Human evolution
Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe. The very first humans. Audio, 33 minutes
Are humans the most intelligent species? And if so, is that why Scott's head is so big?
- AttributionBBC Radio 1
- Available for over a year
CrowdScience. How did we discover fire? Audio, 31 minutes
How did we discover fire, and how did that knowledge spread around the world?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted9 February 2022
- AttributionBBC Four
BBC Inside Science. Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary domestication; Royal Society Science book prize shortlist. Audio, 33 minutes
Covid vaccine boosters; why we don't have a tail; cassowary farming; book prize shortlist
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
CrowdScience. How did our ancestors sleep? Audio, 27 minutes
How have our sleep patterns changed over history and pre-history?
- AttributionBBC World Service
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The DNA of History. Audio, 28 minutes
How is DNA science transforming the study of ancient history, and where might it take us?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted3 August 2021
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- Posted25 June 2021
Science In Action. Tales of unexpected DNA data. Audio, 40 minutes
A virologist uncovers more dots to join in the hunt for Covid’s origins.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
A Show of Hands. Manipulation. Audio, 14 minutes
The perspectives of a surgeon and a double hand transplantee on the ways we use our hands.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted9 May 2021
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- Posted28 March 2021
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- Posted2 March 2021
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- Posted2 March 2021
Life on Earth. The Compulsive Communicators. Video, 55 minutes
David Attenborough looks at how and why humans have come to dominate life on earth.
- AttributionBBC Two
- Available for over a year
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- Posted1 February 2021
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 23, Neanderthals. Audio, 39 minutes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince explore the extraordinary lives of the Neanderthals.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted19 August 2020
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- Posted12 August 2020
The Life Scientific. Alice Roberts on bones. Audio, 33 minutes
What can we learn from human remains? Alice Roberts talks bones with Jim Al Khalili.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Why do we have body odour? Newsday. Audio, 00:02:59
We’ve had smelly armpits since before we evolved into modern humans
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Posted28 July 2020
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- Posted22 July 2020
Innies and outies - the wonder of the human belly button. BBC Ideas. Video, 00:04:11
BBC Ideas explores the wonder of the human belly button
- AttributionBBC
- Posted10 June 2020
