The Naked Scientists Podcast

We're answering your questions on motion, cleanliness and the Disney robot WALL-E?

Zooming in on how microscopes have opened our eyes to life beyond the naked eye.

The search for organ donors that aren't human...

We are answering your questions about space, mental health and our relationship with animals!

What can the virus tell us about where it came from?

Bland, dry and depressing. How our sense of taste remains under researched and pivotal to wellbeing...

Think of a robot... Be honest, was your imagination swayed by something out of a sci-fi film?

With the new year kicking off, join us for the science behind the latest headlines.

We're revisiting our favourite good news stories of 2021

Presents missing, Santa AFK, how will the team save Christmas?

Nanotechnology sounds like just another buzzword, but it's all around us and it's here to stay

This month we discover raining gemstones, query the creativity of robots, and make hot science music & raps.

Plastics are a notorious waste hazard but what role do they have to play in the climate crisis?

We think of wood as medieval stuff, but what if it turned out to be the sustainable material of the future?

This month, we swim in the Antarctic, boggle at Californian condors, live on Mars and peer into our lungs

Will the climate crisis be averted, or will discussions in Glasgow generate more hot air?

For Halloween, we're getting up close and personal with spiders, from their venom to their mating habits

Landing sites on mars, social media under scrutiny and the crypto instigated financial meltdown...

When scientists do risky research on viruses, who decides if it's too dangerous and how is it kept safe?

From neutrinos to dark matter, we're exploring what the Universe is made of

From bananas to helium, we're uncovering the science behind some of our favourite at-risk resources

Why can't most of the universe be seen through a telescope, and can we commercialise atmospheric CO2

What causes the symptoms of the menopause and how can we manage them so they don't interrupt our lives?

Unpicking the science of this deadly syndrome in honour of World Sepsis Day