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The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists flagship weekly science show. Science news stories, scientific breakthroughs and interviews with leading scientists...
What makes bruises disappear, how do you date a fossil, how can orchids make themselves smell like bees and how do they...
Can you steer a hurricane? In this week's weather-focused Naked Scientists, we find out how aeroplanes are...
We dig into the science of farming this week with a look at how agriculture can adapt to a changing climate, how...
How do odour-killing insoles stamp on smelly feet? Do submariners' ears pop? How do Portuguese Man o'War...
Shedding some light on new advances in solar technology, this week's Naked Scientists explores how nanotechnology...
We dive into the science of water security this week. We find out how building a dam alters the local weather, and how...
How can we make the most of the wind? In this week's Naked Scientists, we find out how Humpback whales have...
We investigate the toilet habits of the animal kingdom this week as well as taking a pot shot at which way a dirty golf...
Could plastics be polluting your body? This week, we hear how hormone-mimicking chemicals leaching from plastics can...
The high-tech scanners that can home in on chemicals produced by cancers, how bats and dolphins share genes for...
On this explosive Naked Scientists, explore the science of explosions, looking at what happens when a landmine explodes...
Can sea water keep roads frost-free? Why does the LHC need to be so cold? How does antifreeze work and what's the...
We open our ears to the science of sound and hearing this week with a look at the genetic causes of deafness and how a...
Thrusting space science into the audio dimension, this week the Naked Scientists unveil a new series for 2010 - Naked...
In a festive mood, this week the Naked Scientists meet their meat and dissect Christmas Dinner, but not with a carving...
Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may...
We explore the Hepatitis C Virus, finding out how it evades the immune system, and what it does to the body. The virus...
How wide is the universe? What makes steak tough? Why does beetroot give me red urine? These tricky questions get...
This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science...
On this week's Naked Scientists, we seek the start of the solar system. We'll be finding out how clouds of...
This week, we investigate infertility and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). We find out how a new high resolution...
The most distant object ever discovered as well as the events of National Pathology week feature in this week's...
This week we're showcasing a new bimonthly programme strand which we're making in collaboration with the...
We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in...