Discovery Episodes Available now
Benefits of Bilingualism - Part Two
The benefits of bilingualism: keeping our minds healthy
Benefits of Bilingualism - Part One
Gaia Vince explores the benefits of bilingualism for children
Our Unnatural Selection
How humans are inadvertently driving the evolution of other species
Science Stories: Series 2 - Margaret Cavendish
Aristocrat writer and thinker Margaret Cavendish and the birth of the scientific method
Science Stories: Series 2 - Orgueil Meteorite
The riddle of the 19th century French meteorite that carried a secret for 100 years.
The Horn Dilemma
Will the sale of harvested rhino horn help to stop poaching?
African Einsteins
Will Einstein’s successors be African? It’s very likely - and some of them will be women
Feeding the World - Part Two
How to future proof our crops above and below ground, to endure climate change
Feeding the World - Part One
Kathy Willis meets scientists seeking the genetic diversity to future-proof our crops
Editing the Genome - Part Two
Should we try to wipe out mosquitoes? With CRISPR, it may now be possible.