Podcast Episodes

How Bad is Flying for the Planet?

What effect does air travel have on the climate? That is the question listener Neil sent CrowdScience from New Zealand. If you have ever looked up a…

9 years, 5 months ago

The Origin of Viruses

Where did the first viruses come from? They have the potential to wipe out life on Earth. But could life on Earth itself have evolved from the first …

9 years, 6 months ago

Home Power Storage

How much electric energy storage would it take to run the average home for 24 hours? Also: When will it be economical to locally store several days o…

9 years, 6 months ago

The Edge of Space

What do scientists think is outside our universe? Asks Rebecca Standridge from San Francisco in the US.

It’s a question which goes right to the limit…

9 years, 6 months ago

Electricity from Lightning

Is it possible to get power from lightning? This was the first CrowdScience question posed by listener John Emochu in Kampala, Uganda.

Presenter Marni…

9 years, 6 months ago