Discovery Episodes Episode guide
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The venomous vendetta
Will a venomous snake die if it bites itself? asks Janni in Amsterdam
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The USA鈥檚 Deadly Racial Divide: Black Women & Breast Cancer
Anu Anand explores why more black women are more likely to die of breast cancer in the US
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The Thirst for Water
How is access to water (or lack of it) shaping our lives around the world?
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The Origins Of Childhood
Andrew Luck-Baker investigates when in evolution we slowed down our growth and development and why it happened.
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The new Architecture of Sound
How aural architecture is a fusion between acoustics, architecture and psychology
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The Need for Speed 鈥� Transport
Where did our love affair with speed come from?
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The Need for Speed 鈥� How fast can we go?
Running 鈥� do human's have a natural speed limit?
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The mysterious particles of physics, part 3
Explorations in the world of science.
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The Moral Code
Adam Rutherford investigates the science of morality, and talks to researchers tackling an age-old problem with new techniques.
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The Moon 鈥� Unanswered questions
What are the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon?
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The Moon 鈥� Mysterious events
Are transient lunar phenomena signs of events below the surface or optical illusions?
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The Moon
Andrew Luck-Baker looks at the big questions that remain unanswered about the Moon four decades after man first walked on it.
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The Moon
'Discovery' investigates the controversy of transient lunar phenonema - the fleeting patches of light seen at lunar craters.
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The Life Scientific: Steve Brusatte on the fall of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals
How did mammals come to dominate our planet? Prof Steve Brusatte talks to Jim Al-Khalili
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The First Forests
Andrew Luck-Baker reports on the latest fossil discoveries including strange leafless trees and petrified, wooded landscapes.
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The First Forests
The oldest fossil forests and their profound effect on evolution
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The evolution of human Childhood
Why do human beings take so much longer to grow up than even our closest ape relatives?
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The Evidence: Young people, lifting lockdowns, USA and Kenya updates
International experts take a look at the science surrounding Covid-19
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The Evidence: When will the pandemic end?
Lessons from Omicron to end the pandemic
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The Evidence: When misinformation kills
Tackling the 鈥渋nfodemic鈥� 鈥� misinformation and Covid-19
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The Evidence: War trauma and mental health
The psychological suffering caused by the toxic stress of war and conflict
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The Evidence: To boost or not to boost?
The science and the ethics of vaccine booster shots
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The Evidence: The Shapeshifting Virus
Will new vaccines work against the more infectious versions of the coronavirus?
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The Evidence: The science of the menopause
How is the menopause viewed around the world? Claudia Hammond unpacks the latest science
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The Evidence: The nature of mental health
Plant power and mental health. Is a nature-cure a cure-all?
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The Evidence: Taiwan, Vaccines, Africa Preparedness
International experts discuss the latest research into Covid-19
