The Naked Scientists Podcast

Why don't microwave spark off themselves?

Home-made ice cream, fruit-fuelled flamethrowers, candle chemistry, LED fairy lights, brain basis of bargains and...

How balls of cells assemble into a baby, cell shape and cancer, getting a handle on limb formation, and dopes Mozart...

Ancient human ancestor DNA, male contraceptive pill, pain-free injection, world's biggest marine reserve and...

Live from Cambridge, the search for planets around other stars, mapping the Milky Way and the prospects of life in...

We discover more about our sense of smell - how it works, why it's so subjective, and what life would be like...

Repair and restore! Everything from self-healing concrete to Dr Who episodes and to the human heart...

What is multiple sclerosis (MS), what causes it, why do some people suffer from it, and how can we stop it? Plus, news...

New breakthroughs in cancer, tracking tumours from DNA in blood, what dogs' wags mean, Earth-sized exoplanets and...

In another live special from the Cambridge Science Centre the team discuss volcanoes and earthquakes and answer...

How did antibiotic-resistant superbugs arise, and how can new drugs be designed to combat them? Plus, blood from a...

What weighs 1000 tonnes, is 150 metres long and moves 200 metres a day? Meet the new tunnel-boring machines burrowing...

Live on location at the Cambridge Science Centre: Atmospheric chemistry, human papilloma viruses, jet engines and DIY...

Why do we need sleep and why do some people fall asleep at the wrong times? We explore the science of snoozing and how...

We look at some of the best projects which let you get involved in scientific research from home, from hunting spiders...

We expose how electricity powers the nervous system, how ion channels could tackle diabetes and how algae could shed...

Will fracking bring down energy prices and keep our lights on, or could it be an environmental disaster?

In another question and answer edition of the show, the team get to grips with your questions - including can you...

In the final show from Australia, we find out how a wetsuit might protect surfers from sharks and a new development in...

How can DNA sequencing technology tell us what was put on Australia's first BBQ?

In the first of 3 shows from down under Chris Smith and Victoria Gill find out about the enviroment of one of the world...

We hear from the astronomers who are mapping out the Milky Way to work out where its stars came from.

A special question and answer edition of the show where the team get to grips with your queries, including, do hairs...

How has new technology changed the face of sport?