A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

Science news and highlights of the week

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

The history podcast for people who don't like history... and those who do. Greg Jenner brings together the best names in comedy and history to learn and laugh about the past.

Fresh ideas from the sharpest minds working toward a cleaner, greener planet

5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might re ...

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.