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Who were the first farmers?
Farming is a relatively recent invention for our species. For most of human history, people were hunter-gatherers. They moved around the landscape to…
7 years, 2 months ago
Why do some people eat soil?
For some people, the idea of eating soil is weird at best and at worst disgusting and dirty. But globally the practice of geophagy – or the regular a…
7 years, 2 months ago
Can we prevent traffic jams?
It’s frustrating to be stuck in traffic. Listener Collins from Nairobi, Kenya, spends at least three hours a day in traffic and he counts himself luc…
7 years, 2 months ago
What’s the best way to breathe?
Breathing is automatic: awake or asleep, running or resting, our bodies unconsciously make sure we get enough oxygen to function. But - unlike other …
7 years, 3 months ago
Are there new ways to beat depression?
For decades, people suffering from chronic depression have relied on medicines that affect the levels of chemicals in the brain like serotonin, which…
7 years, 3 months ago
Can singing improve our health?
Singing can lift our spirits, but research suggests it could also benefit our health, improving breathing for people with lung conditions and helping…
7 years, 3 months ago
How are we evolving?
Medical intervention has disrupted natural selection in humans as many more children survive into adulthood than did a few centuries ago. And as our …
7 years, 3 months ago
Could our household microbes help or harm us?
As scientists keep finding ever more fascinating facts about the invisible housemates that share our homes, we dust off our episode on what might be …
7 years, 3 months ago
Could dark matter harbour dark life?
Where the conditions are right, life can arise. But what might the ‘right’ conditions be? Could the dark sector of our Universe be inhabited? That’s …
7 years, 4 months ago
How does a single cell become me?
Our bodies are made of cells, tens of trillions of cells. They all have particular roles and functions in the body, from digesting food, to producing…
7 years, 4 months ago