Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
The Naked Scientists Podcast
The Naked Scientists flagship weekly science show. Science news stories, scientific breakthroughs and interviews with leading scientists...
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
What does it mean to be "immune" to COVID, and can we make even better vaccines
From peat bogs to seagrasses, how can nature help us reach net zero carbon?
Do anti-glare phone screens actually work, and how can we prevent disease outbreaks in a crisis?
Unpicking the latest on who's at risk, what might be causing it, and how we might diagnose it in the future
Using traces of DNA from soil, water and air to uncover animals from past and present...
We're checking in on the UK's progress towards an all-electric future
Will we break fewer records this year, and why are billionaires racing for space?
Bees, body odour, and beaming pictures from space: we've gone behind the scenes of this year's digital fair
Are you feeling it? We're taking a hallucinatory trip into the world of psychedelic drugs...
With Lyme disease on the rise we're exploring the science behind this complex condition
Does counting calories really work? Could the universe ever implode? And what makes duct tape so sticky?
Sharks are more than just their teeth