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The new technologies pushing the boundaries of what we can see, hear, smell, and feel
Sound solutions
Prof Ben Garrod meets conservationists with sound solutions to protect animal habitats
Smelly people
Prof Ben Garrod uses new tech to sniff things out, and explores extending our senses
The Evidence: Exploring the concept of solastalgia
The feeling of pain or distress associated with environmental change close to your home
Remote touch
Prof Ben Garrod investigates the technology trying to replicate human touch
Bodies, brains and computers
How technology is blurring the line between our bodies, our brains, and computers
In search of stardust
A jazz musician becomes a cosmic dust hunter
The Life Scientific: Andre Geim
The Nobel prize-winning physicist talks about the world's strongest material, graphene
The Life Scientific: Bruce Malamud
Bruce Malamud on modelling risk for natural hazards
The Life Scientific: Anne Ferguson-Smith
Anne Ferguson-Smith on unravelling epigenetics.
The Life Scientific: Anne-Marie Imafidon
Anne-Marie Imafidon on fighting for diversity and equality in science.
The Life Scientific: Harald Haas
Harald Haas on making waves in light communication.
Metamorphosis: Jumping fleas and mighty mouthparts
Dr Erica McAlister uncovers a treasure trove of remarkable insects
Metamorphosis: Drosophila melanogaster, hoverfly
Insights from the insect world including the Drosophila melanogaster and metamorphosis
Metamorphosis: Blowflies and dazzling disguise
Blowflies may be reviled insects, but they are central to forensic entomology
Metamorphosis: Soldier fly and desert beetle
Erica McAlister on the innocuous black soldier fly and the Namib desert beetle
The Evidence: Is the world becoming more allergic?
Exploring the effect science has on the world around us
Metamorphosis: Bee brains and the cockroach
Erica McAlister on the bee intellect, and the nervous system of the cockroach
The Life Scientific: Deborah Greaves
Jim Al-Khalili speaks to Deborah Greaves about wave energy and her love of the sea.
The Life Scientific: Gideon Henderson
Gideon Henderson on climate 鈥榗locks鈥� and dating ice ages.
The Life Scientific: Chris Barratt
Chris Barratt on head-banging sperm and a future male contraceptive pill.
The Life Scientific: Bahija Jallal
Bahija Jallal on the biotech revolution in cancer therapies
The Life Scientific: Paul Murdin
Paul Murdin on the first ever identification of a black hole
The Life Scientific: Alex Antonelli
Alex Antonelli on learning from nature's biodiversity to adapt to climate change
Tooth and Claw: Wolverines
Adam Hart investigates, do wolverines deserve their reputation for gluttony and ferocity?
Tooth and Claw: Great White Sharks
Adam Hart investigates the most famous and feared predator in all the ocean!
Tooth and Claw: Piranhas
Adam Hart investigates, do these South American fish deserve their frenzied reputation?
Tooth and Claw: Cheetahs
The fastest land animal in the world 鈥� Adam Hart investigates the cheetah!
Putting the Mouth Back into the Body
A look at the evidence that links the health of our mouths with the rest of our bodies.
When does sitting become bad for health?
James Gallagher delves into the science to find out exactly how much sitting is too much?
