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12 days of Christmas - science version
A festive special in the style of the 12 days of Christmas.
Space Exploration
Inside Science explores the planned missions to the Moon in 2024.
Understanding Flood Forecasting
Understanding how flood forecasting and warning systems work, plus a mission to Europa.
A New Volcanic Era?
Are we entering a new volcanic era in Iceland?
Hydrogen and the race to net zero
A look at the role of hydrogen in the UK’s future energy economy with Prof Mark Miodownik.
When brains and computers meet
A look at the science and ethics behind the companies driving brain-computer interface.
Ancient Roman writings revealed
Thanks to AI, scientists can now read charred scrolls from Herculaneum for the first time.
The Gulf Stream’s tipping point
Will the Gulf Stream collapse? A new modelling study suggests it could.
Laboratory-Grown Meat
Is it a solution to global emissions or a distraction? And, will people actually eat it?
Dimming the Sun
Should we even consider solar geoengineering?
How pure is the water from your tap?
We look at the quality of water from your kitchen tap and check out some clever bees.
World’s oldest forest fossils
Oldest forest fossils found in Somerset show how our world looked 390 million years ago.
Our Accidental Universe
Professor and presenter Chris Lintott talks about his new book, Our Accidental Universe.
Inside Your Microbiome
A look into the unregulated world of home gut microbiome testing.
200 years of dinosaur science
The story of the last 200 years of dinosaur science.
Bird flu outbreak in cows
Bird flu has infected cows for the first time. Should we be worried?
Do we need a new model of cosmology?
Astrophysicists are questioning the nature of the universe.
Can we get plastic waste under control?
The UN attempts a global treaty on plastic, and the science of heartbreak.
Ugly animals and asteroid Apophis
Plus, from wastewater monitoring to vaccines, how COVID-19 irrevocably altered science.
Is treated sewage worse for the environment than raw?
Plus animal medicine and Eurovision
Is gene therapy the future?
Plus, how aerosols change the weather and the secret vibrations bees make to communicate.
Micro Nuclear Reactors
Can miniature nuclear reactors help us get to net zero by 2050?
Why do we sleep?
We all know sleep is important – but why do we do it?
How do we solve antibiotic resistance?
Also, the inescapable pull of a black hole and an EU ban on smoky flavoured crisps.
Are implanted brain chips the future?
Also how we measure distance in space and what drugs in sewage are doing to our frogs.
Taylor Swift Seismology
We delve into the geophysics of Taylor Swift’s seismic Eras tour.
What makes an effective protest?
Also, a smiling robot, landfill methane emissions, and the perfect temperature for humans.
Sun, sea... and science
Misunderstood seagulls, ice cream chemistry and the science of sun safety.
Wimbledon Grass Science
Could white paint help tackle climate change? And 'synthetic embryos' for research.
Should Antarctica be off limits?
Also, we dip into the Seine’s Olympic clean-up, and is Flying Ant Day really just one day?
CERN’s Supercollider Plan
Is the 17 billion Euro project worth it?
