Welcome to Big Biology, the podcast that tells the stories of scientists tackling some of the biggest unanswered questions in biology today. Check out our episodes below, and be sure to follow and support us!

Ep 95: Why are we like this? (with Tina Lasisi)

Big BiologyJanuary 12, 2023hair, people, skin pigmentation, populations, humans, question, individuals, phenotype, traits, variation, sexual selection, differences, terms, talking, vitamin d, thinking, necessarily, race, solar radiation, patterns

Ep 92: A journey into the brilliant abyss (with Helen Scales)

Big BiologyNovember 17, 2022deep ocean, deep, people, ocean, species, deep sea, fish, happening, bit, ecosystems, seabed, hydrothermal vents, book, snail, metals, talking, yeti, carbon, crabs, depth

Ep 47: The Origin of Us: Human Evolution (with Kate Wong)

Big BiologySeptember 10, 2020homo, sapiens, humans, africa, people, fossils, evolution, brain, species, talking, traits, tools, neanderthals, language, evidence, evolved, early, thought, modern, biological anthropology

Ep 43: Project ICARUS (with Martin Wikelski)

Big BiologyMay 28, 2020homo, sapiens, humans, africa, people, fossils, evolution, brain, species, talking, traits, tools, neanderthals, language, evidence, evolved, early, thought, modern, biological anthropology

Ep 42: Fatal Fungus (with Craig Franklin)

Big BiologyMay 15, 2020homo, sapiens, humans, africa, people, fossils, evolution, brain, species, talking, traits, tools, neanderthals, language, evidence, evolved, early, thought, modern, biological anthropology

Ep 41: Coronavirus II (with Andy Dobson)

Big BiologyApril 30, 2020homo, sapiens, humans, africa, people, fossils, evolution, brain, species, talking, traits, tools, neanderthals, language, evidence, evolved, early, thought, modern, biological anthropology

Ep 38: Coronavirus (with John Drake)

Big BiologyMarch 16, 2020homo, sapiens, humans, africa, people, fossils, evolution, brain, species, talking, traits, tools, neanderthals, language, evidence, evolved, early, thought, modern, biological anthropology