Science Podcasts

Will a stroll benefit my waistline; do just humans get prostate cancer, and can bacteria digest plastic?

Our panel of experts tackles your questions! From electric cars, to ozone holes, to dinosaur DNA...

For the first time, scientists have found evidence of a giant, Neptune-size planet orbiting a white dwarf star

How can you deal with eye floaters, and why do I see bright lights when I screw my eyes shut?

We're celebrating a year of Naked science!

Veronica Taylor tells us what it's like being the voice of Ash Ketchum from the Pokemon TV series.

What's the advantage of hanging onto your leaves year-round?

On the tenth anniversary of Naked Astronomy, physicist Ben McAllister asks what's changed in astronomy over the...

Board games, Frozen the game, and Dr Chris Smith plays Surgeon Simulator!

How did the tradition begin? And what's got the best carbon footprint, a real tree, or a plastic one?

Board games, Frozen the game, and Dr Chris Smith plays Surgeon Simulator!

How do roads get bumpy, and do elevated cisterns produced a better toilet flush?

This month, we're getting to grips with gaming disorder...

What accounts for the bomb-proof biology of the tardigrade?

Tuberculosis is treatable but time-consuming... could AI burst through the bottleneck?

So how does measles suppress the immune system?

Here's a top up of Naked Neuroscience news!

We explore the concept of childhood through literature, psychology, religion and education.

This week, we're looking at the future of missions to the Moon...

Living in poor conditions is linked to depression in men, but anxiety in women...

Is it best to keep your home at a constant background temperature, or heat only when you need it?

The story of the largest ever study of African people's genetics - and the ethical issue that came after...

Seamstresses to the stars: the team who made Neil Armstrong's spacesuit

Which is more evil, virus or bacterium? Also, hot flushes and ketamine for depression...