Ask The Naked Scientists

Why is our peripheral vision so good in the dark? Why do we have goosebumps? Do UFOs exist and is there life on other...

Why do cameras use batteries so quickly? Why does warmth help a battery last longer? How do humans survive lightning...

Do Aliens Exist? Did Neil Armstrong really walk on the moon? What happens over the Bermuda Triangle? We take on these...

How do new elements enter the periodic table? How much does the earth weigh? Could Jupiter blow up? We tackle these...

How do wasps reproduce? Do all spiders bite you? Why have some animals lasted many years without evolving? We take on...

How do glowsticks glow? Do mobile phones have limited frequencies? How do 3D films work? We tackle these questions on...

You ask Dave Ansell whether parallel universes are possible, how moons are formed around Saturn and how one might go...

Why do astronauts feel weightless in space? What makes teenagers throw tantrums? Do mobile phones damage our health? We...

When do stars explode? How does shoe polish work? What happens if you float away from your spacecraft? Why can't...

We take a turn around gyroscopes, find out if it's better to run through the rain and identify the origins of...

We find out why field mice aren't green, why the Earth isn't put off its orbit by the Sun's activity and...

How big can aeroplanes get? Will we ever teleport? And When we lose weight, where does it go? We take on all these...

Why does helium make our voices higher? What are hiccups and how can we get rid of them? How contagious is swine flu?...

Are Orion's stars shrinking? What are wormholes and do they really exist? What is our universe expanding into? We...

How has laughter evolved? Why can'we tickle ourselves? Why do hot and cold water sound different? What is smell...

Can we break glass using sound? Is glass a liquid? Can we use GPS to navigate galaxies? Will climate change make the UK...

How would astronauts cope in a solar wind? Why did dry moon dust hold a footprint? Why does wine age well but beer go...

How do cameras work? What are the Herschel and Plank probes hoping to find out? How are messages sent to computers and...

How strong is spider silk? Why are some people scared of spiders? How vast is space and does it have an end? How are...

Why do we get spots on our bottoms? What is Jogger's Nipple? What is Gangrene? Why do we have different languages...

This week, we ask how water can be both sticky and slippery, what causes static shocks and if Solar storms can take...

How do painkillers work and which ones are available to us? Why doesn't the plastic on ready-meals melt in the...

Can horses feel electric shocks through their fur? Can we create lightning artificially? How do we send electric...

Are identical twins clones of each other? Can parents with brown eyes have children with blue ones? Is it possible to...