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Detail of mosaic in the crypt at the Musee Pasteur, on the grounds of the Pasteur Institute. Louis Pasteur is buried in the crypt, which was modeled on the tomb of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, Italy. The mosaics were created by Auguste Guilbert-Martin © Getty Images
Everyday science

Science Focus Podcast Is religion compatible with science? – John Lennox

What does it mean to be happy? © Getty Images
The Human Body

Science Focus Podcast What does it mean to be happy? – Helen Russell

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How geology can influence elections - Lewis Dartnell © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Science Focus Podcast How geology can influence elections – Lewis Dartnell

The mindset behind the Moon landing – Richard Wiseman (Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon at Tranquility Base © Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
Space

Science Focus Podcast The mindset behind the Moon landing – Richard Wiseman

How technology is changing politics - Jamie Susskind © Getty Images
Future Technology

Science Focus Podcast How technology is changing politics – Jamie Susskind

There's no such thing as Blue Monday - Sir David Spiegelhalter © In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images
Everyday science

Science Focus Podcast There’s no such thing as Blue Monday – Sir David Spiegelhalter

The most mysterious objects in the Universe - Colin Stuart © Magic Torch
Space

Science Focus Podcast The most mysterious objects in the Universe – Colin Stuart

Eating for your genes - Giles Yeo © Scott Chasserot
The Human Body

Science Focus Podcast Eating for your genes – Giles Yeo

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What makes me 'me'? - Aoife McLysaght © Paul Wilkinson Photography
The Human Body

What makes me ‘me’? – Aoife McLysaght

Why ASMR gives you tingles - Emma WhispersRed
The Human Body

Why ASMR gives you tingles – Emma WhispersRed

Air pollution is killing us, here's how you can stop it - Gary Fuller © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Air pollution is killing us, here’s how you can stop it – Gary Fuller

Should we be worried about sex robots? - Kate Devlin © Getty Images
Future Technology

Should we be worried about sex robots? – Kate Devlin

Science Focus Podcast: Filming a Dynasty © BBC/Nick Lyon
Nature

Filming a Dynasty – Nick Lyon

There is no Plan B for planet Earth - Lord Martin Rees © Lucinda Douglas-Menzies/Photo Researchers
Planet Earth

There is no Plan B for planet Earth – Lord Martin Rees