This month we learn of the problems that arise from mining rare metals in David Abraham's The Elements of Power

This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince's Adventures in the Anthropocene

Our book club podcast considers simple language in science as we discuss Randall Munroe's new book, Thing explainer.

This month, we learn how to leave the calories out of fine chocolate, and discover the earth might be older than we thought

In this podcast, we learn why does asparagus make your wee smell, as we discuss Andy Brunning's new book

This month we meet chemisty Nobel winner,Thomas Lindahl, and we learn how bio-markers might be used to determine the time of death

We probe the nature of scientific language with Michael Gordin's bestseller, Scientific Babel

This month, we chart a course through chemical space and discover the potential problems of cleaning up Sellafield

In the first of a brand new podcast series, we get together to discuss 'A is for Arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie'

In this months podcast, we discuss Ebola and malaria vaccines in the pipeline, the history of peer review, and managing the mountain of chemical data