Ask The Naked Scientists

Can we re-set our body clocks? How can we ease the effects of jetlag? Do body clocks change with age? We look into...

How can you measure how dark a place is? When do meteor showers occur and how can we see them? How do 'magic eye...

What is snot? Why do we make saliva? How do babies have such sweet smelling breath? These, and other less bodily...

Why are tomato skins so tough? Can you make fireworks from custard powder? What is the speed of dark? Dave Ansell takes...

Can venoms be used to treat disease? How deadly is the sting of an Irukandje jellyfish?

Is global warming natural as well as man-made? What effect will arctic melting have on our sea levels? Why have cars...

This week, Dr Dominic Ford joins Dave Ansell to take on your questions about our universe. They reveal whether it'...

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...