5 Live Science Podcast

This week, a new breakthrough in how HIV spreads. Mice that are immune to jetlag. Also, two of Britain's leading thinkers consider the maximum human population the Earth can sustain.

Dr Rhod and Dr Karl are joined by Jason Dunn, chief technology officer for Made In Space Inc, the company sending a 3D printer to the International Space Station.

This week, a possible new treatment for Parkinson's Disease, a new way to solve the problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, an animal with a tide-predicting brain circuit and the plastic surgical challenges of growing new noses on foreheads.

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss how it is that the America's Cup boats can sail at double the speed of the prevailing wind, plus how to minimise the drag on golf balls and an interlude on the Oort Cloud in our solar system.

Dr Chris and the Naked Scientists explore the week's science news. This week there's a focus on the protozoan that may be affecting human brains.

Dr Karl and Dr Rhod discuss sonic booms, ageing, and why onions make you cry.

On this week's edition, a breakthrough in stem cell research and how BBC television programmes such as Eastenders can affect your speech.

The Naked Scientists discuss bovine tuberculosis in badgers, parabolic reflectors and dropping pennies from tall buildings.

On 5 Live's Energy Day, Dr Karl & Dr Rhod take questions on energy - and lots more.

This week in the final show from Perth in Western Australia. Chris Smith and Victoria Gill find out how camouflage wetsuits could protect surfers from sharks, hear about a new development in muscular dystrophy treatment, and how sea sponges might be used to mend fractures.