14 May 2020
Between 1960 and 1961, thirteen American women - all pilots - qualified as astronauts. The Mercury 13 passed the same physical tests as America’s first male astronauts, yet they never made it beyond Earth's atmosphere. Wally Funk was one of them.
31 March 2020
Join Pearse Keane to find out why the NHS is collaborating with AI company DeepMind and how deep learning could transform ophthalmology
28 April 2020
When we decide which species will survive the age of humans, we need to question conservation's fundamental beliefs, argues Rebecca Nesbitt.
27 April 2020
It took 20 years of planning and lots of hot water to drill 2 kilometres into Antarctica. Andy Smith describes a ground- breaking achievement
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.
23 July 2020
Greta Thunberg argues that the world can and should tackle the coronavirus pandemic and climate change simultaneously.
23 July 2020
In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust
27 November 2019
Award-winning writer and campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez reveals how the world is designed for men and the shocking consequences for women.
12 December 2019
Intelligent life in the universe seems to be vanishingly rare. Astrophysicist Geraint Lewis reveals our odds of us ever meeting aliens
