Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Lesbian’ seagulls and ‘gay’ rams: the endless sexual diversity of nature
Same-sex sexual behaviours have been reported in a wide variety of species, and a new study suggests that, although animal scientists widely observe …
1 year, 9 months ago
ZOE and personalised nutrition: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up?
You might have noticed that everyone has recently become a bit obsessed with blood sugar, or glucose. Wellness firms such as ZOE here in the UK – as …
1 year, 9 months ago
‘Spermageddon’: is male fertility really in crisis?
Recent research has suggested a global reproductive crisis could be in the offing, with researchers in Israel saying average sperm counts may have mo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Caroline Lucas on climate, culture wars, and 14 years as the only Green MP
As she steps down as the Green party’s first, and so far only, MP, Caroline Lucas tells Madeleine Finlay what it’s been like as the sole Green voice …
1 year, 10 months ago
The surprising psychology behind extremism, and how politics is driving it
Psychologists usually expect ambivalence to be a driver of political apathy. But a new study appears to show a link between ambivalence in our views …
1 year, 10 months ago
The infection that affects half of women and its link to antibiotic resistance
Anyone who has had a urinary tract infection knows how agonising they can be. Some infections go away on their own, but many need antibiotics. Beneat…
1 year, 10 months ago
A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a glimpse of a black …
1 year, 10 months ago
What are the main UK parties promising on climate and is it enough?
Last week more than 400 scientists signed an open letter to political parties urging ambitious action on the environment to prevent making Britain an…
1 year, 10 months ago
Are cold and wet UK summers here to stay?
Here in the UK talking about the weather is already a national pastime, but this month the water-cooler weather chat has ramped up a notch as rain, g…
1 year, 10 months ago
Slaughter-free sausages: is lab-grown meat the future?
Ian Sample hears from Linda Geddes about her recent trip to the Netherlands to try cultivated meat sausages, courtesy of the company Meatable. Advoca…
1 year, 10 months ago