Sci-fi is not all just fun and games. Megan Stephens reflects on the influence the genre has had on real-life research and technology. We’re all familiar with the trappings of science fiction, many of ...

Have you ever wondered what's actually happening to your food when you cook it? Why does it change texture? How does temperature affect flavour? Join physicist David Weitz and chef Ben Ebbrell as they ...

Space exploration gave us more than Moon rocks; it delivered life-changing products we now take for granted. Explore the biggest terrestrial impacts of research initially designed for zero gravity.

In today’s connected world it is common to consult doctors remotely, using online triage forms and video calls. Four centuries ago, long before the digital era, sick people and physicians across ...

On the 200-year anniversary of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, the 2025 Lectures will see leading space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock take audiences on an epic voyage through time ...

From artificial intelligence to the origins of the Universe, these are the Ri science talks that captivated millions in 2025. As another year of exploring science comes to a close, it’s time to look ...

Meet Professor Dame Sue Black, DBE - this year's lecturer for the Royal Institution's CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution. Professor Dame Sue Black DBE is a forensic anthropologist, ...

The Royal Institution was founded to introduce new technologies and teach science to the general public through lectures and demonstrations. Humphry Davy, one of the first Professors, established ...

Hannah Fry uses mathematics to study patterns in human behaviour, particularly in an urban setting and was our 2019 Christmas Lecturer. Hannah Fry is an Associate Professor in the Mathematics of ...

In 1965 the BBC commissioned this programme to celebrate the 50th anniversary of William Lawrence Bragg winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915, jointly with his father William Henry Bragg, for ...

When will the three 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES programmes be broadcast? The 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES will be broadcast on BBC Four and iPlayer on 28, 29 and 30 December at 7pm. The full lecture series ...

Physicist Alan Costley tracks the technologies being used to develop fusion reactors, and explores which might win the global race for clean power. Nuclear fusion is the primary source of energy in ...