Science Features

Could 5G democratise telecoms?

The modern-day equivalent of a scale pan for molecules

Could drawing on the properties of quantum behaviour provide a route to truly secure cryptography?

The Voice of This Stone

“Do you have to be naked?” “Good thing it’s a radio show!” “Better hit the gym!”

To treat an eating disorder, we need to know what emotion fuels it...

Today is the 100-year anniversary of Eddington’s eclipse experiment. The experiment was recently repeated.

Teenagers weigh in on the debate...

The same systems that are fanning the flames of fake news can also help to combat it...

Each day, approximately 130 Americans die from an opioid overdose...

Where did domesticated dogs come from?

Chemist Jenny Gracie shares what she learned over 8 weeks with the Naked Scientists...

Could a cancer vaccine, currently in dogs, make its way into humans?

Individual differences and interpreting online behaviour: harassment or over-sensitivity?

Can gut microbes and genes do the job of weight loss surgery?

Shark-cams reveal the world through a white shark's eyes for the first time...

How can science clean up water?

How do satellites communicate with each other?

Psychedelic therapy may be our best treatment for depression. So must we lose our minds to come to our senses?

Our food security and biodiversity are under threat from invasive alien species

What will wheelchairs of the future be like?

To get to Mars, we need to reach the Moon first. The LRO will be NASA's eye while preparing for new missions.

Can we make make greener rocket fuels?

Reading, playing chess or learning a new language may help to slow degeneration in Huntington's disease...