Lagrange Point

Just how old is life on earth? How do we tell what happened so long ago? What other extinctions happened along the 4.1 billion year journey? What are the tipping points in the future? All this and more in Lagrange Point Episode 143!

How much does a bee sting hurt? Where is the most painful place to get stung? How can you diagnose appendicitis with a speed bump? Find out in our Ignobel Prize Special.

How do you catch a neutrino? With a SNO-ball deep underground in a mine. The results could change the foundations of particle physics and won a Nobel Prize in 2015.

How does our DNA survive constant attack from mutations, degradation and errors? What keeps our DNA in line and working correctly? The Nobel Prize for 2015 in Chemistry was awarded for these regulation mechanisms!

How do you stop some of the biggest killers (parasites and bugs)? The Nobel Prize for medicine and physiology in 2015 went to researchers that developed cheap and alternative treatments that take lessons from history to solve modern challenges in developing countries!

Can you stop hayfever with some mood music and kissing? How do you make a chicken walk like a dinosaur? Find out in Part 2 of our Ignobel Prize Special for 2015 as we discuss the prizes for Medicine and Biology!

What law governs the time taken for animals to pee? Is it possible to unboil an egg? Find out answers to research no one else bothered to ask in Part 1 of our Ig Nobel Prize 2015 special.

Are mutants like X-men scientifically possible? can we trace human history through our DNA and genes?

Ants for one, welcome their butterfly overlords, who keep them fed in exchange for protection. Our oceans also need protection from aquatic invaders from far away seas! Find out in this week's Lagrange Point!

Want to turn your smartphone into a cheap but powerful Microscope? What has nearly wiped out one of the worlds deadliest predators, the rattlesnake, from over 8 states? Find out in this week's Lagrange Point!