Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs there life on Mars?
It’s the central question for the current generation of Mars missions. Since the first close-up pictures of the red planet back in 1965, decades of s…
7 years, 9 months ago
Could humans live in underwater cities?
The idea of creating underwater habitats has captured the imagination of writers, thinkers and scientists for decades. However, despite numerous gran…
7 years, 9 months ago
Can we trap light in a box?
What is light and can we trap it in a box? On this edition of CrowdScience, Marnie Chesterton brings you a kaleidoscope of colourful questions from l…
7 years, 9 months ago
How Do You Stop a Hedgehog Invasion?
Hedgehogs are the UK’s favourite British mammal. They have cute furry faces, a snuffly nose and the ability to gobble up garden slugs. What’s not to …
7 years, 9 months ago
Why Does History Repeat Itself?
Teenagers are known for ignoring their parents’ advice, but is this reputation for rebellion well-founded? If so, is rejecting the advice of previous…
7 years, 10 months ago
How Do Magnets Work?
This deceptively simple question from listeners Andy, Mike and James is actually one of the hardest questions CrowdScience has ever tackled. Why? Bec…
7 years, 10 months ago
Why do Humans have Different Coloured Skin?
Anand Jagatia heads to the rainbow nation of South Africa, to answer listener Lucy’s deceptively simple question. He follows the path of early human …
7 years, 10 months ago
Where Do All Our Vegetables Come From?
Listener Pogo wants to know why there aren’t any cabbages – or any of the other vegetables – in his local forest. Where did they all come from? And c…
7 years, 10 months ago
Do Plants Talk about Sex?
Sex – for most organisms - is about meeting the right partner. But what if you and your mate are stuck far apart with no ability to travel? This dile…
7 years, 11 months ago
Will We Run Out of Groundwater?
Some of the biggest reserves of freshwater are right under our feet and they're really important for farming as well as providing us with water to dr…
7 years, 11 months ago