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Material World

Science programme reporting on developments across the disciplines. Each week, scientists describe their work, conveying the excitement they feel for their research projects

Radio 4,335 episodes

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Ancient horses; Uncertainty; How cutlery affects taste
How 700,000-year-old horse DNA could change the way scientists study evolution.
27 Jun 2013,30 mins
MRC; Snails; Applause
Quentin Cooper looks back at 100 years work of the MRC.
20 Jun 2013,30 mins
Digital spying; Dornier 17; Germination; Cheetahs
Is there any online or digital activity that we can hide?
13 Jun 2013,30 mins
06/06/2013
Quentin Cooper is at the Cheltenham Science Festival.
06 Jun 2013,30 mins
Multiverses; Culture-driven Evolution; Lee Smolin on Time
Observational evidence of universes beyond our own? Laura Mersini-Houghton and Lee Smolin.
30 May 2013,30 mins
23/05/2013
Why is Oklahoma so prone to tornadoes and what can residents do to protect themselves?
23 May 2013,30 mins
Quantum computer; Ancient water; Stem cells; Dambusters
Scientists to have access to one of the world's most powerful "quantum" computers.
16 May 2013,30 mins
EU Science funding; Pear-shaped nuclei; Hyades
What would happen to UK scientific research in the UK were to leave the EU?
09 May 2013,30 mins
Bees and pesticides; Heart gene therapy; Petal shapes
The science behind the EU pesticide ban - will it protect bees? Quentin Cooper presents.
02 May 2013,30 mins
Bovine TB; Big Cat; Shark teeth
The latest in the battle against bovine TB, as leading scientists meet with policy makers.
25 Apr 2013,30 mins
Iranian Earthquake; Zebrafish; Curiosity Rover
Quentin Cooper on the remarkable zebrafish, the Khash earthquake, and driving on Mars.
18 Apr 2013,30 mins
Publishing, Turbulence, Evolution
The future of open science? Fewer dusty journals, more research in the cloud.
11 Apr 2013,30 mins
Chemical weapons,Nuclear weapons,BRAIN,Foot and Mouth
Are international treaties keeping up with new biological and chemical weapons?
04 Apr 2013,30 mins
Edinburgh International Science Festival
Quentin talks about 'dangerous' ideas at Edinburgh's International Science Festival.
28 Mar 2013,30 mins
Planck, Elusive Giant Squid, Emotive words
Adam Rutherford discusses new science results from the Planck space telescope.
21 Mar 2013,30 mins
Clay on Mars, Neanderthals, Cholera, Tapeworms
Drinking water on Mars, big eyes in Neanderthals, cholera history and tapeworm genetics.
14 Mar 2013,30 mins
Deer, Herschel, facial contrast, potatoes
Is a deer cull the solution to controlling ever-increasing numbers? With Quentin Cooper.
07 Mar 2013,30 mins
Junk DNA, mine fires, Homer
Is junk DNA really rubbish? Scientists dispute recent findings about our genetic code.
28 Feb 2013,30 mins
Viruses; DNA: Identical Twins: Dark Energy,
Why does a virus manage to infect us and make us ill so quickly?
21 Feb 2013,30 mins
Coronavirusl: Horsemeat: Blackbirds; DNA
The new corona virus - has it really mutated to be able to jump between humans?
14 Feb 2013,28 mins
TB vaccine, satellites, Lake Ellsworth, Antarctic station
Quentin Cooper looks at failures in science and lessons learnt in new TB vaccine trials.
07 Feb 2013,30 mins
High speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
High-speed rail; Radioactive waste; Universe within us; Quantum Biology.
31 Jan 2013,30 mins
Noise and plane design; Birdflu; Dogs; Mackerel
How to design a new plane, bird flu, dog domestication and mackerel.
24 Jan 2013,30 mins
Smog; Exploding stars; Animal-free research
Quentin Cooper looks at the smog in China, alternatives to research on animals, and novae.
17 Jan 2013,30 mins
Kepler; Arctic Drilling; Sexy Brain Regions
Exoplanets, near-Earth asteroids, Arctic drilling and the most popular brain research.
10 Jan 2013,30 mins
Norovirus; Superheroes; Army underpants
Winter vomiting, superhero physics and why military scientists design underpants.
03 Jan 2013,30 mins
Unsung heroes of Science
Quentin Cooper and guests discuss unsung heroes of science.
27 Dec 2012,30 mins
20/12/2012
Unintelligent IQ tests, frozen Lakes, human life on Mars, and Santa stuck in a chimney.
20 Dec 2012,30 mins
13/12/2012
Science cash prizes, science in The Hobbit, and solving an archaeological hoax.
13 Dec 2012,30 mins
06/12/2012
How science can save boring climate talks and an interview with DNA pioneer James Watson.
06 Dec 2012,30 mins