Curious Cases

Tortoises have traditionally been the poster child for slowness. These ancient, armoured r... more

Could you survive an eternal winter? Or is endless summer sun a more appealing prospect? L... more

Could immortality ever be possible for humans? It sounds like something from a sci-fi movi... more

Space: the final frontier, a deep dark realm full of questions and mysteries - many of whi... more

Whether you’re stuck in traffic, waiting at the airport whilst delay after delay is announ... more

Cold and flu season is well and truly upon us, and whilst most of us are busy bemoaning th... more

It has been said that you can't start a fire without a spark, but as Hannah and Dara are a... more

Are you a lucky person? Do the cards just fall well for you? Whether it's always finding a... more

It turns out that the whole world wobbles. Everything has a natural frequency - the rate a... more

We can all picture a crab, but did you know that nature has reinvented those claw clicking... more

Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain return to Curious Cases HQ for a brand-new series. And curios... more

The term 'bird brain' might suggest our feathered friends are stupid, but Hannah and Dara ... more

Could you ever trade memories with someone else? Fancy downloading the experience of landi... more

Can you slow down time by hurtling through space at breakneck speed? Could listener Saskia... more

How big can animals really get before they collapse under their own weight or run out of s... more

Think of a shark and you'll probably conjure up images of Jaws, but it turns out their ski... more

Why do we giggle, snort, and bust a gut laughing? Is it just humans being weird, does it s... more

Ever wondered why some people are mosquito magnets and other people barely get bitten? Han... more

The team test the theory that you can use the weather to predict pain, separating science ... more

From mouldy bread to athlete’s foot, fungi don’t exactly scream “home improvement.” But wh... more

What happens in your brain when Cupid’s arrow strikes? As a teenager, Alison developed an ... more

Hannah and Dara tackle a disarmingly simple question: is anything in the universe truly in... more