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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.
Alzheimer's Disease, False Memory, Diamond Light Source, Twins in Space
The need for new treatments for Alzheimer's, a twin space experiment and false memories.
Artificial Intelligence, Desalination, History of Forensics, Music from Cells
Adam Rutherford examines a significant step towards the intelligent computer.
Encoding memories; 350 years of the science journal; Women in science; Ceres
Encoding memories; 350 years of the science journal; women in science; arrival at Ceres.
Large Hadron Collider Run Two, Flooding, Nasa's Biggest Rocket, Violin Evolution
Large Hadron Collider opportunities and the acoustics of the violin. With Adam Rutherford.
Genetic Map of the British Isles, Drones for Conservation, Lab Photosynthesis, Solar Eclipse
Genetic map of British Isles, drones for conservation, lab photosynthesis, solar eclipse.
Invasive Species, Coral Seaview Survey, Evolution of the Brain, A New Virtual Reality
Should people embrace the changes resulting from invasive alien species?
Legacy of Messenger, Computer Touch, AI and Traumatic Forgetting, Stained Glass Restoration
Dr Lucie Green examines the legacy of the Messenger mission to Mercury.
Hubble Space Telescope at 25
The Hubble Telescope and its contribution to shaping our understanding of the cosmos.
Healthy Guts; Future High Speed Trading; Body Clocks and Colour; William Smith's Geology Map
How the gut bacteria of isolated communities shed light on diseases in the western world.
Nepalese Earthquake, Monkey Hands, Maritime Light Pollution, Light in Bacteria
The earthquake in Nepal, monkey dexterity, maritime light pollution and light in bacteria.
Adam Rutherford investigates the news in science and science in the news.
Seasonal Variation in Immunity, Chemosynthesis, Role of the ISS, Storing Digital Data in DNA
New research on seasonal variation in people's immune systems. With Adam Rutherford.
El Nino, Echolocation, Seasons, Snakes
Studying human echolocation at the quietest place on earth.
Self-adapting robots, Artificial intelligence in medicine, Ageing healthily
Tracey Logan examines technology to enable robots to remain fully autonomous when damaged.
Origins of life, Earthquakes in London, Frog plague, Ancient pollen
New research on the origins of life. How do scientists unpick the start of biology?
Stars, Fracking, Ice Cores, Drunken Chimps
Adam Rutherford examines new images from the Alma telescope of the earliest galaxies.
Women Scientists on Sexism in Science
Adam Rutherford presents a special programme on sexism in science.
Malaria drug, Listener , Imaging the singing voice, Classifying human species
Adam Rutherford presents news of a novel drug to potentially prevent and treat malaria.
Aphid-repelling wheat, National Institute for Bioscience, Global map of smell, Parrot mimics
Adam Rutherford examines results of a field trial of a new way to repel aphids from wheat.
Intrusive memories, Silent aircraft, Nuclear fusion, Pluto
Adam Rutherford investigates intrusive memories, silent aircraft, nuclear fusion and Pluto
Pluto: New Horizons
The flyby of Pluto. Adam Rutherford with early pictures from New Horizons space probe.
Pluto's surface, Increased Arctic ice in 2013, Linking brains together, Signals of fertility
Adam Rutherford presents news on the latest New Horizons images of Pluto's surface.
30/07/2015
Earth-like exoplanets;graphene origami; Hooke's Micrographia; Maize and soil erosion
Hiroshima radiation, Anthropocene, Bonobo noises, Physicist Henry Moseley
Adam Rutherford presents discussion on the radiation effects from the Hiroshima bomb.
