BBC Inside Science

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

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Has China finally curbed its emissions?

2026-11-12 · 26 min

The Conference of the Parties (COP 31) has kicked off in Antalya, Turkey, with a focus on implementation and acceleration. But as countries work towards their climate targets, a familiar question remains: what about…
The zeptoverse

2026-11-05 · 26 min

What does it mean to look inside the very fabric of the universe?This week on Inside Science, Tom Whipple enters the zeptoverse with particle physicist Harry Cliff, exploring a world a billion trillionth of a metre…
The race to protect a third of the world

2026-10-29 · 26 min

It's the time of year when nations come together to try and agree on a plan to futureproof the planet. But in the lead up to the Conference of the Parties 31, another meeting takes place – a smaller gathering, but one…
Is there time on Mars?

2026-10-22 · 26 min

The first ever spacecraft to bring Martian samples back to Earth has launched from Japan. However, before the spacecraft returns from Phobos in 2031 there are many complex challenges that lie ahead, leaving an anxious 5…
The climate changing power of 400 billion toasters

2026-10-15 · 26 min

Back in May, we checked in on the developments in the eastern Pacific’s ocean currents, that we call El Niño. We said that stirrings in the surface suggested there might just be quite a big one. Now, it seems, everyone…
Will AI complete mathematics?

2026-10-08 · 26 min

Tom Whipple investigates one of the biggest days in the 10,000 year history of maths. This week, overnight, OpenAI dropped hundreds of mathematical papers onto the internet. From the Margulis-Platonov conjecture to the…
The future of particle physics

2026-10-01 · 28 min

Tom Whipple travels 100m below Switzerland to the tunnels of CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) where the beams have been powered down to begin the High-Luminosity LHC upgrade. Paulo Fessia, deputy head of the upgrade…
Do you have the correct time?

2026-09-24 · 26 min

In October members of the General Conference on Weights and Measurements are voting to change how we keep time on Earth accurate. Currently an additional second, known as a Leap Second, can be added to make sure modern…
AI to solve the energy crisis?

2026-09-17 · 26 min

Nuclear fusion energy, the idea of copying the sun’s heat source on earth to make limitless commercial energy is famously always 30 years away. This month, the UK and US have agreed to combine the brains of their…
What AI agents talk about behind your back

2026-09-10 · 26 min

Is AI really plotting against us? In a week where an Anthropic researcher believes there is more than a 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' we're delving deeper into the capabilities of AI agents. Tom Whipple is…

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Owner: BBC
Oldest episode in feed: 07/2013 · over 13 years
Typical length: 30 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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