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BBC Inside Science

BBC Inside Science

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

BBC Inside Science

Episodes (549 available)

BBC Inside Science, Testing testosterone testing

Will the US army benefit from testing its male soldiers for testosterone levels?

23 Jul 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, How might we spot nukes in space?

What’s the point of having a treaty banning nukes in space if we can’t spot them?

16 Jul 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, Are we one step closer to creating life in a lab?

Researchers say they have created a synthetic cell-like system that can grow and divide.

9 Jul 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, How do you immortalise natural history?

The latest cutting-edge research on show at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

2 Jul 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, Can we engineer ourselves out of a heatwave?

Is it time to start considering solar geoengineering to help us combat extreme heat?

25 Jun 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, Finding the evidence for the social media ban

How do you research the impacts of social media on young people?

18 Jun 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, How do you build an unbuildable tower?

How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.

11 Jun 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, How is AI going to change science?

What role will humans play in the future of scientific research?

4 Jun 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, Plankton's untapped potential

From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.

28 May 2026

26 mins

BBC Inside Science, BBC Inside Science, El Niño is nigh, but so what?

El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.

21 May 2026

26 mins

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