Ask The Naked Scientists

Does a cloudy day aggravate arthritis? Was the biblical flood real? How does a gastric bypass work? Will a knife in...

How did horse meat end up in the food chain? Is baking foil bad for you? How big are viruses? How are urine and sweat...

Why do ovaries run out of eggs? Why does diesel smell nice but burning engine oil is unpleasant? More of your science...

How does alcohol cause liver cirrhosis? Can we make matter massless by removing Higgs particles? How did spiders evolve...

Are helium-filled balloons less likely to pop? How does a cordless toothbrush charge? Is there much mercury in compact...

What is involved in blood doping in sports? Can beetroot make urine red? Can mosquitoes transmit HIV? How do dung...

Why humid air feels hotter, why distant lights twinkle, can we increase the odds of twins and where do stepped-on...

Carp with compasses, why we have earwax, can genes re-write their own code and do bananas in brown bags stay fresher...

Why do we age? Are mosquitoes attracted to some more than others? What is epigenetics? Join Dr Chris answering...

Do blood donors live longer, is water safe in plastic bottles, is Earth gaining weight and are space probes sterile?...

What causes hurricanes? Why do we go grey? Do parallel universes exist? What causes hot flushes? Do plants benefit from...

Why aren't bubbles coloured like the soap they came from? Does holding a remote control to you head make it work...

How do atoms change inside stars? How did Felix Baumgartner accelerate to over 800 miles per hour? What is inside a...

Why is skin the mouths of animals pink? Why doesn't water immediately fall out of clouds? How do we use light to...

Is the Earth about to gain a new tectonic plate? What is pompholyx and what are the treatment options? Why does...

How is the effectiveness of environmental interventions measured? What's the scientific definition of nothing? Why...

Why does a local anaesthetic make my face feel fat? How do worms get into food? Would a taxi driver find a map of a new...

How did NASA get their cameras to work in the cold on the moon? How does a cordless electric toothbrush charge itself?...

Is a heater more efficient than a lightbulb? Why does your tongue stick to ice? Do planes alter the weather around...

Why does my GPS think my car has moved in the garage at night? Can humans survive a space-ride to Mars? Why are epsom...

How do nerves conduct electrical impulses? How long does it take a bee colony to make a beehive? Why are there 360...

What's the point of making medicines fizzy? Why should salt have a sell-by date? Is boiled water as good as...

This week, what causes anencephaly and exencephaly? Can electric cars recharge themselves from their wheels? How do...

This week, the cause of vitiligo, whether pork is linked to a sore throat, what happens to a flame in microgravity,...