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Why politics needs more scientists and engineers.
The Case of The Missing Gorilla
“How can I be immersed in a book, and still notice my name?†asks Charlotte.
The Wild and Windy Tale
“How do winds start and why do they stop?†asks Georgina from the Isle of Wight.
The suspicious smell
Why do our bodies smell? And does our smell influence how much we like each other?
The problem of infinite Pi(e)
How did we discover Pi? How do we know that it’s infinite and never repeats? asks Alex
The Riddle of Red-Eyes and Runny-Noses
Why do things like pet hair, peanuts and pollen can get our immune systems so riled up?
The puzzle of the plasma doughnut
“How does fusion work, and how can we do it safely on earth?†asks Les Walker
Wild inside: The Cheetah
The amazing internal anatomy of the cheetah and the secrets to survival
Wild inside: Great Grey Owl
Explorations in the world of science.
Wild inside: The Harbour Porpoise
Ben Garrod and Jess French get under the skin of the enigmatic harbour porpoise
Wild Inside: The Alpaca
Ben Garrod and Jess French unravel the secrets to success of the alpaca.
Tooth and Claw: Komodo dragon
Preparing for the next pandemic
Scientists warn it’s not if, but when, another pandemic will hit us
Tooth and Claw: African Wild Dog
Tooth and Claw: Wasps
Tooth and Claw: Cougar
Bad Blood: You've got good genes
The origins of Eugenics and the idea that we could breed ourselves to a brighter future
Bad Blood: You will not replace us
The rise of the idea that immigrants will out-breed and replace the dominant white 'race'
Bad Blood: Birth controlled
The women forcibly sterilised against their will and the campaign for birth control
Bad Blood: Rassenhygiene
The mass sterilisation of those deemed ‘unfit’ by the Nazis in the name of eugenics
Bad Blood: The curse of Mendel
How Gregor Mendel discovered the gene, an insight which inspired eugenics from the 1900s
Bad Blood: Newgenics
Could powerful genetic technologies usher in a new eugenic era?
The Life Scientific: Tim Lamont
Jim Al-Khalili meets Tim Lamont, a young ecologist making waves restoring coral reefs.
The Life Scientific: Rebecca Kilner
Jim al-Khalili hears how insects helped Rebecca Kilner solve evolutionary mysteries
The Life Scientific: Clifford Johnson
New approaches to quantum questions and using science in films.
Judith Bunbury: Unearthing the secrets of Ancient Egypt
Dr Judith Bunbury on enriching our knowledge of ancient Egypt and beyond
Our Microbes and Our Health
The astonishing and mysterious world of the human microbiome.
The Case of The Blind Man's Eye
Why can't I see images in my mind?
The magnetic mystery
The Curious Cases team explore the strange world of magnetism
The puzzle of the pyramids
The Curious Cases team discovers how Egypt's pyramids were really built.
The resurrection quest
The Curious Cases team ask if it's possible - or desirable - to bring back extinct species