Are you a lark or an owl? Are you at your best in the morning or the evening? Linda Geddes meets the scientists who are discovering the genetic...

Geoengineering is a controversial approach to dealing with climate change. Gaia Vince explores putting chemicals in the stratosphere to stop solar...

Andrew Luck-Baker has been on a scientific expedition to the Antarctic retracing the steps of Douglas Mawson. He reports on the 10 days trapped in...

Alok Jha and Andrew Luck-Baker follow the scientists on their research expeditions to find out how the seals and penguins are faring on and under the...

Alok Jha and Andrew Luck-Baker continue their adventure with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013. Ice, the oceans and climate change are the...

Discovery comes from the ice flows around East Antarctica. Join Alok Jha and the scientists retracing the steps of Australian explorer Douglas Mawson...

Quentin Cooper takes a look at the new materials that can mend themselves, from bacteria in concrete which excrete lime to fill cracks, to car paint...

Geoff Watts reveals the crucial role the unconscious plays in what we do, think
and feel, and discovers how scientists are now starting to harness...

Adam Hart discovers the role gut microbes play in our health and development, and asks if we should consider ourselves an ecosystem rather than an...

Did the number zero come out of religious culture in ancient India? Alex Bellos explores.