Naked Scientists

15 May 2017

Would Aliens Understand Maths?

Love it or loathe it maths is everywhere... from counting bees to interstellar trade with aliens, we explore how maths earned the title of the...

Latest Podcasts

What is Wannacry?

22 May 2017

In May 2017 hundreds of thousands of computers across the world were hit by a massive...

How do you power a spacecraft to Saturn?

19 May 2017

How do you power a spacecraft to Saturn? Can gravity affect the telomeres inside our...

Do our voices change as we age?

18 May 2017

Is there a cure for flu? Can your genetic engineering make you smart? How far are we...

Ancient protein thwarts virus attack

17 May 2017

When viruses attack our crops they can wipe them out, and in some parts of the world,...

Can we exercise our brain to improve at difficult mental tasks?

15 May 2017

When we exercise our bodies we get tired and have to rest, but eventually, we get...

Tackling tumours, curing cancer

14 May 2017

This month we’re zooming in on cancer, finding out how researchers are tackling...

Latest News & Articles

New strains of staple crops serve up essential vitamins

19 May 2017

More nutritious versions of staple crops could increase daily vitamin and mineral...

What caused the Zika outbreak?

18 May 2017

More than 70 years has passed since the Zika virus was first identified in Africa; now...

Bloody good: scientists create first artificial blood stem cells

18 May 2017

A way to create replacement stem cells that can produce blood and immune cells has...

Does repeating a task improve mental fitness?

16 May 2017

Izzie Clarke put this tiring topic to Duncan Astle from Cambridge University......

Question of the Week

The Brain

Question of the Week

Can we exercise our brain to improve at difficult mental tasks?

15 May 2017

When we exercise our bodies we get tired and have to rest, but eventually, we get...

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