Interviews with Scientists

Anna visited Sizewell B Nuclear Power Station to find out what nuclear energy is and how it is harnessed

Ian Farnan studies how to store nuclear waste for the long term.

Anat is a radiologist and uses radiation to help cure disease

Anna looks at how colour is involved in finding and choosing a mate, in the animal and human kingdoms.

Geoff Woods has been researching why some people are unable to feel pain, and how this could be useful for medicine.

How doctors deal with pain, what painkillers do to you and what pain does to you.

How Chillies trick your mouth into thinking it is hot and how this is related to tarantulas.

The Naked Scientists spoke to Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon, AAAS, the Science Society

Crispin Little has been studying the fastest fossilisation in the world at the bottom of the ocean

We look at bacteria found in the bottom of gold mines in South Africa

Steve Scott looks at mining useful mineral from the bottom of the ocean.

Chelsea and Bob look at a new bungee backpack and how you should sit in a chair

Eric Wolff has been studying the ancient atmosphere trapped in an ice core, and how it affects our understanding of the...

Ali looks into wind energy, both onshore and offshore along with the new technology of wave power.

One way of reducing the build up of Carbon Doxide is to just hide it underground. We look at carbon capture.

Labs on a chip and milk in tea,

How wearing red could make you a top sportsman

The Naked Scientists spoke to Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon, AAAS, the Science Society

How coloured compounds have been impotant in medicine

What is the truth behind all the stories in the papers about the health benefits of red wine, Roger Corder explains.

The science of caffeine, what is it doing to us? Is it addictive? Is it bad for us?

How the bacteria in your guts could affect how much energy you get from your food, and hence obesity.

The Naked Scientists spoke to Chelsea Wald and Bob Hirshon, AAAS, the Science Society

Colin Humphreys details his theories about what the star of Bethlehem really was and when it could have appeared.