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Episodes
A new episode will be released each week and listed below:
Episode 24
How Darwin's theories became accepted, palaeontology provides evidence of natural selection, and dinosaurs - an accident in selection. It's all in episode 24.
Episode 23
The cause of migraines, mind reading algorithms, predicting your looks from your genes and will you really explode in space without your spacesuit? It's all in episode 23.
Episode 22
Man and horse history, the Amazon – potential carbon criminal, earthquake prediction and are old windows thicker at the bottom because glass is a liquid? It's all in episode 22.
Episode 21
Pain relief from chillies, new clue in Alzheimer's mystery, why a bad taste gives us more than one reaction and are the sky and sea blue because they reflect each other? It's all in episode 21.
Episode 20
The root of teeth development, cold genetics, the science of complex emotions and does sugar make kids hyperactive? It's all in episode 20.
![Queen ant [Photographer: Jens Buurgaard Nielsen]](images/queen_ant_index_7692.jpg)
Episode 19
Queen ant impersonators, how IVF helps in nature vs. nurture debate, chemical link between asthma and eczema, and can you predict a child's adult height? It's all in episode 19.
![Lemming [Photographer: Frode Inge Helland]](images/lemming_index_7677.jpg)
Episode 18
Dinosaur fights, fewer calories - better memory, WiFi - the gaping hole in our internet security, controlling locust swarms and are lemmings suicidal? It's all in episode 18.
Episode 17
Brown clouds, injured neurons, acupuncture for headaches and does watching TV really make you short-sighted? It's all in episode 17.
Episode 16
Important fish, can finger length predict success and are daddy long-legs all that venomous? Listen to Episode 16.
Episode 15
Newly discovered pink iguanas, sustainable fibres, healthy eyes, mosquito love songs and do your eyes pop out when you sneeze? It's all in episode 15.
Episode 14
Robot ethics, how chimps recognise faces, coffee – keeping the car and it's driver going, and are meteorites hot when they hit the ground? It's all in episode 14.
Episode 13
Coral rings predict tsunami, how humans affect fire ant invasions, new way to combat HIV, dog morals and does searing meat really seal in the juices? It's all in episode 13.
Episode 12
Effects of temperature on limb length, how the egg keeps fertilization to one sperm, and does boiling water freeze faster than cold? It's all in episode 12.
Episode 11
Academic differences between the genders, icebergs and climate change, robot lizards and are crowds as unruly as they seem? It's all in episode 11.
Episode 10
Shedding light on deafness, an ocean of clean energy, is Jurassic Park a reality, and do cats always land on their feet? It's all in episode 10.
Episode 9
Identifying faulty genes, what stickleback leader selection says about us, and predicting cholera outbreaks from space in episode 9.
Episode 8
How to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, clone a frozen mouse, and harness the elusive power of vitamins: all in episode 8.
Episode 7
The making of planets, midge-friendly lighting, flu jabs, climate
change, and food that's fallen off the plate. There's lots to learn in episode 7.
Episode 6
Erasing memories, amazing butterflies, X-rays from sticky tape and cracking your knuckles - there's something for everyone in episode 6.
Episode 5
Silver surfers, light sensitive molecules, new links to breast cancer and duck quacks are covered in episode 5.
Episode 4
Volcanoes, malaria, DNA testing, hydrogen storage, gold mines and brain capacity are just some of the topics covered in episode 4.
Episode 3
The origin of the HIV virus, laser beams that can crush and a new link to obesity. Listen to episode 3.
Episode 2
Online auctions, ice ages, ghrelin, frog fungus and moving continents are amongst the topics under discussion by the team in episode 2.
Episode 1
The team investigates stem cell research, global warming, chewing gum digestion and the effect of dopamine on the brain in episode 1.
Dr Chris says hello
Our guide to the surprising world of science gives us a preview of what's to come: Dr Chris says hello.
Content last updated: 11/12/2008
