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17 February 2019
After hearing about The Naked Scientist Internship, I knew I wanted to give it a go...
15 February 2019
Squint-controlled glasses could change the limits of human perception...
09 February 2019
Although fully clothed the steep learning curve often had me feeling ‘nakedly’ exposed…
06 February 2019
How thoughts can help us shed extra pounds, without the exhaustion...
02 February 2019
So what happens When East Meets West?
31 January 2019
Under-road heating that melts ice and snow within 15 minutes and real-time information about icy road conditions could...
25 January 2019
Could microbes hold the key to sustainable agriculture?
24 January 2019
Smart robots that react to their surroundings are being developed to work in situations that are too dangerous for...
22 January 2019
What are the effects of using more antibiotics in animals than humans...
14 January 2019
It's something we do every day, but most of us don't think twice about it...
14 January 2019
The white-bellied frog in south-west Western Australia is experiencing population extinctions throughout its small...
03 January 2019
Scientists pick the discoveries that would revolutionise their fields in 2019
24 December 2018
There are multiple clocks in the body: how do they tick to the same rhythm?
21 December 2018
How the Royal Society of Chemistry is breaking the gender barrier...
13 December 2018
Studies of ice melt in the Arctic suggest that the world may have a fighting chance of preventing huge sea level...
06 December 2018
A study of more than half a million blood samples has allowed scientists to pinpoint the risk factors for a rare type...
06 December 2018
People tend to favour relatives over non-relatives. But is this a product of culture or a part of human nature?
29 November 2018
At first glance, it almost sounds crazy. Can we really take carbon dioxide emissions from an industrial plant and store...
27 November 2018
A brief(ish) summary of my internship with the Naked Scientists...
27 November 2018
A trainee clinical geneticist talks to a mother whose child suffered from a genetic disease...
23 November 2018
Video games that are specifically designed to test and improve children’s social and emotional skills could enable...
22 November 2018
Are you a PhD student from Cambridge University? Fancy joining our team?
16 November 2018
A new type of use-by label for milk bottles that decomposes as the liquid inside goes sour could appear on UK...
15 November 2018
Recent intern Tamsin Bell talks about her time working with the Naked Scientists. Have a read to find out what she got...