18. The Night the Earth Shook

At thirty-one, mathematician Chris McKinlay is looking for love. But if it’s all a numbers game, his are not adding up. Could he be the problem? Or is something else getting in the way? Producer: Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke 

Best-selling author Matthew Syed explores the ideas that shape our lives with stories of seeing the world differently.In this taster from the series, Matthew explores the beauty that can be found in the process of decay.Search for Sideways on BBC Sounds to hear more. 

An ambitious portfolio manager stumbles upon a perfect graph. It outlines eye watering profits. But something doesn't quite add up - could this graph be accurate? Or does it hide a far more sinister truth? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor ... Show More

At a conference in Mexico, one scientist’s outburst sparks a global quest to find a ‘golden spike’ - the boundary marking the shift into a new geological period dominated by humans, not volcanoes or asteroids. From plastics and concrete to nuclear fallout, the data they uncover r ... Show More

Lying atop a network of fault lines, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet, Afghanistan is prone to earthquakes. However, the Herat area has not seen an event for almost 1000 years. As such, it was the least likely area to experience the series of devastating earthqu ... Show More

In 2011, CrowdScience listener Amanda survived the devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.It arrived unannounced - as all earthquakes do - leaving her with no time to prepare a response. So Amanda wants to know whether science will ever be able to give us advance war ... Show More

Bridgton, Maine - a small, seemingly ordinary New England town that becomes the epicenter of an unprecedented supernatural disaster. The Mist is a mysterious, otherworldly fog that suddenly engulfs Bridgton, bringing with it an array of monstrous creatures and serving as a cataly ... Show More

A second mysterious "large bang" shook many north Canterbury residents over the weekend. Residents flocked to social media on Saturday to report hearing and feeling a sound they describe as a "sonic boom". Pam Jackson lives in Woodend, Christchurch. 

Host Rachel Feltman talks with Andrea Thompson, Scientific American’s senior sustainability editor, to discuss the massive Russian earthquake and the reason it produced such relatively minor tsunami waves. Plus, we discuss the lowdown on the Environmental Protection Agency’s move ... Show More

In the aftermath of the tragedy that claimed 11 lives, the surviving climbers leave K2 behind. As they do, they’re walking into a worldwide media frenzy.Everyone wants to know what happened? What went wrong? And most of all - was it worth it? A heartbroken Cecilie Skog tries to p ... Show More

It's man against ... Bugs ... Again! As Jim examines this cult classic from Director Bert I. Gordon - 1957's "Beginning of the End," starring Pater Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum and a host of familiar actors who have battled, bugs, aliens and threats to humanity. will a pl ... Show More

Est-ce que c’est vrai que les pôles de la Terre vont bientôt s’inverser ?On entend beaucoup parler d'extinction de masse à cause d'une inversion des pôles sur Terre. Un tel événement est-il seulement possible ? Et se pourrait-il qu'il cause notre déclin ainsi que celui d'autres e ... Show More

Ishinomaki - is a coastal city in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture that was devastated by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, resulting in massive loss of life and widespread destruction. It has since become known as a haunting destination due to numerous reports of ghostly encounte ... Show More