It can feel like a lifeline in the morning, or when you need a boost during a long day, but could our daily coffee be doing far more for us that just that caffeine kick?

Luke explores the findings of a major new study that has made some startling findings about the powers of the coffee bean, and how just two cups a day can have a staggering impact on your life, for the better.

There’s also good news for those people who enjoy a late night coffee, but avoid it for fear it might disrupt sleep.

IT will come as no revelation that exercise is good for us, and good for our mental health. But the reality is science does not fully understand why it is so good for us. This week Luke delves into the factors behind the benefits of fitness, including the chemical BNDF, and why it is crucial to the link between exercise and our mental health, from battling depression to PTSD.

While most of us might associate the rise of drones as the world of hobbyists, or tools used for photography, in many parts of the world they are being utilised in creative ways to bring emergency medical care to people beyond the reaches of more traditional delivery methods. this week Luke explores the science of drones, and the revolutionary impact they are having on the world of medicine.

It's a culinary favourite for many of us, but could curry hold the secret to health? This week Luke explores the science behind a particular spice at the heart of curries, and explains why it could continue serving us long after dinner is done.

Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS, is an affliction that comes in several forms and impacts a lot of us. This week Luke explores what we know about crohn's and colitis, how treatments have evolved over time and why a new breakthrough may be able to offer far more insight for doctors, and better outcomes for patients, in the near future.

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It's called the "motivation molecule" and it is a central factor why we do what we do every day. This week Luke explores the science of dopamine, explains why certain activities cause it to spike and fall, and how we can better handle it to avoid dramatic swings in our dopamine levels, and coach our bodies to better handle it.

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Enceladus is a moon of Saturn, and it perhaps offers the best chance of finding life beyond Earth

Scientists have been exploring and probing Enceladus for decades, and discovering more about the mysteries contained within. And now new findings, and one in particular, has some people excited that we could be closer than ever to discovering extra terrestrial life.

This week Luke takes us through the story of how we have come to know Enceladus and what this new discovery could mean.

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Can the humble mosquito be genetically altered to become not a spreader of disease, but rather something far more beneficial to the environment?

This week Luke delves into the science behind mosquito modification and explains why life on earth could be changed hugely with some minor alterations to these insects.

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Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is a heartbreaking moment for anyone, and perhaps more than anything underscores just how deeply we come to care for the animals in our lives. But what if it need not be a final goodbye? Science is making the idea of cloning your pet a reality and this week Luke explores the origins of the groundbreaking tech behind it, gives us some notable examples of animal cloning that have driven the science forward, and asks is there potential for this to  mean we will one day be replicating humans.

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We may think we know it all about the dinosaurs, and their end, but new discoveries continue to emerge and this week Luke delves into all that is new in the prehistoric world – including the “ultimate dinosaur drumstick” and what this one special bone is telling us.

We learn about the tiny shrew which arrived after the dinosaurs, and which we evolved from and how aerosols and dust were the ultimate end for the dinosaurs.

It is a story of pure chance and random events that altered our earth entirely, and Luke is only too happy to dive in.

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