The Naked Scientists Podcast

Plus, why perfectionism is bad for our mental health

What does science have to say about the UFO's most famous traits?

What are we hoping to learn from the UK government's COVID inquiry

We're in the midst of a palaeontological boom...

Are psychedelic treatments going to be considered for depression? Plus, what's in the new WHO treaty?

What causes allergic reactions, and can anything be done about it?

Plus, the reason that mosquitoes choose certain people could be linked to their body chemistry

Can our panel get a maths exam question right....

What is memory, and how can you improve yours?

Pancreatic mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise, and SpaceX want a space station by 2025

How did batteries become such an important power source, and what might the future hold for them?

Is China gearing up for conflict in space? And why did the 'Godfather of AI' quit Google?

What we know about concussions, and how they can lead to dementia

Ultra-processed foods are linked to diseases like cancer, and the WHO push for people to catch up on vaccines

With obesity and diabetes rates rising around the world, we seek solutions...

Plus, breakthrough in the fight against flu and measuring the microbiome of mice in space...

What are black holes, how do you find one, and what would happen if you fell in?

Plus, a new theory behind magnetoreception, and how concrete might absorb more CO2

Why people are feeling stressed about the future and the frightening implications of climate change...

Your audio toolkit for fighting eco-anxiety...

Plus, scientists manufacture meatball made of mammoth

How nature is good for our health, and how installing EV chargers at national parks might help us get there...

Also, should we call time on daylight savings, and why has the UK government moved to ban nitrous oxide

Making sure that where there’s a will, there isn’t e-waste.