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Why do we faint?
And can animals count?
Could we send our litter into space?
Plus, why is everything in space round?
Reversing Parkinson's
Cell therapies for Parkinson鈥檚 disease
The Whale Menopause
What do killer whales tell us about the human menopause?
Black Holes: A Tale of Cosmic Death and Rebirth
LIGO, Gravitational Waves, and the new astronomy of nature鈥檚 ultimate state of matter
Creating the Crick
Creating the Francis Crick Institute
The Mars of the Mid-Atlantic
Peter Gibbs explores Ascension Island, a barren Atlantic rock made fertile by man
The Sun King of China
Meet the undisputed leader of China's booming solar industry
The City that Fell into the Earth
How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out
The Inflamed Mind
Can your immune system make you psychotic or depressed?
Custom of Cutting
An investigation into female genital mutilation in East and West Africa
Mind Reading
Gaia Vince explores how scientists are trying to read others' minds.
Origins of Human Culture
What鈥檚 special about human culture
Science Stories: Series 3 - Making the Earth Move
How a dying man's book demoted the earth and reconstructed the universe.
Science Stories: Series 3 - Testosterone: Elixir of Masculinity
How testosterone has been used and abused in history
Science Stories: Series 3 - The Woman Who Tamed Lightning
Hertha Ayrton was the first woman admitted to the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Science Stories: Series 3 - Mesmerism and Parapsychology
The showmanship of Anton Mesmer and the rise and fall of animal magnetism
The Future of the Climate Deal
What will President Trump mean for international deals to avert climate change?
Sesame Open
The new science facility, SESAME, that aims to promote peace in the middle east
Does nothing exist?
Does nothing really exist, and where can we find it?
Why do we get middle-aged spread?
Plus, what鈥檚 the strongest substance in the world?
Does the full Moon make us act oddly?
And could we live on another planet?
Why am I left-handed?
What determines left or right handedness and why are lefties in the minority?
Why do some people have no sense of direction?
Plus, why is my mum tone deaf?
Make Me a Cyborg
Are human cyborgs set to become a reality? Frank Swain investigates.
Delivering Clean Air
More delivery vans means more air pollution in our cities. What are the alternatives?
Human Hibernation
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long term space travel?
The Split Second Decision
Dr Kevin Fong asks how vulnerable is our high end decision making
Extending Embryo Research
Explorations in the world of science.
The Bee All and End All
Bees pollinate plants, can detect bombs and compose music. What would we do without them?
Lifechangers: George Takei
Kevin Fong talks to Star Trek actor and activist George Takei.
