Science Features

Does plastic help or hinder us on climate?

Why life in the post-covid-19 era needs common sense, not common law...

The omicron variant is claimed to be clinically milder than delta. Is this the first step down the endemic path?

Although we think of wood as medieval stuff, it can be a sustainable solution to many of today's problems...

A report on my eight-week experience with The Naked Scientists…

Living the best intern life at The Naked Scientists...

Trillions of tiny objects are rushing through your body right now, and yet you probably have no idea...

Does this question leaf you stumped?

My eight weeks with The Naked Scientists...

The term 'flu' is often misused to describe a range of mild respiratory bugs, but true influenza is a...

A new supercomputer built in Cambridge is the fastest yet in the UK. It will be dedicated to advanced research in the...

Words like “test tube” or “designer” summon visions of sci-fi dystopias. But what's the reality?

If the pandemic has taught us anything it's that most of us are terrible at judging risks...

Over 180 million people have been infected more than 10 million people have died from Covid-19...

I was excited to refine my science communication skills with The Naked Scientists and I was not disappointed

Is the COVID-19 chapter ever going to be over?

More bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics – here's how viruses and vaccines could help

Most of us became more online, but this exacerbated the 'digital divide' and may make us unhappier

For the most carbon-intensive industries, using green energy won't be enough. They need to recycle CO2 as well

Are you a budding broadcaster doing a physical sciences PhD with a desire to communicate more powerfully?

Turning hard-to-recycle plastic into filaments for 3D printing could help our waste problem

Bacteria found in mud volcanoes could recycle rare metals from e-waste and turn methane into biofuel

Why ignoring the physical consequences of mental ill-health is a risk...

Commonly used drugs passed through human bodies could be harming wildlife