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Science Stories

Isaac Newton and the story of the apple

Did Newton's theory of gravity really come to him after seeing an apple fall?

• 26 mins

Demis Hassabis

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Deep Mind, tells Jim Al-Khalili why he wants to create AI

• 26 mins

Professor Martha Clokie

Professor Martha Clokie tells how she found viruses that destroy antibiotic-resistant bugs

• 26 mins

The Evidence: Coronavirus Special

International experts take a global look at the science surrounding Covid-19.

• 49 mins

Adrian Owen

Adrian Owen tells Jim Al-Khalili about his search for awareness in brain-injured patients.

• 26 mins

Elizabeth Fisher: Chromosomes in mice and men

Elizabeth Fisher on the role of chromosomes in conditions like Down and Turner syndrome

• 26 mins

The Evidence: Taiwan, Vaccines, Africa Preparedness

International experts discuss the latest research into Covid-19

• 49 mins

Professor Saiful Islam

Professor Saiful Islam on the materials that make renewable energy possible.

• 26 mins

Richard Wiseman

How to spot a liar. Professor Richard Wiseman tells Jim Al-Khalili

• 26 mins

The Evidence: Young people, lifting lockdowns, USA and Kenya updates

International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19

• 49 mins

Anne Magurran

Anne Magurran on how to measure biodiversity.

• 26 mins

Desert locust swarms

A second wave of locusts threatens crops in East Africa. Scientists lead the fightback

• 26 mins

The Evidence: Mental health and Covid 19

How is our mental health during the pandemic?

• 49 mins

Ignaz Semmelweiss: The hand washer

Lindsey Fitzharris tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweiss, the hand washer

• 26 mins

Science of Dad

Dr Oscar Duke discovers how pregnancy, birth and childcare affect the father

• 26 mins

The Evidence: Covid 19: ending lockdowns

When and how to end lockdowns?

• 50 mins

The Evidence: Covid 19: Sub-Saharan Africa and Testing

How sub-Saharan Africa is handling the pandemic and the different kinds of tests

• 49 mins

In Their Element

Mercury - Chemistry's Jekyll and Hyde

The most beautiful and shimmering of the elements, the weirdest, and yet the most reviled

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Oxygen: The breath of Life

Trevor Cox takes a deep breath and tells the story of oxygen on earth and in space

• 26 mins

In Their Element

And then there was Li

The element that links the formation of the universe with the functioning of our brains

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Carbon - the backbone of life

Why is all known life built on carbon?

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Silicon - The World's Building Block

The key component of rocks, sand and materials from glass and concrete to microelectronics

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Lead

The impact of the use and abuse of lead on humanity.

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Phosphorus

How a discovery in boiled urine led to the trade union movement and chemical weapons.

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Iodine

Why iodine is essential for our health?

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Gold and silver

Science and art of gold and silver

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Aluminium and strontium

Science and art of aluminium and strontium

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Helium

Science and art of helium

• 26 mins

The Evidence: Covid 19: Transmission and South America

How South America is handling the pandemic and a look at disease transmission.

• 49 mins

The Evidence: Covid 19: vaccines and after lockdown

The latest on vaccines and how people are behaving after lockdown

• 48 mins