Plus, which animals have the best memories? And where could we go when Earth becomes...
Ask The Naked Scientists
Science phone-in podcasts answering science questions and discussing topical science news stories...
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...
We discuss Covid-19 long haul symptoms, why we've locked down the world, and where new and emerging infections...
And why does sugar get onion smells off my skin, and are aluminium cooking pots harmful to health...
We discuss why some people with coronavirus have no symptoms, and answer queries about food additives and the edge of...
And why certain sounds make you shudder, and what's the treatment for insomnia...
We reflect on the answer, and we explain the bright silver sparkles you see when looking at a bright blue sky...
Are there any health threats from 5G masts, and how would we know...
What's happening when your arm or leg goes to sleep?
The evolution of antibiotic resistance, plus why we love music, how plants swap chemicals underground and how old is...
Also, how explosions happen, fruit batteries, genes, height and IQ...
And are aeroplanes Covid-19 safe. Plus space tourism, flight paths and goose bumps...
Evidence for Russian Covid-19 vaccine espionage, and what constitutes an infectious coronavirus dose...
What the hell does the longest word in the English dictionary mean?