Chapter Thirteen: Mutual Affinities of organic beings: Morphology: Embryology: Rudimentary organs. In which Darwin considers classification and shows how his theory can be used to organise the living world along evolutionary lines. Narrated by Ruth Turner.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter Fourteen: Recapitulation and Conclusion. In which Darwin expounds his "long argument" and addresses the "mystery of mysteries": why there are so many different species. Narrated by Roger Highfield.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapters Eleven and Twelve: Geographical distribution. In which Darwin demonstrates the importance of geographical barriers and climate change to explain the distribution of life as we see it today. Narrated by Richard Webb.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapters Nine and Ten: On the geological succession of organic beings. In which Darwin considers why our palaeontological collections are full of gaps, and describes how his theory can account for the pattern of succession from fossils to living forms. Narrated by Michael Marshall.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter Eight: Hybridism. In which Darwin examines what keeps species apart. Narrated by Valerie Jamieson.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter Seven: Instinct. In which Darwin faces the issue of how behaviour might evolve. Narrated by James Urquhart.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter Six: Difficulties on theory. In which Darwin considers organs of extreme perfection and other apparent stumbling blocks for his theory. Narrated by Jessica Griggs.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapters Four and Five: Natural selection and laws of variation. In which Darwin explains how inherited differences in the ability to survive and reproduce have shaped nature, and explores the forces influencing the variation upon which natural selection works. Narrated by Julian Richards.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter Three: Struggle for existence. In which Darwin describes the competition in nature for limited resources. Narrated by Shanta Barley.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter Two: Variation under nature. In which Darwin considers individual differences and highlights the wide degree of variability within species upon which natural selection works. Narrated by Rowan Hooper.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species, geneticist and author Steve Jones has updated the book for the 21st century. Listen to his version in this new series of podcastsListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Chapter One: Variation under domestication. In which Darwin uses examples from domestication to explore the causes of variability and the principles of selection. Narrated by Kat AustenListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Epidemiologist Gilbert Burham ignited controversy after publishing figures suggesting the number of people killed by the war in Iraq is far higher than coalition forces have acknowledged - he defends his survey. Also this week: teen transexuals helped and sterile neutrinos hunted.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
What can the precariously balanced boulders of California and Nevada tell us about predicting the next big earthquake there? Also this week: astronomers discover the most Earth-like exoplanet yet, and our Last Word column considers an evolutionary explanation for why sheep are notorious road hogsListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
New developments in brain science shed light on how our minds grapple with decisions, large and small. Also this week, astronomers have another chance to witness the great supernovae of history and why "carbs" (like bread, rice and potatoes) are white, while carbon is black.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Professor Richard Wiseman takes us on a tour of the weird, the wonderful and the human mind. Also this week: Uncovering the true story behind America's origins, and just how do our dogs perceive us?Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
The US is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and the nation that can do the most to slow the impact of global warming. In this special edition podcast we explore American attitudes to climate change and bust some common climate myths.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Fifty years ago, the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite kick-started the space age. In this special edition podcast, we reflect on half a century of space exploration, hear from veteran astronaut Jeff Hoffman about what it's like to blast into space, and find out why our future might not lie on planet EarthListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Sputnik's LegacyFifty years ago, the launch of Russia's Sputnik satellite kick-started the space age. In this special edition podcast, we reflect on half a century of space exploration, hear from veteran astronaut Jeff Hoffman about what it's like to blast into space, and find out why our future might not lie on planet EarthListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Climate Change USAThe US is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and the nation that can do the most to slow the impact of global warming. In this special edition podcast we explore American attitudes to climate change and bust some common climate myths.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
