Why tasty treats are more tricky to resist after a sleepless night...
Interviews about History
Interviews on archaeology, anthropology, palaeoanthropology and the history of science...
Meet our featured guests this week: palaeoanthropologist Lee Berger, and journal editor Theo Bloom...
This gene cluster is linked to more severe COVID-19 infections, and perfectly matches Neanderthal DNA...
The unlikely coincidences in our history that led to all of us being here today...
Mithridates the Great, king of Pontus, lived two thousand years ago - and pioneered the science of poisons...
When it comes to the origins of COVID, there are still lots of unknowns. But we can be sure of a sequel...
Time for some extra credit 'material' from the Chemistry & Materials round...
Rosalind's sister, Jenifer, has many fond memories of Rosalind
How does Rosalind Franklin fit in the DNA story?
The dead sea scrolls are a famous historical treasure. And ancient DNA has uncovered new clues...
Wieman won a Nobel prize for making a Bose-Einstein condensate - seventy years after they were predicted...
How have scientists adapted through history?
How does science reach governments and politicians? It's not a transparent process...
In some fields, three fifths of published papers can't be replicated or independently verified...
How the peer review process got started, and how it's changed