Science Articles, Interviews & Questions

Some flowers have two dads, but how can this happen?

Time for the ultimate face-off to win our Big Brains of the Month award...

And how dangerous are they?

Does it depend on the plant? Or on the soil?

Listener Lorna had this query about her own cancer treatment...

If we could speak to each other, would we get on?

Particle physicist Chris Rogers took on this huge question...

And why don't hydroponic farms have this problem?

Before we get into the questions, it's time to introduce the panel...

But how do these sensory fibres send stroking sensations to the brain?

A student group have come up with a device for capturing bits of tyre as they come off vehicles...

Are there quakes on Mars?

Looking back at the work of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson...

How could technology help to track coronavirus spread?

Researchers are using AI to discover new drugs...

Does a bigger dog have a bigger brain?

Would you buy an electric car?

How are we going to recycle the materials inside electric car batteries?

How easy is it to pay to charge an electric car?

If electric cars are to be zero emissions, you need to be able to store the green energy used to power them...

How can your electric car support the national grid?

What’s actually powering the average electric car?

We open up the Naked Scientists mailbag to see what you've been sending in...

Why do seagulls want your chips? Turns out they prefer food humans have touched...