Discovery Episodes Available now
Origins of War
Is war a uniquely human act or can its origins be found in our evolutionary past?
What the Songbird Said
The science of birdsong and its relationship to human language
Shedding Light on the Brain
Biologists use light to explore the brain - and to alter it
Future of Solar Energy
Roland Pease explores Perovskite, the new material experts say will transform solar power
Scotland's Forgotten Einstein, James Clerk Maxwell
How the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell paved the way for today's technology
Science of Stammering
Exploring the condition of stammering, widely misunderstood and occurs in all cultures
Jane Francis
The director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
The Teenage Brain: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
A cognitive neuroscientist unlocks the mysteries of the teenage brain
Matt Taylor
The Rosetta comet mission and the man in charge of landing the robot Philae on comet 67P
John O'Keefe
Nobel Prize 2014 winner John O'Keefe on his work on spatial ability and basketball