Discovery Episodes Available now
Mary Anning and Fossil Hunting—Science Stories: Series 6
5/5 How a poor woman became one of 19th-century Britain's most successful fossil finders
Hypatia: The Murdered Mathematician—Science Stories: Series 6
4/5 Naomi Alderman on the life and death of Hypatia, the ancient Greek mathematician
Descartes' "Daughter"—Science Stories: Series 6
3/5 Philip Ball goes back to the 17th Century to talk about Descartes and his "daughter"
Making Natural Products in the Lab—Science Stories: Series 6
2/5 How 19th century chemist Wohler made a natural product in the lab
The Real Cyrano de Bergerac—Science Stories: Series 6
1/5 Philip Ball on the real Cyrano de Bergerac and his 17th century space ship.
The Nun鈥檚 Salamander—A Tale of Two Axolotls
2/2 Why are Mexican nuns breeding a rare salamander? Could they save this remarkable species?
The Aztec Salamander—A Tale of Two Axolotls
1/2 Saving a cultural icon and biomedical marvel from extinction.
Gateway to the Mind—The Second Genome
3/3 Could our microbiome have an influence on our mood and behaviour?
Dirt and Development—The Second Genome
2/3 How the microbes in us set us on a path of health or chronic disease
Manipulating Our Hidden Half—The Second Genome
1/3 New research into manipulating our microbiome to stay healthy and beat chronic disease