6 August 2020
Air travel contributes to climate change, but scientists have only recently discovered that climate change is, in turn, affecting air travel. Paul Williams explains how climate change will affect your future flights.
28 April 2020
Science is still struggling to define what life actually is, and how it came to be. Now, Paul Davies argues that an answer is at last in sight.
28 April 2020
From wearable sensors to solar panels, we are developing new materials from the stuff of peacock feathers and butterfly wings. Physicist Jess Wade shows how.
28 April 2020
Steve Brusatte tells the evolutionary story of dinosaurs via British fossil finds, including exciting new discoveries from Scotland, England, and Wales.
28 April 2020
Could we ever capture the essence of humanity in a robot? That's for us to find out, says Tony Prescott, as he explains the idea of creating a robot with a sense of self.
28 April 2020
If dark energy has its way, the universe may rip itself apart. Astrophysicist Kathy Romer gives the low-down on this enigmatic stuff.
28 April 2020
Maths is in everything from your credit card PIN to how many friends you have. Compute how to figure out apps and speed dating with TV presenter and mathematician Bobby Seagull.
28 April 2020
Max up the yuck factor: environmental engineer Raffaela Villa explains how huge fatty deposits build up in our sewers and how we deal with them.
28 April 2020
Fuchsia-pink submerged cities around our coastlines are home to myriad aquatic species. Heidi Burdett explores these precious maerl beds.
28 April 2020
Danielle George explains how a world of connected devices is helping to solve some of the grandest challenges in engineering.
