Ask The Naked Scientists

Are more neck bones the reason for a long neck? Also, why do some people sink, and does lightning travel upwards, or...

Does abstinence make the heart grow stronger, or actually cause ill health? Plus Perseverance, black boxes and the flat...

Why do we age? Why not evolve to be better at repairing ourselves? Also, the basis of PCR tests for Covid-19...

We discuss the boom and bust cycles of Covid-19 outbreaks, and hear why ants might invade your kettle...

Can you dial in to AM radio with your mouth? Also, Covid-19 vaccines, cytokine storms and nuclear rockets...

What's in the coronavirus vaccine. Also, how maggots get into wounds, and ivermectin and Covid...

Why a tired moment produces a jet of saliva, and antibodies and Covid severity...

If you stand on your head, can you still swallow? Plus, Covid variants and coronavirus vaccines...

Why is it so buoyant? Also, how energy drinks give you a buzz, and how planetary orbits work...

Flashing cars, point of care tests for Covid-19, asymptomatic infection, facemasks and the size of Jupiter...

Why is the sky blue but it's black in space? And why does the Moon look white?

Why shear a sheep in winter when it's cold? And can animals count?

Why did touching something make me taste metal? Also, sneezing at the Sun and how bananas ripen other fruit...

Why does smooth ice make it happen less? Also, immunity to Covid-19 and athletes keeping their cool...

And will sleeping with a potato stop restless leg syndrome?

Trick, or treatment: are generic drugs no different to named brands? Also, the physics of rainbows from oil on water...

Wouldn't a Chihuahua do instead? Also, decoding conversation and Covid-19 links to diabetes...

Also, why ice cubes stick to my skin, and why shop-bought but not home-reared chickens have soft bones and tender meat...

Plus, how smoking hijacks the brain's pleasure centres, and where Covid-19 came from...

Where does all the silk come from? Also signs the full moon affects human behaviour, and why we have a conscience...

Do weight changes affect our bones, Also, why take a whale carcass to landfill?

We discuss the situation, and hear toddlers have potbellies and whether free-divers get the bends?...

Also,Covid outbreaks in Britain, and would a baby exposed to 5 languages from birth learn all of them...

And are some microbes immune? Also, life on Venus, and same-sex relationships in the animal world...