C...
A new year and for many a new commitment to shift those extra pounds. But how much of weight gain is down to bad habits, and how much is dow...
On the eve of the greatest journey of the year, as Santa and his reindeer depart the North Pole to cross the globe, Luke explores the scienc...
On cold, rainy winter nights Luke has found himself pondering a question - why on earth did humans end up coming to live in Europe? Why woul...
Plastic waste is a problem that the world needs to solve, and this week Luke explains why new discoveries are offering a potential route awa...
We return to the question of the human genome this week, as Luke explores how recent breakthroughs are paving the way for medical interventi...
We all know we should eat plenty of fruit and veg, but just why is a plant based diet so good for us? And is it able to give us all we need,...
What was once just a dream has become reality for scientists in recent years, and even in recent months, as gene therapy technology has adva...
It sounds like the plot to science fiction set far into the future, but it is in fact seemingly growing nearer - the potential for human bei...
It can seem as though nature has an incredible, unlimited imagination, and it is no surprise that some of the creatures of scary books and m...
From mysterious mushrooms to synthetic, mind-altering substances, humans have long used psychedelic drugs, leading to bouts of brilliant cre...
This week Luke brings us the story of a comet, or more precisely the story of the woman the comet was named after, the incredible Carolyn Sh...
Humans rely on our bodies' sense to survive and explore our world, but while we know a lot about some sense - like smell, hearing and vision...
This week Luke looks at the biggest machines ever built, and explains why they are not only a testament to humanity's never ending curiosity...
This week's episode might sound like it's pulled from a Hollywood screenplay - the rapidly moving plan for a resurrection of the long extinc...
The Ig Nobel awards are the silliest prizes in science, with experiments on everything from the power of beards to protect a face, to the be...
We all want more free time, more time to do what we want with our lives - from hobbies to simply sitting around with our feet up. But can we...
Whether deep in our oceans, stretching across our deserts, or even lurking in suburban neighbourhoods, there remain mysterious sounds even s...
It is the most famous number of them all, and key to so much of what makes our lives tick - but what is Pi and why is it so central to our l...
What was once the dreams of world leaders has now become the plaything of the super-rich, as space flight has very recently opened up to bil...
Humans have been indelibly marking their skin with ink for thousands of years, but why did we start to tattoo ourselves and how does it work...
This week it’s all about celebrating grandmothers. Luke explores the science that explains how grandmothers are the secret to humanity’s suc...
It's where life began for humans and animals of all kinds and it is essential to all life, but why exactly does the sea smell the way it doe...
They're not just cute, they also happen to carry some quite incredible super powers. From underwater survival to growing like giants, this w...
Why do we sweat? How important is it? What is the function and why does it smell do bad? And just how big is the deodorant business? This we...
Could we have found humanity's long lost cousin? A stunning discovery in China has led scientists to think it could be more closely related...
This week Luke takes a look at the recent US government report looking at mysterious sightings in the skies. What does the report tell us th...
Alzheimer's is one of the cruelest diseases we can face, robbing someone of their most cherished memories. Long ago thought of as an random...
The human body is an incredible machine, capable of spectacular speed, strength and feats of endurance. But how far can it go? How far can w...
Would you re-design yourself? Would you re-draw the very building blocks of your body and customise yourself as your vision of the ideal spe...
Its the bedrock of the immune system from birth and it's the fascinating, wonderous key to life of all mammals and one that only made its wa...
This week Luke heads for the junction of science and old wives' tales, and seeks to dispel some popular myths about our world, from the true...