Podcast Episodes

Make it rain: What is cloud seeding?

Officials in Lahore, Pakistan have been using artificial rain in an effort to lower levels of air pollution. They make it rain through cloud seeding, a process that involves firing special particulat…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Can blind dates fix China’s shrinking population?

China’s population is shrinking so its government is trying to get more people to have kids by offering financial incentives and its own dating app. But not everyone is on board. Some people, especia…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

How Vladimir Putin changed everyday life in Russia

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says he’s going to stand for the top job again in March. He’s been in charge of the country in some way or another for almost 25 years. The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Bigfoot, Chupacabras and Yetis: What are cryptids?

From the Chupacabra to the Yeti, lots of countries and regions around the world have their own myths about strange creatures whose existence has never been scientifically proven - known as cryptids. …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Are billionaires a good thing?

There are more than 2000 billionaires worldwide with a combined wealth of $13 trillion. Some say they’re good for society, others call them a symbol of inequality.

Even though many billionaires donat…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Nile: A big dam problem

Ethiopia says its huge dam upstream on the Nile will generate electricity for millions. But downstream countries like Sudan and Egypt are worried about what it’ll mean for their water supply.

We get …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Kush: The mystery drug that’s got Sierra Leone hooked

Kush is rumoured to contain everything from chemicals used to preserve dead bodies to shoe polish. Nobody really know what’s in it or where it’s coming from. But we do know that it’s having a big imp…

Published on 2 years ago

Work hard, play hard

Indian software billionaire Narayana Murthy (the father-in-law of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak!) - says that young people in his country should be happy to work 70 hours a week to help India’s devel…

Published on 2 years ago

Fascination and fear: Why are volcanoes a hot topic?

A volcanic eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland has captured the world’s attention. But how dangerous are volcanoes, and how much do we know about their activity?

The BBC's Scienc…

Published on 2 years ago

Sudan: What’s happening in the world’s ‘forgotten war’?

Since April this year the Sudanese army and a rival military group called the RSF, the Rapid Support Forces, have been locked in a civil war that’s raged across the country. The United Nations says m…

Published on 2 years ago