The pandemic has caused many people to die alone in hospital intensive care units – whilst others have died at home without the support and pain relief they needed. This programme is available on the Health Check Page and is available now until Wednesday 9th of February. It will also broadcast on Sunday 6th of February in…
Professor Tom Kariuki has spent his career battling for science in Africa, both as a leading immunologist and as the former director of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa. This programme is available NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery Page and is available until Tuesday the 8th of February. It will also broadcast…
The first-ever robotic surgery without a human surgeon guiding it has been successfully performed at Johns Hopkins University. The Smart Tissues Autonomous Robot (STAR) completed a keyhole procedure called intestinal anastomosis – the sewing together of two sections of soft bowel – on pigs. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is…
There are now a number of biological indicators for the potential development of long covid. Immunologist Onur Boyman of Zurich University Hospital and Claire Steves, Clinical Senior Lecturer at King’s College London strives to tell us how pinpointing these factors is now helping in the development of strategies to predict the syndrome and prepare treatment….
The Junior Tri Dash, Thailand’s leading junior triathlon series will become the Pho3nix Kids Triathlon series in 2022, after inking a major partnership with the not-for-profit Pho3nix Foundation. The five-race Pho3nix Kids Triathlon series spans from March through November 2022. The first event will kick off on 12 March 2022 at Bangpoo Golf & Sports…
Connectivity to Tonga partially restored but the Tonga undersea cable repair could take weeks. The underwater volcanic eruption severed the country’s only underwater network cable and ash clouds have made satellite connectivity impossible. This programme is available NOW OnDemand at the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday the 2nd of February. It will also…
James Ross presents The Greatest Hits Of Music every week, with a focus on the biggest and best songs from through the years Great songs that you remember, and some you’ve forgotten! Five decades of hits every Sunday afternoon. James has been broadcasting one way or another since he was a scruffy teenager. He’s been a DJ,…
Rainy day activities in Phuket are aplenty and as the monsoon season sweeps through, you’re sure to find something that brings some proverbial sunshine to your day. So far, the rains have come and gone with a good balance of sun and rain throughout the month. High Season promises lots of consistent sunshine, but if…
Huge robots, including a seven-metre two-tonne vessel named Ran, are on their way to the Thwaites Glacier to learn more about the retreating ice and its impact on Climate Change. But this won’t be the only tech that’s being deployed on the 65-day mission; British Antarctic Survey’s Boaty McBoatface and the Autosub Long Range vehicle…
Latest News Update: Tonga undersea cable repair could take weeks, Connectivity to Tonga partially restored but the Tonga undersea cable repair could take weeks. Original story continues: The effects of the Tonga eruption could be felt around the world. Many heard the boom of a sonic shock, and tsunami waves travelled far and wide. This programme…
Wheezing and feeling breathless is a fact of life for the 262 million people around the world who have asthma. Some worry that exercise will worsen their asthma symptoms. But UK researchers say that evidence shows that all people with asthma can exercise safely – even if that’s just walking across a room. This programme…
Today we are asking Could we be wrong about Omicron? Studies using swabs from coronavirus patients seem to contradict earlier findings from cell cultures which showed Omicron replicated faster than earlier variants. As Benjamin Meyer from the centre for Vaccinology at the University of Geneva whose objectives are to identify the factors which control the…
Do you know what a painless heart is? Dr Mitch Lomax is a sports scientist at the University of Portsmouth. She helps actual Olympic swimmers get faster. She explains how most of the muscles attached to our skeletons work: Tiny fibres use small-scale cellular energy, which, when all these fibres work in concert, turns into…
This week we have a special programme on Afrofuturism and tech innovation. It’s a subject often covered in science fiction, but what makes Afrofuturism different from standard science fiction is that ancient African traditions and black identity are steeped throughout the story. This programme is available on the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Wednesday…
Now being produced in India, CORBEVAX is grown in yeast, similarly to several other widely available vaccines. The technology used to make it is far simpler and more readily available than that used to produce mRNA vaccines. In theory, CORBEVAX could be produced cheaply in large quantities and go a long way to addressing the…
What is your solution, are you working from home or travelling to your office? As millions of us have had to stay away from our workplaces during the pandemic. This programme is available on the Health Check Page and is available now until Wednesday the 12th of January. It will also broadcast on Sunday the 9tth of…
Welcome to Discovery, the weirdness of water, this is part 2 of a 3 part series with presenters Hannah Fry & Adam Rutherford. Part 1, Water do you understand it? Zooming in and out of water is available for you to follow the whole series. This programme is available NOW on Demand on the BBC Discovery…
In the past philosophers and scientists have argued about the nature of animal minds. But, Does your pet care about you? Darwin thought they differed from us only by degree but Descartes believed they were merely machines made of flesh. This programme is available on the Health Check Page and is available now until Wednesday the 5th…
Digital Planet takes on a Technical review of 2021. Gareth Mitchell, Angelica Mari, Bill Thompson and Ghislaine Boddington look back on 2021 and some of the stories that were covered. This programme is available on the Digital Planet Page and is available now until Tuesday the 4th of January. It will also broadcast on Sunday the 1st…
I don’t understand why water has so many properties on different scales ranging from very large and cosmic to very small quantum and quirky. Could you help by zooming in and out on the water to explain what is known about it? Asks Neil Morton in Stirling. Rutherford and Fry learn about the special hydrogen…
Christmas Day in Phuket is bright, with blue skies and sunny. A day fun-filled with family and friends. And the forecast for Christmas Day in Phuket? Cool overnight temperatures at 27C and set to hit early 30’s mid-day. No rain today and just a fantastic Christmas day. Hardly any wind today at 3 – 5…
UPDATE 16th February 2022. James Webb Space Telescope sends back the first test image. On February 11, NASA released the first composite images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Each of the 18 bright white dots is the same Ursa Major star reflected from Webb’s primary mirror segments to its secondary mirror and Near Infrared Camera…
Paul Weller talks about his teaming with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for a special concert featuring songs from his career, which stretches back to the 1970s. Also, we hear from Robert Plant who has teamed up again with Alison Krauss, 14 years after their first album. Plus music from Green Day, Neil Young, Juice Wrld…
A study from Hong Kong university shows the Omicron Covid Variant replicates 70 times faster than two earlier variants of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Virologist Malik Peiris explains how tests using cells from the windpipe showed a dramatic difference, which supports observations of increased transmission. This programme is available to hear On Demand now and is also available…
On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of…
DART is a space mission designed to hit a distant asteroid and knock it slightly out of orbit. UPDATE 30th September 2022. NASA’s latest mission, DART hit the headlines this week after the space agency’s satellite successfully collided with a far-off asteroid. This program is now available ON-Demand by visiting the Science in Action Page, it will be available until Thursday…
Volcanic eruptions are known to influence global climate systems, even leading to the planet’s cooling. However, local weather conditions can also influence the timing and ferocity of volcanic eruptions. This week’s show is available to hear On Demand now and is also open on-air and online at 91.5 FM and 102.5 FM this Sunday, the 12th of December…
New research shows that mobile phones may not be as beneficial to displaced people as previously thought. Women are being exploited by their employers. What do you know about Slaughterbots? Have you discovered The Future of Life Institute? Read on and watch the AI video Slaughterbots If Human Kill. Now Available OnDemand This programme is available…
CRISPR is the latest and most powerful technique for changing the genetic code of living things. Update: In the decade since the genome editing capabilities of CRISPR Cas9 emerged, research into novel medicines has boomed – but alongside progress comes new ethical considerations. Listen to the latest on Science in Action. This method of gene…
PIX instant payment limits to reduce kidnappings. Last year the PIX instant payment system was introduced in Brazil. It currently has 112 million registered users – that’s 62% of the population. It’s proving incredibly popular and is allowing the 40 million unbanked people in the country access to electronic payments. This programme is available NOW…
Professor Matthew Cobb looks at how genetic engineering became a big business – from the first biotech company that produced human insulin in modified bacteria in the late 1970s to the companies like Monsanto, which developed and then commercialised the first GM crops in the 1990s. This programme is available NOW on Demand on the BBC…
Science in Action this week on 91.5FM Phuket Island radio discusses the Hubble Telescope, Defending the Earth and Ultra Haptics join us at 9:00 am Sunday 19th April. The Hubble Telescope: It is now 25 years after the Hubble telescope first launched and despite initial hiccups with the shape of the mirror, the much-loved craft…
A detailed look at Covid in Europe and the rapid rise of infections with data from the last 7 days. James Gallagher, the BBC health and science correspondent, examines Covid case rates across Europe. As of November 22, 2021, Slovakia had the highest rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases reported in the previous seven days in…