Who doesn’t love a cuddle? Whether it is from a pet or a person they just make us feel good. But, would you believe wrapping your arms around someone else can actually improve your gut health?

In this week’s Big Questions podcast we visited Professor Patrick Irwin from the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, from the University of Oxford to ask: Why does Uranus smell like farts?

A brush with death with a sleepy lion, faking your own death or searching for the illusive clouded leopard! Listen to our podcast with scientists from the University of Oxford tell stories about what happens in the field!

With a New Year upon us and resolutions being made – is it time to take the plunge and say good bye to meat and dairy? In this episode of the Big Questions podcast we are asking: Should I be a vegan?

It's that time of year again where our relationships are tested to find that perfect Christmas gift! Would it be nice if there was an algorithm that could do it for you? In this episode we put that question to the test.

Soluble semiconductors are driving exciting advances in many of the technologies we interact with on a daily basis, including displays, lighting, electronics, solar panels and sensors. This fast-evolving area is opening new paradigms for device fabrication, especially for large-area, transparent and/or flexible devices, allowing us to experience otherwise taken-for-granted functions through intriguing new formats! Find out more in our animation

35 million flights will take off and land this year. Each flight is tracked on the ground by air traffic control and there’s technology on the plane. But what is stopping a hacker from sitting in front of their computer and disrupting the computer system?

One of the most common problems with smart phones is a quickly-draining battery. So why does our mobile phone batter suck? To find out we visited Dr David Howey, associated professor in the department of Engineering, University of Oxford to find out!