BBC Inside Science

Running Rings Around Matter


Listen Later

Astronomers have captured the first image of Sagittarius A*, the gargantuan black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Dr Ziri Younsi, University College London, shares what it took to capture a picture of a supermassive black hole that is 26,000 light-years away and from which (almost) nothing, not even light, can escape.

The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, is restarting after three years of upgrades. Roland Pease visits the European Particle Physics Laboratory, CERN, to see how things are going, and looks back on some of the team's past successes.

Also, how do you investigate the mysterious deaths of the world’s biggest fish when their bodies sink without trace? That’s the quandary facing marine scientists who’ve been trying to figure out what exactly is killing whale sharks. Freya Womersley, UK Marine Biological Association, shares how satellite tracking technology is helping us solve the mystery.

And finally, what’s in a name? As our inventory of Earth’s biodiversity progresses, the number of species given a Latin name is also growing. So, where do scientists find their naming inspiration? In Royal Society Proceedings B this week, an analysis of nearly 3,000 parasitic worm species uncovered some intriguing patterns and worrying biases. Samara Linton reports.

Presenter Victoria Gill

Produced by Alex Mansfield and Samara Linton

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

BBC Inside ScienceBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

276 ratings


More shows like BBC Inside Science

View all
In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,406 Listeners

From Our Own Correspondent by BBC Radio 4

From Our Own Correspondent

391 Listeners

The Naked Scientists Podcast by The Naked Scientists

The Naked Scientists Podcast

608 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,811 Listeners

Science Weekly by The Guardian

Science Weekly

410 Listeners

5 Live Science Podcast by BBC Radio 5 Live

5 Live Science Podcast

108 Listeners

Business Daily by BBC World Service

Business Daily

525 Listeners

Science In Action by BBC World Service

Science In Action

341 Listeners

Inside Health by BBC Radio 4

Inside Health

107 Listeners

More or Less: Behind the Stats by BBC Radio 4

More or Less: Behind the Stats

901 Listeners

Discovery by BBC World Service

Discovery

961 Listeners

World Business Report by BBC World Service

World Business Report

309 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,081 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,053 Listeners

In Our Time: Science by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time: Science

713 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

242 Listeners

Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

Unexpected Elements

359 Listeners

Curious Cases by BBC Radio 4

Curious Cases

768 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

471 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

695 Listeners

Evil Genius with Russell Kane by BBC Sounds

Evil Genius with Russell Kane

340 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,033 Listeners

New Scientist Podcasts by New Scientist

New Scientist Podcasts

99 Listeners

Sport's Strangest Crimes by BBC Radio 5 Live

Sport's Strangest Crimes

91 Listeners

Uncanny by BBC Radio 4

Uncanny

622 Listeners

Dua Lipa: At Your Service by BBC Sounds

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

990 Listeners

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley by BBC Radio 4

Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley

453 Listeners

Powerplay by BBC Radio 5 Live

Powerplay

5 Listeners

Believe in Magic by BBC Sounds

Believe in Magic

597 Listeners

Uncharted with Hannah Fry by BBC Radio 4

Uncharted with Hannah Fry

113 Listeners

The Global Story by BBC World Service

The Global Story

187 Listeners

Miss Me? by BBC Sounds

Miss Me?

303 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

21 Listeners