Plus, we look back on the life of Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for 70...
Science Podcasts
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Researchers from the University of Geneva look at multiple benefits of rocking adults to sleep.
Does marijuana help with cancer? Are we alone in the Universe?
Fungus-farming ants, smells and memory, deep sea species and the trust hormone...
How will we need to adapt for cars of the future?
How does a person who is born completely deaf structure their thoughts?
Muscles can store the benefits of exercise for use again later.
Why do we get butterflies in our stomachs? Does cold water make you wee more?
From finding forgeries to creating colours, we explore the science of art.
And why don't trees create great holes in the ground?
Experiments have uncovered surprising chemicals popping up in supposedly nicotine-free e-cigarettes
How do game developers turn their ideas into big Triple-A releases?
A medieval skeleton has been discovered with some unexpected extras hidden in her teeth...
What can neuroscience tell us about the way we behave around food, alcohol and cigarettes?
A phone app uses sonar to monitor respirations...
Is the sky actually blue? Does petrol go off?
Could sleep monitoring be an early screening tool for Alzheimer's disease?
Mice and flying hotdogs on the podcast as Space Boffins report from NASA on how to save Apollo’s famous mission control...
We’re making a meal out of microbes, let's meet the little helpers that get food onto the table.
Is it a matter of surface area?
What happens to the brain when we're sleeping? Is time travel possible?
We pick apart the questions you wanted to ask, about space, food and mental health.
How do you predict the weather? Why don't zebras look dirty? How do they get the stripes into toothpaste?
We delve into circadian biology, predatory bacteria, the microbiome and deep space...
Lawrence Jones, CEO of UKFast, and Chris Smith, of the Naked Scientists, in conversation...