The Naked Scientists Podcast

The Naked Scientists flagship weekly science show. Science news stories, scientific breakthroughs and interviews with leading scientists...

11 April 2010

What makes bruises disappear, how do you date a fossil, how can orchids make themselves smell like bees and how do they...

28 March 2010

Can you steer a hurricane? In this week's weather-focused Naked Scientists, we find out how aeroplanes are...

21 March 2010

We dig into the science of farming this week with a look at how agriculture can adapt to a changing climate, how...

14 March 2010

How do odour-killing insoles stamp on smelly feet? Do submariners' ears pop? How do Portuguese Man o'War...

07 March 2010

Shedding some light on new advances in solar technology, this week's Naked Scientists explores how nanotechnology...

28 February 2010

We dive into the science of water security this week. We find out how building a dam alters the local weather, and how...

21 February 2010

How can we make the most of the wind? In this week's Naked Scientists, we find out how Humpback whales have...

14 February 2010

We investigate the toilet habits of the animal kingdom this week as well as taking a pot shot at which way a dirty golf...

07 February 2010

Could plastics be polluting your body? This week, we hear how hormone-mimicking chemicals leaching from plastics can...

31 January 2010

The high-tech scanners that can home in on chemicals produced by cancers, how bats and dolphins share genes for...

24 January 2010

On this explosive Naked Scientists, explore the science of explosions, looking at what happens when a landmine explodes...

17 January 2010

Can sea water keep roads frost-free? Why does the LHC need to be so cold? How does antifreeze work and what's the...

10 January 2010

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...

05 January 2010

Thrusting space science into the audio dimension, this week the Naked Scientists unveil a new series for 2010 - Naked...

20 December 2009

In a festive mood, this week the Naked Scientists meet their meat and dissect Christmas Dinner, but not with a carving...

13 December 2009

Where did the 2009 H1N1 swine influenza pandemic come from? This week we hear the evidence that this new 'flu may...

06 December 2009

We explore the Hepatitis C Virus, finding out how it evades the immune system, and what it does to the body. The virus...

29 November 2009

How wide is the universe? What makes steak tough? Why does beetroot give me red urine? These tricky questions get...

22 November 2009

This week, we head down under to explore the latest Australasian science...

15 November 2009

On this week's Naked Scientists, we seek the start of the solar system. We'll be finding out how clouds of...

08 November 2009

This week, we investigate infertility and In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). We find out how a new high resolution...

01 November 2009

The most distant object ever discovered as well as the events of National Pathology week feature in this week's...

29 October 2009

This week we're showcasing a new bimonthly programme strand which we're making in collaboration with the...

25 October 2009

We explore the basis of brain diseases on this week's Naked Scientists. We find out what happens to the brain in...