These frog 'saunas’ could help endangered species fight off a deadly fungus
00:47 Searching for dark matter in black holesResearchers have been scanning the skies looking for black holes that formed at the very beginning of the Universe — one place where elusive and mysteriou...
3 Juli 202436min
Audio long read: How NASA astronauts are training to walk on the Moon in 2026
In 2026, NASA aims to send humans back to the Moon's surface, as part of the Artemis III mission. In preparation, astronauts have been performing moonwalking simulations to ensure that they are able t...
28 Juni 202415min
Why ‘open source’ AIs could be anything but, the derailment risks of long freight trains, and breeding better wheat
00:31 How open are ‘open source’ AI systems?Many of the large language models powering AI systems are described as ‘open source’ but critics say this is a misnomer, with restricted access to code and ...
26 Juni 202417min
How do fish know where a sound comes from? Scientists have an answer
00:46 How light touches are sensed during sex150 years after they were discovered, researchers have identified how specific nerve-cell structures on the penis and clitoris are activated. While these s...
19 Juni 202431min
Hybrid working works: huge study reveals no drop in productivity
00:48 Short-haul spaceflight's effect on the human body.A comprehensive suite of biomedical data, collected during the first all-civilian spaceflight, is helping researchers unpick the effects that be...
12 Juni 202438min
Twitter suspended 70,000 accounts after the Capitol riots and it curbed misinformation
In this episode:00:46 Making a molecular Bose-Einstein condensateFor the first time, researchers have coaxed molecules into a bizarre form of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate, in which they al...
5 Juni 202427min
How AI could improve robotics, the cockroach’s origins, and promethium spills its secrets
In this episode:00:25 What the rise of AI language models means for robotsCompanies are melding artificial intelligence with robotics, in an effort to catapult both to new heights. They hope that by i...
29 Maj 202423min
How mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists
Growing up in Alabama in the 1960s, mathematician Freeman Hrabowski was moved to join the civil rights moment after hearing Martin Luther King Jr speak. Even as a child, he saw the desperate need to m...
28 Maj 202436min
