BBC Inside Science podcast

BBC Inside Science

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

 

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Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC’s space podcast. 13 Minute... more

30 Mar 2026

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04:34

30 Mar 2026


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The future of space travel

Are we, at last, getting the spacefaring future we were promised back in the 1960s? This w... more

26 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:28

26 Mar 2026


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Is quantum computing having its moment?

In a bid to invest in the future of computing and keep emerging quantum companies on their... more

19 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:29

19 Mar 2026


#643

Is the Earth warming faster than we expected?

This week new research suggests that in recent years the Earth has been warming faster tha... more

12 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:29

12 Mar 2026


#642

How is war being fought in space?

This week Inside Science comes from Space Comm Expo in London, one of the biggest space co... more

05 Mar 2026

26 MINS

26:29

05 Mar 2026


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Does new science get us closer to finding out how life on earth began?

Perhaps it’s the biggest question science has left to answer, how did life begin? Now, mol... more

26 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:29

26 Feb 2026


#640

How to bury radioactive waste

A small but mighty problem: what to do with the radioactive waste we have already made? Pr... more

19 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:28

19 Feb 2026


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Will there be a city on the moon in ten years?

Elon Musk says his company Space X will focus on establishing a ‘self-growing city’ on the... more

12 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:29

12 Feb 2026


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Where do forever chemicals come from?

This week the UK Government decided it was worried enough about so called ‘forever chemica... more

05 Feb 2026

26 MINS

26:28

05 Feb 2026


#637

Should we rethink navigating by GPS?

This week 14 European countries warned that “maritime safety and security” was being put i... more

29 Jan 2026

26 MINS

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29 Jan 2026


#636

How is air travel returning to supersonic speeds?

It’s exactly half a century since two Concorde jets took off from Paris and London respect... more

22 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:29

22 Jan 2026


#635

Why is Nasa sending people around the moon?

The space science world is buzzing. In the next few days, NASA is expected to begin the ro... more

15 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:29

15 Jan 2026


#634

How rare are Greenland’s rare earth elements?

President Trump has his sights set on Greenland. If he succeeds, what mineral wealth will ... more

08 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:29

08 Jan 2026


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How did President Trump transform science in 2025?

This week President Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget announced that... more

18 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:29

18 Dec 2025


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Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?

400 thousand years ago our early human cousins dropped a lighter in a field in the East of... more

11 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:28

11 Dec 2025


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A 'functional' cure for HIV?

Almost 40 years ago, the first treatment was approved for HIV, but it came with a warning:... more

04 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:28

04 Dec 2025


#630

Why aren’t gene therapies more common?

This week, a world first gene therapy treats rare Hunter syndrome. Could these personalise... more

27 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:28

27 Nov 2025


#629

What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?

COP 30 delegates from around the globe are about to depart the Amazon city of Belem in Bra... more

20 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

20 Nov 2025


#628

Could technology replace animal testing in science?

This week the UK government set out its vision for a world where the use of animals in sci... more

13 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

13 Nov 2025


#627

Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?

Astronomers have new evidence, which could change what we understand about the expansion o... more

06 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

06 Nov 2025


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Is climate change to blame for Hurricane Melissa?

What’s been called the storm of the century - Hurricane Melissa – has barrelled through Ja... more

05 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:59

05 Nov 2025


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Have scientists created a bionic eye?

The 'bionic eye' may make you think of Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge. Now, scientists have r... more

04 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:05

04 Nov 2025


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Why do we love to play games?

Inside Science explores the science and maths of games: why we play them, how to win them ... more

03 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:48

03 Nov 2025


#623

What can the UK learn from China on renewable energy?

This week, renewables overtake coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity. China is... more

31 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:56

31 Oct 2025


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Are embryos made from skin cells the future of fertility treatment?

Scientists in the US have, for the first time, made early-stage human embryos by manipulat... more

30 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:18

30 Oct 2025


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The science behind autism

What do we know about the causes of autism? Laura Andreae, Professor of Developmental Neur... more

23 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:46

23 Oct 2025