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.

 

#597

How can science help us fight wildfires?

In the past few days, UK firefighters have been tackling wildfires across the UK. As globa... more

08 May 2025

35 MINS

35:14

08 May 2025


#596

Is this finally the moment for UK tidal power?

Why does the UK, an island shaped by its strong tides, still not have any major tidal ener... more

01 May 2025

28 MINS

28:14

01 May 2025


#595

Is everything we know about the universe wrong?

For the last week or so, the world of physics has had just one conversation. Have we found... more

24 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:10

24 Apr 2025


#594

Wild birds in crisis

Every species of wild bird in the UK is continuing to decline at a stark rate – according ... more

17 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:11

17 Apr 2025


#593

Are boys doing better than girls at maths and science?

There’s a big “gender gap” between boys and girls in maths and science - that’s according ... more

10 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:10

10 Apr 2025


#592

Better Than Gold: Critical Minerals

Critical minerals have hit the headlines of almost every news outlet this week as US Presi... more

03 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:31

03 Apr 2025


#591

AI in Science: Promise and Peril

This week, Google has launched a new AI tool called Co-Scientist. We hear from one researc... more

27 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:24

27 Mar 2025


#590

Biotech Risks and Asteroid Anxiety

Scientists gather this week to tackle emerging risks from cutting-edge biotech, echoing th... more

20 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:03

20 Mar 2025


#589

US science in chaos

The United States is the world’s science superpower. But right now, much of its research c... more

13 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:10

13 Mar 2025


#588

The World’s Biggest Iceberg

It’s the biggest story of recent weeks. Literally. Trillion-tonne iceberg A23a is on the ... more

06 Mar 2025

28 MINS

28:09

06 Mar 2025


#587

Is 1.5 still alive?

1.5C. It’s THE number we talk about when we talk about climate change. But what does 1.5... more

27 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:10

27 Feb 2025


#586

Next-gen batteries and 'dark oxygen'

Following a devastating fire at the world’s largest lithium-ion battery plant, Inside Scie... more

20 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:17

20 Feb 2025


#585

UK AI & science-optimised pasta

Artificial intelligence is the big talking point of the week, with UK PM Sir Keir Starmer ... more

13 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:21

13 Feb 2025


#584

Science in 2025

How will science shape up in 2025? Marnie Chesterton is joined by a panel of science watc... more

06 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:17

06 Feb 2025


#583

The Science of Laughter

Why do we laugh more when we’re with others? Are humans the only animals that laugh? Does ... more

30 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:00

30 Jan 2025


#582

Board Game Science

It’s that time of the year when many of us are at home with friends and family, losing tra... more

23 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:10

23 Jan 2025


#581

The Year in Science

We look back on 2024 in science, from billionaires in space, to record-breaking heat here ... more

16 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:18

16 Jan 2025