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Behavioural profiling at airports; Light and colour in art; Hadrian's Wall; Cassini
Adam Rutherford questions the science behind behavioural profiling at airport security.
A special programme on plants and their pollinators, poisons and pests
Adam visits Kew Gardens to root amongst the foliage and reveal the latest in plant science
Science's fascination with the face
Adam discusses the ethics and privacy issues surrounding facial recognition programmes.
ExpeRimental; Rosetta; MOOCs
Alice Roberts indulges in some science experiments for kids, including Bubblecano!
New dinosaur; GM chickens; Lightning; Rosetta; Diatoms
Professor Alice Roberts reveals Laquintasaura, a new dinosaur found in South America.
Anaesthesia; Chilean earthquakes; Strange weather; Jellyfish
Will quantum physics bring us any closer to understanding how anaesthetics work?
TB in the New World; Trusting Wikipedia; Shipwreck of the London; @LegoAcademics
Adam Rutherford discovers that TB was introduced to the Americas from seals and sea lions.
Manipulating mouse memory; London pollution; Nature of knowing; Snail fur
Adam Rutherford shines a light on how the mouse brain processes memory.
Bardarbunga volcano; Geology in Minecraft; Synthesising opioids; Ammonia
Adam Rutherford talks to researchers in Iceland studying the erupting Bardarbunga volcano.
Jack the Ripper; Future of Scottish science
Examining the latest Jack the Ripper ID, and debating the future of Scottish science.
European ancestry; Cern is 60; Graphene plasters; Penguins
How most present-day Europeans derive from at least three ancestral populations.
Cosmic inflation latest; Indian space success; Science and language; Wax Venus
Claims of evidence for cosmic super-expansion just after the Big Bang are questioned.
Women, Science and the Royal Society; Open Access Research
Adam Rutherford asks the Royal Society about the decline in awards to female scientists.
Nobel Prizes 2014; Gauge; Genetics and Diabetes; UK Fungus Day
Adam Rutherford hosts a post-match analysis of the 2014 Nobel Prizes for science.
Ebola; Ada Lovelace Day; Space Weather
What can science tell us about the virus at the centre of the current Ebola outbreak?
Hobbit; Genetics of height; Solar science; Snails
The 'Hobbit' skeleton - rewriting human history, but still controversial 10 years later.
The Making of the Moon
Lucie Green investigates the past, present and future of the moon.
Science of ageing; Microneedles; Firelab; Rosetta; Scientific authorship
Adam Rutherford asks if science can offer answers to our rapidly ageing population.
Rosetta; Thought-controlled genes; Biophonic Life; Arecibo message 40 years on
Adam Rutherford discovers what is happening now that Rosetta's lander has touched down.
Comet landing detects organics molecules; Lunar Mission One; Biological warfare
Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P.
Campylobacter in Chicken; Artificial Intelligence Guru Demis Hassabis; Sexology; Lucy
The Food Standards Agency reports that 70 per cent of supermarket chicken is contaminated.
Orion Launch; Fake Mars trip; XDNA; Richard the Third's skeleton
A NASA space capsule which could transport humans to Mars is set to make its maiden flight
Water on Comets; DNA in Space; Sounds of the Ocean; Science in Fashion
Earth's water does not come from comets, the recent Rosetta mission suggests.
Microplastics; Holey Ice; Vesalius; Overeating
Tiny plastic particles have been found polluting the deep ocean sediment.
Listeners' Science Questions
Adam Rutherford and guests answer listeners' science questions.
Venus mission, Science highlights for 2015, Sonotweezers, Tsunami 10 years on
Mission to return to our planetary neighbour Venus and astronomy highlights in 2015.
International Year of Soils
Adam Rutherford takes a special look at the role soils play in providing for our planet.
GMOs; International Year of Light; Coral health
Proposed failsafe for genetically modified organisms and the International Year of Light.
Climate change belief; Anthropocene era; Eyes on the sea; Origins of multicellular life
Perceptions of climate change, the Anthropocene era and a new theory of cell evolution.
Goshawk, Cosmic Renaissance, Carl Djerassi and Charles Townes
Hunting tactics of goshawks and the men who invented the contraceptive pill and the laser.
Earth's Core; What Can Chemistry Do for Us?; Ocean Acidification; Darwin Day
Adam Rutherford investigates new insights into what lies at the centre of the Earth.
