The Naked Scientists Podcast

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

29 November 2021

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

23 November 2021

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

16 November 2021

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

08 November 2021

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

02 November 2021

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

26 October 2021

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

19 October 2021

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

12 October 2021

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

05 October 2021

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

28 September 2021

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

21 September 2021

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

14 September 2021

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

07 September 2021

What does it mean to be "immune" to COVID, and can we make even better vaccines

31 August 2021

From peat bogs to seagrasses, how can nature help us reach net zero carbon?

24 August 2021

Do anti-glare phone screens actually work, and how can we prevent disease outbreaks in a crisis?

17 August 2021

Unpicking the latest on who's at risk, what might be causing it, and how we might diagnose it in the future

10 August 2021

Using traces of DNA from soil, water and air to uncover animals from past and present...

03 August 2021

We're checking in on the UK's progress towards an all-electric future

27 July 2021

Will we break fewer records this year, and why are billionaires racing for space?

20 July 2021

Bees, body odour, and beaming pictures from space: we've gone behind the scenes of this year's digital fair

13 July 2021

Are you feeling it? We're taking a hallucinatory trip into the world of psychedelic drugs...

06 July 2021

With Lyme disease on the rise we're exploring the science behind this complex condition

29 June 2021

Does counting calories really work? Could the universe ever implode? And what makes duct tape so sticky?

22 June 2021

Sharks are more than just their teeth