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Unsung heroes of Science

Quentin Cooper and guests discuss unsung heroes of science.

• 30 mins

Norovirus; Superheroes; Army underpants

Winter vomiting, superhero physics and why military scientists design underpants.

• 30 mins

Kepler; Arctic Drilling; Sexy Brain Regions

Exoplanets, near-Earth asteroids, Arctic drilling and the most popular brain research.

• 30 mins

Smog; Exploding stars; Animal-free research

Quentin Cooper looks at the smog in China, alternatives to research on animals, and novae.

• 30 mins

Noise and plane design; Birdflu; Dogs; Mackerel

How to design a new plane, bird flu, dog domestication and mackerel.

• 30 mins

High speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.

High-speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.

• 30 mins

TB vaccine, satellites, Lake Ellsworth, Antarctic station

Quentin Cooper looks at failures in science and lessons learnt in new TB vaccine trials.

• 30 mins

Coronavirusl: Horsemeat: Blackbirds; DNA

The new corona virus - has it really mutated to be able to jump between humans?

• 28 mins

Viruses; DNA: Identical Twins: Dark Energy,

Why does a virus manage to infect us and make us ill so quickly?

• 30 mins

Junk DNA, mine fires, Homer

Is junk DNA really rubbish? Scientists dispute recent findings about our genetic code.

• 30 mins

Deer, Herschel, facial contrast, potatoes

Is a deer cull the solution to controlling ever-increasing numbers? With Quentin Cooper.

• 30 mins

Clay on Mars, Neanderthals, Cholera, Tapeworms

Drinking water on Mars, big eyes in Neanderthals, cholera history and tapeworm genetics.

• 30 mins

Planck, Elusive Giant Squid, Emotive words

Adam Rutherford discusses new science results from the Planck space telescope.

• 30 mins

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Quentin talks about 'dangerous' ideas at Edinburgh's International Science Festival.

• 30 mins

Chemical weapons,Nuclear weapons,BRAIN,Foot and Mouth

Are international treaties keeping up with new biological and chemical weapons?

• 30 mins

Publishing, Turbulence, Evolution

The future of open science? Fewer dusty journals, more research in the cloud.

• 30 mins

Iranian Earthquake; Zebrafish; Curiosity Rover

Quentin Cooper on the remarkable zebrafish, the Khash earthquake, and driving on Mars.

• 30 mins

Bovine TB; Big Cat; Shark teeth

The latest in the battle against bovine TB, as leading scientists meet with policy makers.

• 30 mins

Bees and pesticides; Heart gene therapy; Petal shapes

The science behind the EU pesticide ban - will it protect bees? Quentin Cooper presents.

• 30 mins

EU Science funding; Pear-shaped nuclei; Hyades

What would happen to UK scientific research in the UK were to leave the EU?

• 30 mins

Quantum computer; Ancient water; Stem cells; Dambusters

Scientists to have access to one of the world's most powerful "quantum" computers.

• 30 mins

23/05/2013

Why is Oklahoma so prone to tornadoes and what can residents do to protect themselves?

• 30 mins

Multiverses; Culture-driven Evolution; Lee Smolin on Time

Observational evidence of universes beyond our own? Laura Mersini-Houghton and Lee Smolin.

• 30 mins

06/06/2013

Quentin Cooper is at the Cheltenham Science Festival.

• 30 mins

Digital spying; Dornier 17; Germination; Cheetahs

Is there any online or digital activity that we can hide?

• 30 mins

MRC; Snails; Applause

Quentin Cooper looks back at 100 years work of the MRC.

• 30 mins

Ancient horses; Uncertainty; How cutlery affects taste

How 700,000-year-old horse DNA could change the way scientists study evolution.

• 30 mins