BBC Inside Science

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

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Thursday · 26 min
AI to solve the energy crisis?
Might the UK and US joining their AI forces help solve nuclear fusion?
September 10 · 26 min
What AI agents talk about behind your back
Prof Stuart Russell offers some advice following a report into July’s Hugging Face hack.
September 3 · 26 min
The quest for dark matter
Researchers may have discovered the signature of a bit of dark matter.
August 27 · 26 min
The day of the datacentres
The datacentres are coming, potentially in the hundreds.
August 20 · 26 min
Is the era of the cancer vaccine upon us?
Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?
August 13 · 26 min
Should we be scared of AI viruses?
Researchers have announced synthetic viruses designed by artificial intelligence.
August 6 · 26 min
The state of our substrate: What is drought doing to our soil?
The surprising science of how drought affects the health of our soils.
July 30 · 26 min
Are we alone in the universe?
What if the Goldilocks zone is for idiots?
July 23 · 26 min
Testing testosterone testing
Will the US army benefit from testing its male soldiers for testosterone levels?
July 16 · 26 min
How might we spot nukes in space?
What’s the point of having a treaty banning nukes in space if we can’t spot them?
July 9 · 26 min
Are we one step closer to creating life in a lab?
Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.
July 2 · 26 min
How do you immortalise natural history?
The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.
June 25 · 26 min
Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?
Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?
June 18 · 26 min
Finding the evidence for the social media ban
How do you research the impacts of social media on young people?
June 11 · 26 min
How do you build an unbuildable tower?
How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.
June 4 · 26 min
How is AI going to change science?
What role will humans play in the future of scientific research?
May 28 · 26 min
Plankton's untapped potential
From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.
May 21 · 26 min
El Niño is nigh, but so what?
El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.
May 14 · 26 min
The science behind hantavirus
What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
May 7 · 26 min
Should Pluto become a planet again?
We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet

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