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

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

New research on how society works

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.

We humans could have a bright future ahead of us that lasts billions of years. But we have to survive the next 200 years first. Join Josh Clark of Stuff You Should Know for a 10-episode deep dive that explores the future of humanity and finds dangers we have never encountered before lurking just ahead. And if we humans are alone in the universe, if we don't survive intelligent life dies out with us too.

Science news and highlights of the week