5 Live Science Podcast

5 Live Science Podcast

BBC Radio 5 Live

5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.

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Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.

This week: What do we know about the pagers and walkie-talkies that have been used to attack Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon? Plus the landmark study on the impact of pregnancy on the female brain, and how scientists in Israel have grown a 1,000-year-old seed that might fill in a missing link in the Bible.

We also take an in-depth look at the work of engineers who are finding fresh solutions to the problem of climate change.

Previous episodes

  • 1995 - Engineering new solutions to climate change 
    Sun, 22 Sep 2024
  • 1994 - COVID-19 lockdowns, nuclear waste and puffins 
    Sun, 15 Sep 2024
  • 1993 - Digging up new uses for old mines 
    Sun, 08 Sep 2024
  • 1992 - Mpox, smoking and the ISS 
    Sun, 01 Sep 2024
  • 1991 - Is there a link between some cosmetics and cancer? 
    Sun, 25 Aug 2024
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