Podcast Episodes

What would cuts to Nasa mean for space science?

Progress has been made in our search for alien life. So announced a team of scientists from Cambridge university last week who, using a powerful spac…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Answers to Your Science Questions

We’ve thrown open the airwaves to you. Marnie Chesterton puts your science questions to Penny Sarchet, Managing editor of New Scientist, Mark Maslin,…

11 months ago

How can science help us fight wildfires?

In the past few days, UK firefighters have been tackling wildfires across the UK. As global temperatures rise, fires are likely to increase in streng…

11 months, 1 week ago

Is this finally the moment for UK tidal power?

Why does the UK, an island shaped by its strong tides, still not have any major tidal energy schemes? Plans for tidal barrages in the UK seem to be r…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Is everything we know about the universe wrong?

For the last week or so, the world of physics has had just one conversation.

Have we found a new way of understanding the universe? And if so, what do…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wild birds in crisis

Every species of wild bird in the UK is continuing to decline at a stark rate – according to the latest data.

Guest presenter Ben Garrod wants to und…

1 year ago

Are boys doing better than girls at maths and science?

There’s a big “gender gap” between boys and girls in maths and science - that’s according to a new report out this week.

Boys in England in years fiv…

1 year ago

Better Than Gold: Critical Minerals

Critical minerals have hit the headlines of almost every news outlet this week as US President Donald Trump made his desires to mine them in Ukraine …

1 year ago

AI in Science: Promise and Peril

This week, Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. We hear from one researcher who has tried it out with stunning results. But how muc…

1 year ago

Biotech Risks and Asteroid Anxiety

Scientists gather this week to tackle emerging risks from cutting-edge biotech, echoing the landmark Asilomar conference that shaped genetic engineer…

1 year ago