Surprising Shortages and Shaky Supplies
As the UK struggles with a lack of fuel in petrol stations and fresh food shortages in the supermarket, we ask: what else are we at risk of running out of? Plus, in the news, why we might be destined ...
5 Okt 202157min
Q&A: Moon Landings and Making Medicine
In this week's programme, it's Q&A time! Coming up, we'll find out: what can we learn from invisible measurements in space, how scientists discover potential new medicines made by plants and why green...
28 Sep 202159min
Making sense of the menopause
This week we're looking into a topic that almost never gets mentioned at school but affects almost all of us, one way or another. It's the menopause. And we'll hear why it happens and when it happens,...
21 Sep 202157min
Sepsis: From Infection To AI
In recognition of World Sepsis Day on the 13th, we're unpicking the science of this dangerous syndrome - from the infections that cause it, to the genes that make us more susceptible, and how artifici...
14 Sep 202156min
COVID Immunity: The Road Ahead
This week, we are boosting our knowledge on what "immunity" against COVID-19 really means and what our strategy heading into winter should be. We'll also hear about a new generation of coronavirus vac...
7 Sep 202154min
Capturing Carbon: Beyond Woodland
This week we're taking a deep dive into the world of carbon sequestration and how we can use nature to help us solve climate change. We'll be wading through peat bogs, getting serious about seaweed, a...
31 Aug 202157min
Q&A: Foxes, Physics, and Fluffy Insects
It's Q and A time! Can animals really sense impending dangers like storms and earthquakes? What is the universe expanding into? And how can we prevent the insect apocalypse? We've assembled a panel of...
24 Aug 202153min
Long COVID: What we now know
This week, long COVID: we're 18 months into the pandemic and there are thousands of people with long-term health consequences of having caught the infection. We're asking the experts to find out who i...
17 Aug 202155min
