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Explorations in the world of science.

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How does heat affect our health?
Why is it so hard to understand the effects a warming world has on our health?
03 Jun 2025,49 mins
Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core
12 May 2025,28 mins
Unstoppable: Tebello Nyokong
Tebello Nyokong is deploying cutting-edge chemistry to revolutionise cancer treatment
05 May 2025,26 mins
Unstoppable: Kura Paul-Burke
Kura Paul-Burke is combining Māori knowledge with marine science to save our ocean
28 Apr 2025,26 mins
Unstoppable: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered a new stellar object to redefine astrophysics at just 24
21 Apr 2025,29 mins
Unstoppable: Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou scoured ancient medical texts to find a world-changing treatment for malaria
14 Apr 2025,26 mins
Unstoppable: Purnima Devi Barman
Discover how Purnima Devi Barman recruited an army of women to save the storks of India.
07 Apr 2025,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Anna Korre
Explorations in the world of science
24 Mar 2025,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Rosalie David
Explorations in the world of science
17 Mar 2025,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Peter Stott
Explorations in the world of science
10 Mar 2025,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Ijeoma Uchegbu
Explorations in the world of science
03 Mar 2025,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Darren Croft
Explorations in the world of science.
24 Feb 2025,26 mins
The Life Scientific: Bill Gates
The Gates Foundation has tackled issues around health, education, and climate change
17 Feb 2025,26 mins
Uncharted: A different kind of justice
A small, informal survey leads to shocking revelations about the US justice system
10 Feb 2025,26 mins
Uncharted: The golden spike
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
03 Feb 2025,26 mins
Uncharted: Songs of the sea
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
27 Jan 2025,26 mins
Uncharted: The grain of truth
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery
20 Jan 2025,26 mins
Uncharted: Love Bytes
Hannah Fry explores two tales of data and discovery.
13 Jan 2025,26 mins
Inside Health: Life after my mountain accident
Explorations in the world of science.
06 Jan 2025,26 mins
Inside Health: Can Insomnia be fixed?
How did you sleep last night?
30 Dec 2024,27 mins
Hay Festival Special
Dr Chris van Tulleken shares stories from the making of his chart-topping podcast
23 Dec 2024,27 mins
Inside Health: How can we age well?
A of experts explain what we can all do to help ourselves age well.
16 Dec 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Peter Goadsby
Professor Peter Goadsby is a true pioneer in the field of migraine.
09 Dec 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific: Kip Thorne
Kip Thorne's study of black holes earnt him a share of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics
02 Dec 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Vicky Tolfrey
Vicky Tolfrey on parasport research and childhood dreams of the Olympics.
25 Nov 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Dawn Bonfield
Dawn Bonfield on inclusive engineering.
18 Nov 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific: Raymond Schinazi
Raymond Schinazi reflects on his role revolutionising treatment for HIV and hepatitis C
11 Nov 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific - Janet Treasure
Explorations in the world of science.
04 Nov 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific: Anne Child
Anne Child is a clinical geneticist
28 Oct 2024,26 mins
The Life Scientific: Conny Aerts
Conny Aerts is a professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leuven in Belgium
21 Oct 2024,26 mins