Peer Review - can science get its house in order? Microscopic bubbles could help fuel energy efficiency; NASA's 'Solarlab' set for launch; Jaron Lanier says 'You are not a Gadget'. Show more
Science stories. Including the giant dragonflies from the first forests, the electrical generator that changed the world, and is the International Space Station worth the cost? Show more
Quentin Cooper looks at a tsunami simulator to test how buildings can resist powerful waves created by earthquakes. Plus how first flowerings reveal effects of climate change. Show more
Presented by Quentin Cooper. The UK's top science advisers discuss communicating risk and uncertainty to politicians and the public. Also, exploring the secrets of locust flight. Show more
Quentin Cooper hears about the high risk of thawing permafrost, how space worms may lead the way to Mars, and how DNA barcoding is identifying species and spotting fraud. Show more
Quentin Cooper reports on a possible human ancestor, beautiful genomes, what happened to all the gold on - or in - the Earth and how it was replenished from above. Show more
Ehsan Masood reports on attempts to protect biodiversity, mimic the slippery slope of the pitcher plant, isolate new drugs from the harlequin ladybird and live with wildfire. Show more
The latest in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence; creating individual drug treatments for disease; are emotions vocally universal? Do You Want To Be A Scientist? Show more
The future for car technology after the Toyota car recall; end of an era as BBC's historic R&D department closes; 4,000 year-old-human genome revealed; quantum physics. Show more
Quentin Cooper presents a feast of science, from culinary chemistry to the Antarctic food chain, by way of conker canker and the psychology of penalty kicks. Show more