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.

 

#627

Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?

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

18 hrs Ago

26 MINS

26:29

18 hrs Ago


#626

Is climate change to blame for Hurricane Melissa?

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

Yesterday

27 MINS

27:59

Yesterday


#625

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


#624

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


#622

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


#621

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


#620

What’s the highest a human could possibly pole vault?

Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke the sport’s world record again this week at th... more

16 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:18

16 Oct 2025


#619

Could we have evidence of life on Mars?

News broke this week that rocks picked up by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars may have fo... more

09 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:09

09 Oct 2025


#618

What does caffeine do to our bodies?

Sweet, caffeinated energy drinks are in the headlines again as the UK Government says it w... more

02 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:21

02 Oct 2025


#617

Does warm weather mean more rats in UK towns and cities?

Summer heatwaves and missed bin collections have created panic in the press that rat numbe... more

25 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:27

25 Sep 2025


#616

Could solar panels in space be the energy source of the future?

As new research looks at the financial and environmental case for solar panels in space, w... more

18 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:07

18 Sep 2025


#615

What will we be wearing in the future?

What are you wearing today? What processes, chemical and otherwise, have gone into creatin... more

11 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:11

11 Sep 2025


#614

What’s the evidence for vaccines?

US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced plans this week to cancel $500 million d... more

04 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:11

04 Sep 2025


#613

Why wasn’t the Russia mega earthquake as damaging as previous ones?

A massive 8.8 magnitude mega earthquake off Russia's east coast sent tsunami waves into Ja... more

28 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:20

28 Aug 2025


#612

The surprising culture of the animal kingdom

We discuss the incredible science of the animal kingdom, focusing on the latest fascinatin... more

21 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:52

21 Aug 2025


#611

How can we keep our homes cool in a changing climate?

After three UK heatwaves, we turn to science for solutions that could keep us safer, and c... more

14 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:11

14 Aug 2025


#610

How can we reduce the impact of plastic on the environment?

Next month world leaders will again gather to focus on dealing with our global plastic pro... more

07 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:14

07 Aug 2025


#609

How do you turn facial expressions into music?

A microscopic water flea that could help monitor our waterways for pollution, turning both... more

31 Jul 2025

27 MINS

27:40

31 Jul 2025


#608

What happens when you bomb a uranium enrichment site?

All eyes have been on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities this week. The targets of an atta... more

24 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:03

24 Jul 2025


#607

Are trees the answer to solving climate change?

As a new warning is released by scientists that trying to offset our carbon emissions by p... more

17 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:22

17 Jul 2025


#606

What science is the UK government funding?

How do you plan for the scientific discoveries of the future? That’s the question Chancell... more

10 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:13

10 Jul 2025


#605

Can science save our oceans?

More than 2,000 marine scientists have come together at the One Ocean Science Congress in ... more

03 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:11

03 Jul 2025


#604

Your science questions answered

We’ve been rummaging through the Inside Science mailbox to pick out a selection of the int... more

26 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:07

26 Jun 2025


#603

Does the pandemic agreement make the world safer?

The World Health Organisation has agreed a treaty looking at tackling the issue of future ... more

19 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:59

19 Jun 2025


#602

Will the Hole in the Ozone Layer Close?

40 years ago scientists in Antarctica discovered a hole in the Ozone layer. The world acte... more

12 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:17

12 Jun 2025


#601

The mysteries of the ocean floor

It’s often said we know more about the surface of the Moon than we do about the Earth’s de... more

05 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:14

05 Jun 2025